Abstract

In this contemporary period life is changing very swiftly. As a repercussion, adolescents are facing lots of challenges

and adjustment problems at home or at school. Parents and teachers are worried about the academic achievement and

social adaption of adolescents. Social competence is an essential component of the student life if they want to successfully

interact with other and cope with the complexities of life. The present study was conducted to explore level of social

competence with respect to their gender and locality among secondary school students. The sample of the study comprised

of 300 secondary school students of 150 rural (75 girls and 75 boys) and 150 urbans (75 girls and 75 boys) selected from

Jalandhar district of Punjab (India). The findings revealed that secondary school students do no differ significantly on their

social competency on the basis of gender and locality.