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Career maturity refers to an individual's readiness and ability to make informed, realistic, and appropriate career decisions at different stages of life. It reflects how well a person understands themselves, their interests, strengths, values, and the world of work, as well as their capacity to plan and make career-related choices. Career maturity and self-confidence are positively related; individuals with higher self-confidence are better equipped to make informed and realistic career decisions. Self-confidence enhances one's ability to explore options, set goals, and commit to a chosen career path. Hence, the present investigation was carried out to study the career maturity of senior secondary school students in relation to gender and self-confidence. Descriptive survey method of research was used for the study. A sample of 819 senior secondary students was selected by employing random sampling technique. Data were collected by using standardized research tools i.e. Career Maturity Inventory by Nirmala Gupta and Self-Confidence Scale by Madhu Gupta and Bindiya Lakhani. Descriptive statistic and Analysis of Variance were used to Analyze the data. There was no significant difference in career maturity of senior secondary school students with respect to their gender. Senior secondary school students with different level of self-confidence differed significantly from each other with regard to their career maturity. Gender and self-confidence taken together have no significant interactional effect on career maturity of senior secondary school students.