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The present paper aims to find out the differences between study habits and the academic achievement of the rural and urban first generation learners and subsequent generation learners. Contribution/ OriginalityThe present study has an implication for teachers, students and parents. The teachers in the classroom are confronted with the development of potentialities and the academic ability of students, which is totally dependent upon teacher efficiency. The teacher must develop high self esteem among students and also develop an attitude, belief and values that they will be able to achieve high in their life.One of the findings of this paper shows that the first generation learners have poor study habits and subsequent generation learners have good study habits. The first generation learners do not get any opportunity to learn from the elders in the family; hence they remain an unsupervised and unguided. The contribution of father"s educational background was