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Teachers are the backbone of a country�s economy, quality and prosperity. The future of a country lies in the hands of the teachers as they are the key persons in shaping the next generation. However, Teachers efficiency and effectiveness can be hampered due to different reasons like mood disturbances, psychological distress, stress, anxiety, lowered morale, cardiovascular diseases and fatigues. All the reasons mentioned above are the symptoms of what we generally call as �Burnout� among teachers. We are many a time unaware that teachers lose interest and efficiency in their profession due to burnout which might be caused due to mental and physical exhaustion resulting from excessive and prolong stress. Therefore, the present study entitled,� A study on burnout of secondary school teachers in Aizawl City� was taken up in different secondary schools within Aizawl City. It was found from the study that the level of burnout among secondary school teachers was comparatively low which is a good news for the educational system in Mizoram and particularly for the students within Aizawl City. However, it was evident from the study that burnout exists in bits and pieces among teachers which calls for immediate care and attention so that it does not get out of hand. The study also reveals that there is no significant difference among male and female teachers in regard to burnout. However, the mean score indicates that female teachers have higher level of burnout compared to their male counterpart. There is no significant difference in level of burnout between married and unmarried teacher which indicates that marital status of an individual have no effect on the level of burnout in their profession.