
Introduction: Adolescence is a transitional period from childhood to adulthood and is considered as a period of ‘storm and stress’ which is characterized by many changes and challenges. Because of their rapid growth and development, most adolescents experience adjustment difficulties in emotional, social and/or educational aspects of their life. Aims & Objectives: The present study is taken up to find out the Emotional, Social and Educational adjustments of Higher Secondary Students and if there is any gender difference in their adjustment level. The sample comprised of 200 (16-18years) adolescents drawn from eight schools of Prayagraj City. Material & Method: The Adjustment Inventory for School Students (AISS) developed by Sinha & Singh (2007) was administered to assess the adjustment levels of the Higher Secondary Students. The sample comprised of 200 Higher secondary students further classified into two groups: male (n=111) and female (n=89) in the age range of 16-18 years, respectively. Participants were chosen from Eight Schools of Payagraj Results: The findings of the study revealed that Female students are emotionally unstable in comparison to the male students but female students are good in their social adjustment and they are interested in school programmes while male students are poor in their social adjustment and they are poorly in adjusting with their curricular and cocurricular programmes.