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The purpose of the present paper is to study the correlation between prosocial behaviour and self -esteem among young adults. Prosocial behaviour is a wide series of actions that are intended to help one or more people other than oneself, behaviour including helping, sharing, and cooperation and comforting. Self-esteem is the feeling of self-worth; it is the positive or negative evaluations which one makes about them. Prosocial behaviour stands as an important aspect in the lives of young adults as it helps them to stay linked with the world and maintain their self-esteem. On the other hand, self-esteem too adds an essence in the phase of young adults. The study is about how prosocial behaviour and self-esteem, both being substantial aspects for young adults, are related. The sample used for this study comprises of 50 subjects in the age group of 18-25 years. The tools used for this study are- The Helping Attitude Scale (HAS) developed by G. Nickell (1998) and Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale (RSES) developed by Morris Rosenberg (1956). The findings of this study show that prosocial behaviour is positively correlated with self-esteem, the degree of correlation being 0.31.