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The present study investigated the study habits of senior secondary school students in relation to their gender, stream and type of institution. This study is conducted on a random sample of 520 Students (10+1, 10+2) from 20 (10 Government and 10 Private) senior secondary schools of Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh. Descriptive Survey method is used to collect the data by using Study Habits Inventory (SHI) developed by Mukhopadhyay and Sansanwal. The findings of the study reveal that private senior secondary school students has poor study habits in concentration area as compare to Government senior secondary school students. Therefore, the students of private schools should be given more personal attention by teachers and parents as for as study habits are concerned. Students of Government senior secondary schools have poor study habits as compare to students of private schools in supports area. Therefore, there is a pressing need to facilitate Government schools with rich supports material.