All the people in society from infancy to old are affected by one or the other problem. They need the knowledge and skill to solve the problem in their daily activities. The schools teach different subjects and how to handle the problems. In schools, students are taught concepts, rules and principles. They help the people in solving their problems. Students make use of their own life experiences, divergent thinking capacities and practical work experiences which help people to find a solution for the problem. This study examines the IX standard students’ problem-solving ability and self-confidence. The researcher adapted the survey method and population consisting of 300 IX standard students using a simple random sampling procedure. The study found that there is a significant difference between the group of demographic variables of age, gender and type of school of IX standard students in the mean score of problem-solving ability. The study also reveals that there is a significant positive correlation between problem-solving ability and self-confidence of IX standard students.

Keywords: Problem-Solving Ability, Self-Confidence.