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This study was an attempt to find out the Learning style and Academic achievement of high school students of Chennai District of Tamil Nadu state in respect to their Tamil subject. Learning is defined as modification of behavior through experience. It is also defined the ability of learners to perceive and process information in learning situations. Learning is the modification and coordination of the response of the creature. One of the most important uses of learning styles is that it makes it easy for teachers to incorporate them into their teaching. It tries to find out relation and effect of different learning styles and academic achievements of students in Tamil subject. A sample of 210 students of class 9th and 10th standard of Tamil Nadu state of Chennai district were selected for the study. The results of the study showed that the relationship between the learning style and academic achievement of high school student is High and positively correlated. Further no significant difference was found in learning style with respect to the gender, medium of instruction, type of schools. It is expected that the findings of the study would help the authorities to plan curricular and activities for high school students.