Thepresentstudywasdesignedtoexploretheresilienceamongstcaregiversofindividualsdiagnosedwithschizophreniaandbipolardisorderandalsotoexaminewhether resilience affects an individual’s quality of life. For thispurpose,asampleof50caregivers(25fromeachgroup)residingwiththepatients,agedbetween20-70yearswasselectedfrompsychiatrydepartmentof hospitals,andorganizations and clinics dealing with the mentally ill personslocatedin Delhi/NationalCapitalRegion,India.Twostandardizedinstruments,WorldHealthOrganizationQualityofLife–BREFandtheConnor-DavidsonResilienceScalewereusedforthestudy.Resultsindicatedresiliencetobesameinboththegroupsofcaregivers,i.e.,therewasnosignificantdifferencebetweenresilienceincaregiversofschizophrenicpatientsandbipolardisorderpatients.Therewasasignificantcorrelationbetweenthequalityoflifeandresilienceincaregiversofindividualsdiagnosedwithschizophreniaandbipolardisorder.Thepresentstudy,however,didnottocomparetheobtainedresultswithanormal group ofindividuals to see if and how their quality oflife and resilience differ from that of caregivers. The implicationof this would be to work on a rehabilitation program that wouldfocusonimprovingthefinancialfactorandentertainmentaspectofcaregiversthatwouldeventuallymaintainagoodqualityoflifeandinturnenhancetheircopingskillsandresilience as well.