The present research is about assessing impact of educational qualification of trainee teachers’ mothers on their grit. It is attempted under three points. First point discusses the relationship of mothers’ qualification and grit of trainee teachers. Second point explains the effect of self-efficacy on grit of trainee teachers. Third examines specific differences among the group of trainee teachers on the basis of their mothers’ qualification. Descriptive survey method has been used for the purpose of data collection. A sample of 1003 trainee teacher was collected from Aligarh district of state Uttar Pradesh (India) through simple random sampling technique. The tools used for data collection include: Trainee Teacher Grit Scale (TTGS) and Personal Data Sheet (PDS), both developed by the investigators. Descriptive as well as inferential statistical techniques have been used for the purpose of analysis. The data has been analyzed by using SPSS version 16. The major findings of the present research are that, trainee teachers’ grit and their mothers’ qualification are positively correlated. Mothers’ qualification has a significant effect on the trainee teachers’ grit. Higher the educational qualification of mothers, higher would be the mean grit score of trainee teachers. Therefore, some suggestions have been given in the paper to enhance grit of trainees that will help in retention of good teachers in the profession of teaching and in attracting best minds in educational sector.
