Education may be considered as a lifelong process. A person is said to be educated, when he acquires knowledge, skills, attitudes etc. Yoga harmonizes our growth through balance and it promotes the total development. Achievement is the ultimate result of all educational efforts. Yoga helps students to improve their academic achievement. The aim of this research was to determine the impact of yogic practices on the academic performance of class XI students of schools of Chandigarh. To carry the research, a hundred (100) senior secondary school students were randomly chosen from two government schools of Chandigarh. The pupils were split into two different groups. The control group was one, while the experimental group was the other, each group had fifty students. The experimental group was trained in yoga on the school premises for 12 weeks for 60-90 minutes per session with different types yogic practices such as Shatkiryas, Asanas, Pranayamas. On the other hand, no yoga training was provided to the control group. Mean scores of pre-test and post-test groups were taken and their scores were recorded. The data were statistically evaluated by calculating the mean, standard deviation and 't' test. The findings revealed that academic performance of students improved significantly after yogic practices were performed by senior secondary school students.