The present book is an attempt to seek common causes for mass failures among students of school final classes.It includes the perceptions of school heads and teachers teaching school final class students. It has also probed into the intelligence level of students ,as a cause factor for passing in school final examinations.The study habits measured by a standardized tool was used to find out as to find out its impact on students achievement in examination.Failure percentage across various years among different socioeconomic groups and school subjects also were analysed.