COVID-19 is the worst pandemic of this millennium. This disaster has changed the way we live in the blink of an eye. Not only has it threatened our existence and health status, but the damage associated with it could equally affect our educational, economic, and social systems. The focus of this study was to study the relationship between anxiety and academic achievement of students belonging Government and private schools. The study reveals that the correlation between anxiety and academic achievement of the students belonging to Government and private secondary schools is negative and low and 26.67 per cent parents agreed that their wards feel anxious during the interaction with their teacher in front of them.