Effects of Study Habits on the Academic Performance of Grade 7 Students Introduction The world is becoming more and more competitive. Quality of performance has become the key factor for personal progress. Parents desire that their children climb the ladder of performance to as high a level as possible. This desire for a high level of achievement puts a lot of pressure on students, teachers, schools and in general the education system itself. In fact, it appears as if the whole system of education revolves round the academic achievement of students, though various other outcomes are also expected from the system. Thus, a lot of time and effort of the schools are used for helping students to achieve better in their scholastic endeavors (Ramaswamy, 1990). Many students do badly academically, due to factors other than low intellectual capacity. One such factor is poor study habits, which often result in poor academic performance even among the naturally bright students. Habits are true indicators of individuality in a person (Gunaganarar, 2014) So, study habits are the behavior of an individual related to studies. Which is adjudged from his study habits? In the process of learning, learner’s habitual ways of exercising and practicing their abilities for learning are considered as study habits of learners. The pattern of behavior adopted by students in the pursuit of their studies is considered under the caption of their study habits. Study habits reveal student personality. Learner’s learning character is characterized by his study habits. Study habits serve as the vehicle of learning. It may be seen as both means and ends of learning (Halyannavar, 2014) Study habits play a very important role in the life of students. Success or failure of each student depends upon his own study habits. Some students study more but they fail to achieve more. Others study less but achieve more. Success of each student definitely depends upon ability, intelligence and effort of students. No doubt, regular study habits bring their own rewards in the sense of achievement of success. Aluede and Onolemhemhen (2001) studied the effect of study habit counseling on the academic performance of secondary school students in English language. The 108 Senior secondary school class and two students of lumen Christ secondary school, Uromi, Edo state, Nigeria was targeted. The multi-stage stratified sampling method was used. The study habit inventory (Bakare, 1977) was taken. The findings of the study were counseling students on good study habits can bring about improvement in the students’ academic performance. Therefore, it is better to develop study habits of Grade 7 students. It is the proper time and age to cultivate study habits. At this age students are quite matured. They are