1 A Study of Academic Anxiety of Senior Secondary School Students in Relation to Locale and Type of School *Sonal Sharma **Dr. Mohd. Shakir Abstract Academic anxiety is the feeling of distraction, worry, fear or being stressed out due to academics. If anxiety level increases, it hinders the student’s academic performance. The present study was carried out to find out the difference in academic anxiety of senior secondary school students in relation to locale (rural and urban) and type of school (government and private). A sample of 355 senior secondary school students from various schools of Aligarh and Agra districts of Uttar Pradesh were selected. Standardized tool developed by Sharma &Shakir (2019) used for measuring the level of academic anxiety of senior secondary school students. The statistical techniques utilized in the present study were mean, standard deviation and t-test. Results revealed a significant difference in the academic anxiety of senior secondary school students in relation to locale. Urban senior secondary school students have more academic anxiety in comparison to their counterparts. Similarly significant difference is found in the academic anxiety of senior secondary school students in relation to type of school. Senior secondary students studying in private schools have more academic anxiety in comparison to government senior secondary school students. *Research Scholar, Department of Education, Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), Aligarh-202002. U.P. **Assistant Professor, Department of Education, Aligarh Muslim University Aligarh-202002. U.P. Research and Reflections on Education www.sxcejournal.com, Research and Reflections on Education ISSN 0974-648 X Vol.17 No.4 Oct - Dec 2019 www.sxcejournal.com, Research and Reflections on Education ISSN 0974-648 X Vol.17 No.4 Oct - Dec 2019