Description:
The problem under study was to find out the impact of birth order on academic achievement of students. The research hypothesis that there is no impact of birth order on the academic achievement of the students was tested. Population of the study includes all the students of Gomal University D.I.Khan and their brothers and sisters belonging to four districts. A random sample of 100 students was taken from 10 different departments/institutes of Gomal University. A Questionnaire and interview schedules were used to collect the information regarding birth order and academic achievement. Percentage (%) statistic was used fro analysis of data. The results shows that male were significantly better than females at different levels of birth order. But at some stages in birth order females were better than males.