The present study is an attempt to investigate the difference in test anxiety between male and female as related to socio-economic status. A total of 200 respondents constituted the sample of the study studying in class X from different high schools of Jamshedpur. They were equally divided into male and female and high and low socio-economic status. Sarason’s Test Anxiety Scale for Children (TASC) developed by Kumar was used to measure test anxiety. Mean, standard deviation and t ratios were calculated to analyze data. Result revealed that male and female differ significantly on the level of test anxiety. Female students compared to male are more anxious. Low socio-economic group showed more test anxiety than high socio-economic group.