Today English is being treated as a world language because of its vast presence and importance all over the world. It is the language of power and it is the need of the hour. English language is the vital ingredient in practical life. One of the essential objectives for the education of English is to enhance the sense of sophistication, apt vocabulary, appropriate sentence structure, new expression and situational phraseography. The skillful use of English language seems to use today s transitional and trans- border transactions. The current study was aimed to measure the difference in motivation level of male and female students in English at secondary school level in Bilaspur district. Nature of the study was descriptive, and survey method was used for data collection. The sample was comprised of 200 students (100 females and 100 males) of 9th and 10th standards from randomly selected three schools of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. A self - developed motivation measuring questionnaire was used as a tool for the study. The data was analyzed by using t – test. Difference of motivation with regard to gender was found significant whereas standard - wise there was no significant difference. The recommendations did not only relate to the pedagogical cares to be adopted by trained teachers but it was also suggested to apply motivational techniques in teaching by using modern technology.