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Abstract: The emotional stability of trainee teachers significantly impacts their teaching performance and personal well-being. This research explores how emotional adjustment varies among trainee teachers, focusing on gender differences and self-efficacy levels. Data was collected from 700 trainee teachers across multiple teacher training institutions. Data were collected from B.Ed Colleges by using standardized questionnaire. The tool used for 'Teachers adjustment inventory scale' was developed by Singh and Sinha 2018. Teacher's Self-Efficacy scale by Sood and Sen (2017). Key findings indicate female prospective teachers have superior 'Emotional Adjustment' as compared to male prospective teachers. Gender (A) and self-efficacy level (B) of prospective teachers has a significant joint effect on 'emotional adjustment'. The study underscores the need to foster emotional resilience and self-efficacy in trainee teachers to boost their teaching effectiveness.