The study has been conducted on a sample of 80 students to examine the level of cognitive self-management. The sample of the students has been taken of those students who are studying in second year D.T.Ed. Teacher trainees in District Institute of Education and Training, Madurai district. The random sampling technique was used in this study. The data were analyzed statistically by using mean, standard deviation and ‘t’ test. The study revealed that there is no significant difference in the mean scores of cognitive self-management with respect to gender, age, marital status, staying, mother’s educational qualification, parent’s annual income and newspaper reading. And also the study revealed that there is significant difference in the mean scores of cognitive self-management with respect to father’s educational qualification and locality.