A computer implemented method for selective profiling of an application is disclosed herein. The method includes selecting at least one filter type for selecting one or more categories of functional blocks in an application file to be profiled. Based on the selected filter type, a relational hierarchical structure of functional blocks of the application file in the selected category is determined. The determining can be further based on an archive file associated with the application file. Further, one or more functional blocks are selected from the relational hierarchical structure for profiling, the selected functional blocks being associated with a functionality of the application. The selected functional blocks are profiled to achieve selective profiling of the application file for the functionality.