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In this study, an attempt has been made to study the Study habits and their impact on academic performance in English of higher secondary school students in devakottai educational district. The Study Habits Inventory developed and validated by the investigator was used to collect the data from the sample of 336 students at Government and Management higher secondary schools. The survey method has been followed and the simple sampling technique was used to select the subjects for the present study. The result of the analysis reveals that the study habits and academic achievement, therefore, teachers should nurture good study habits, especially in the following areas: budgeting time, learning motivation, memorization, and examination taking because these areas had a significant correlation with English learning achievement. Furthermore, the positive study habits the students can do, such as: studying every day, attending the class every day, taking notes, asking for help if facing problems with their studies, and preparing for the examination.