eng Science and Education Publishing American Journal of Educational Research 2327-6150 2017-11-17 5 10 1108 1113 10.12691/education-5-10-13 EDUCATION201751013 article Sandeep Kumar Jaiswal snadeepmns1989@gmail.com 1 Rashmi Choudhuri 2 Research Scholar, Faculty of Education, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India Professor, Faculty of Education, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India At the level of secondary school, student's self-concept about their academic capabilities plays an important role. The aims of the study were to examine the relationship between academic self-concept and academic achievement of secondary students and to compare the academic self-concept of male and female secondary students. Sample of the study were 615 secondary school students of both genders (Male 317, Female 298, aged 14-17 years). The sample was drawn from 15 secondary schools affiliated with CBSE board, session 2016-17 of Varanasi city, India. Academic achievement was measured by self-reported Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of the previous year. Academic self-concept was measured using Kample and Naik (2013) Academic Self Concept Scale (ASCS), which was composed of 57 items, distributed in 8 subscales namely Academic Ability, Academic Interests, Study, Examination, Academic Interaction, Academic Efforts, Curriculum, and Academic Future. The result of the study revealed that there was a positive relationship between academic self-concept and academic achievement and this relationship was stronger for female students (r = .28) than that of male students (r = .17). Moreover, gender differences in the academic self-concept of the students were also found. Female students had significantly higher academic self-concept than male students. http://pubs.sciepub.com/education/5/10/13/education-5-10-13.pdf academic self-concept academic achievement secondary students