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Abstract
The aim of this study is to find out the impact of self esteem on academic achievement of higher secondary students with regard to the gender. Survey method is used for the study. The sample selected for the present study consists of 626 higher secondary students studying in Government, Government Aided and Private Schools using simple random Sampling Method. Rosenberg scale of self esteem (1965) and the percentage of marks scored by the sample students in their half yearly examination has been taken as the academic achievement score for this study. The data collected is analyzed using ‘t’ test and Pearson’s product moment co-relation and multiple correlation statistical techniques. Finding shows that there is no significant impact of self esteem on academic achievement of higher secondary students.