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Abstract :The purpose of the present study was to find out significant differences in the study habits of secondary school students of high and low level of maternal education. Study Habit Inventory (Hindi Version) constructed by Dr. B.V.Patel(1975) was administered on 200 secondary school students to collect relevant data. The data so collected was analysed statistically by employing Mean, S.D., and t-test. The finding revealed that significant difference exists between secondary school students with high and low level of maternal education on the home environment and planning of work component of study habits. There is be no significant difference in the secondary school students with high level of maternal education and low level of maternal education on the following components of study-habits namely; reading and note taking, concentration, preparation of the exam, habits and interests, school environment and total study habits. Secondary school students with high level of maternal education are better on home environment & planning of work and planning of subjects components of study habits than their counterparts with low level of maternal education. Secondary school students belonging to high level of maternal education and low level of maternal education are by and large similar on reading and note taking, concentration, preparation of the exam, habits and interests, school environment and total study habits.