The present study was undertaken to investigate the self -esteem of adolescents and to examine the gender differences. The sample of this study consisted of 120 adolescents (60 boys and 60 girls) from Ranchi town. Self-esteem was measured by Self-Esteem Inventory by Prasad and Thakur (1977). The findings of the study revealed that there was no significant difference between boys and girls adolescent in their self esteem.