eng Science and Education Publishing American Journal of Educational Research 2327-6150 2015-11-27 3 12 1565 1569 10.12691/education-3-12-13 EDUCATION201531213 article Mukesh Devi kumarmukesh@gmail.com 1 2 M.S Chahar 3 Department of Education, MD University, Rohtak, Haryana Chhotu Ram College of Education, Rohtak, Haryana Social skills are the skills we use to communicate and interact with each other, both verbally and non-verbally, through gestures, body language and our personal appearance. Academic achievement of school students particularly at adolescent age depends on various factors including the social skills. The present research study was undertaken to assess the effect of social skills on the academic achievement of school students. The effect of social skill on academic achievement for different background factors was studied separately. The sample consists of 320 students from Kurukshetra district of Haryana state in India. The data obtained was analyzed using mean, S.D's, T-test and ANOVA. The results revealed that academic achievement have significant dependence on social skills of school students. The study has implications for the parents, teachers and policy makers. http://pubs.sciepub.com/education/3/12/13/education-3-12-13.pdf social skills academic achievement T- ratio mean ANOVA