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The relationship between low socio economic status and high prevalence of mental health problems has been established by volumes of research studies. Low socio economic status (SES) and poverty create severe stresses which ultimately lead to psychological disorders such as anxiety, depression and many other psychopathologies. Anxiety in the face of stress situations in comparison to the normal one lead to panic or severe fear, excessive sweating , rapid heartbeat , dryness of mouth and frequent urination. It is found that adolescents as a group are more vulnerable to anxiety as they pass through lots of changes both physically and mentally. In the present study hundred participants both from high and low SES group were selected randomly. They were matched on the basis of socio economic status, age and years of education. Their anxiety scores and academic achievement scores were compared by using various statistical tools. It was found from the study that adolescents belong to low SES status suffers from more anxiety and it ultimately affected their academic performance. On the contrary adolescent students from the high SES status group experienced less anxiety and their academic performances were better than their low SES counterparts. Results were compared both qualitatively and quantitatively.