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Education is a key factor in promoting and sustaining economic growth and technological development. It is a complex social, cultural and ethical process designed in a social or cultural context. Education in its broadest sense is any act or experience that has formative effect on the mind, character or physical ability of an individual and in its technical sense education is the process by which society deliberately transmits its accumulated knowledge, values, skills from one generation to another through institution. Adolescence is a critical phase in life and is the period of growth and development. In the present study, an attempt has been made to understand the level of educational aspirations of adolescents in relation to their home environment. The sample of this study consisted of 200 students selected from SBS Nagar. Home environment scale by Akhtar and Saxena (2013) and educational aspiration test developed by Khan (1999) were administered to collect the data. The results revealed that i) no significant difference in educational aspiration among adolescents with respect to gender ii) significant difference exists between educational aspirations of adolescents with respect to type of school iii) significant difference exists between home environment of adolescent boys and girls iv) significant difference exists between home environment of adolescents with respect to type of school v) educational aspiration is significantly and positively correlated with home environment of adolescents. Adolescence is the time of transition from childhood dependence to early adulthood freedom and responsibility. Educational aspiration is explained as a psychological construct, which reflects a cognitive type of motivation of the individual. Educational aspiration reflects educational goals an individual set for himself/herself. Parental encouragement is the inspiration or extra-boosting given by the parents to the children for their active involvement in academic life. The present study was conducted in Hisar and Fatehabad district of Haryana state. The sample of study included 120 respondents from Hisar and 120 from Fatehabad district, thus total sample comprised of 240 respondents. Educational Aspiration Scale by Sharma and Gupta (2015) was used to assess educational aspiration and Parental Encouragement Scale by Sharma (1997) was used to assess parental encouragement of students. The results of study revealed that majority of respondents belonged to moderate category of educational aspirations and majority of respondents perceived moderate level of parental encouragement. There was significant relationship found between educational aspirations and parental encouragement of high school children.