The study is aimed at finding out the perceptions of perspective teachers of different socio-economic –status towards the modernization. Sample comprised of 422 perspective teachers from randomly selected five colleges of education affiliated to the Panjab University, Chandigarh. The main findings of the study indicated that the perspective teachers of high and low SES differ significantly on their attitude towards modernization. Perspective teachers from urban background and of high and low SES differ significantly on their attitude towards modernization whereas perspective teachers from rural background and of high and low SES have no difference in their attitude towards modernization. The male and female perspective teachers have no significant difference in their attitude towards modernization. Male perspective teachers of high and low SES differ significantly whereas female perspective teachers of high and low SES have no significant difference in their attitude towards modernization.