The current changes replaces the traditional societies and resulting in different behavior and life styles as compared to previous days. Even though the tribes are living away from the so called civilized society their lives are also subjected to various changes. They are going away from their own culture but not completely merged with the outer society. This situation makes their lives very tough and pathetic. Today the socio-economic condition of Kerala is found to be better, but it doesn’t reflect in the tribal life. These people are not enough skilled to challenge with the current needs. In this article the researcher attempted to study the life skills found among the tribal adolescent in relation to their academic performance. The results were very significant; these children possess less life skills and score comparatively less percentage of academic scores. It is also understood from the study that the life skills and academic achievement are positively correlated.
