(The researchers made an attempt to investigate the resilience as a predictor of critical thinking of higher secondary school students. The purpose of the study was to find out the relationship between resilience and critical thinking of higher secondary school students. The objective of the study was to find out the significant difference if any in resilience and critical thinking of higher secondary school students with reference to gender and nature of college and to find out the significant relationship between resilience and critical thinking of higher secondary school students.