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The present research paper is entitled as a study on the effect of family environment on the academic achievement of senior secondary boys and girls. Objectives: 1) to find the effect of family environment on the academic achievement of senior secondary boys and girls. Hypotheses: 1) there is no significant effect of family environment on the academic achievement of senior secondary boys and girls. Methodology: The researcher has employed descriptive survey method in this research. Academic achievement is taken the dependent variable while family environment is the independent variable in this study. For the present study, 600 senior secondary students from District Haridwar were selected using the random sampling technique. Family Environment Scale developed by Dr. Harpreet Bhatia and Dr. N.K. Chandra was used for the collection of data. Academic achievement has been measured in terms of the percentage of the marks obtained by the students in class-10. Collected data was analyzed using two-way analysis of variance. Findings: Gender had a significant impact on academic achievement, with girls achieving higher than boys. A cohesive environment significantly influenced achievement, as students with high cohesion performed best. An expressive environment also had a significant positive influence, with students from highly expressive families showing the highest achievement. A conflicting environment significantly affected achievement, with students from low-conflict environments performing better. Accepted and caring environments significantly enhanced achievement, with high levels showing better performance. Independent environments significantly influenced achievement, where low independence showed higher overall achievement. Active recreational-oriented, organized, and controlled environments all significantly influenced academic achievement, with high levels leading to better performance. Overall, family environment significantly influenced academic achievement, with students from good family environments performing best.