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Stress has been an integral part of life because there are many things which act as a stress catalyzer. Stress has become part of students' academic life due to the various internal and external expectations placed upon their shoulders. Students facing different type of stress problems that affect their day-to-day life. This study examined the academic stress experienced by girls’ and boys’ students. The aim of the study is to identify the academic stress among college students and the use of techniques to cope with stress. The main objectives are to study demographic profile of college going students, causes of stress among students, effects of stress on students’ performance. The present study was conducted in Nagpur City of Maharashtra. The sample size was 100 college students in which 50 were girls and 50 were boys’ students and purposively sampling method was selected for study. Data was collected through survey method. For research work, Questionnaire -Cum- Interview method selected for survey.

Stress, Academic stress, Students, Girls & Boys.