Shiksha Shodh Manthan ISSN: 2395–728X, UGC Listed Journal No. - 62814 Page 27 A Half Yearly International Refereed Journal of Education, Vol.3, No.2 Time Management and Academic Achievement of Higher Secondary Students Dr. S. Prakash Principal TVS Teacher Training Academy, Madurai. Tamilnadu. Abstract The only thing, which cannot be changed by man, is time. One cannot get back the time. Nothing can be substituted for time. Time management is actually self management. The skills that we need to manage others are the same skills that are required to manage ourselves. The purpose of the present study was to explore the relation between Time management and Academic achievement of higher secondary students. The population for the present study consists of 180 students and the sample consists of 63 students [35 male and 28 female] taken from a higher secondary school in Madurai district. Time management scale was prepared and validated by Prof. S. Arockiasamy and Miss. P. Premalatha, 2011, (St. Xavier’s College of Education, Palayamkottai). The investigator used this tool to assess the Time management. Personal data sheet was prepared by the investigator. Percentage analysis, Mean, Standard deviation and ‘t’ test were used for analyzing the data. The results showed that there is significant relationship between in Time management and Academic achievement of higher secondary students. Keywords: Academic achievement, Higher secondary students, Time management. Introduction: An individual alone cannot perform all the necessary activities. Therefore, human beings join or co-operate together in the form of groups and organizations. Every organization (e.g. a family, a college, a business enterprise, an army, a government and a church) is basically a group of people seeking to attain some common objectives. A central organ or agency is required to co- ordinate the activities and efforts of various individuals working together in an organization so that they can work collectively as a team such an organ is called management (Gupta,1990). The only thing, which cannot be changed by man, is time. Whatever the position the man holds, one cannot stop time, cannot slow it down, nor can he speed it up. One cannot get back the time. Nothing can be substituted for time. Leaders have numerous demands that are to be completed within a limited time. Yet, to be effective a leader manages time. The ability to schedule time to complete the task is known as time management. If we analyze how we are spending our time, we can find the time wasted. If we implement some time saving methods, we will gain valuable time (Bhrathi, T et al., 2004). The term time management should not be misunderstood as time can be managed. In fact time can’t be managed. By time management what we mean is we need to manage ourselves according to the time. Time management is actually self management. The skills that we need to manage others are the same skills that are required to manage ourselves. Namely, the ability to plan, organize, direct and controls. Definitions of time management: Smith defined time as “A continuum in which events succeed one another from past through present to future.” (Murthy, 2006).