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We are existing in 21st century and the life style of every person changed rapidly. Our working style play an important role in the success of our life but in the age of uncertainty, our coming generation effected by the habit of procrastination. The habit of procrastination effects not only academic achievement but also increased stress and effect our relationships too. A famous poet and writer Charles Dickens once said that, "Never do tomorrow what you can do today, procrastination is the thief of time. Collar him!" Our National Education Policy-2020 also proclaimed about the active participation of students and teachers in teaching learning process thus, in this paper the researcher try to explore that how procrastination can affect the self-efficacy of studends and their learning style so, the purpose of this study is to explore the relationship between academic procrastination and self-efficacy among students at secondary level. The research sample consisted of 100 students who were selected from U.P Boards at secondary level through purposive sampling method. Data was analysed using t- ratio and product moment coefficient of correlation. The results that academic procrastination and self- efficacy are not directly related to students. It was concluded that the student's academic procrastination is influenced by other factors like motivation level, self-esteem, personality types, attitude and locus of control.