The present study is aimed at making a comparative analysis of modernization of male and female students of secondary schools. This comparison was done in seven areas of modernization. The study was conducted on a sample of 80 secondary students including 40 male and 40 female students of secondary school affiliated to U. P. board of Meerut city. Multistage random sampling technique was used to collect data. "Comprehensive Modernization Inventory" developed by Dr. A.K. Kalia, Dr. S.P. Ahluwalia & Dr. H.S. Gaur was used to obtain data. The results indicated that there was no significant difference in overall modernization of male and female secondary school students. But female students were found to have more modern attitude towards politics and status of women. On marriage dimension of the measuring tool male students were found to have more modern attitude than that of female students.
