IMPACT OF STRESS MANAGEMENT ON ABSENTISM OF DEGREE COLLEGE FACULTIES DURING COVID – 19 – A STUDY AT UDUPI DISTRICT KARNATAKA.

Presently corona virus (Covid -19) has resulted in highest rate of absentism, especially among teaching faculties working at esteemed private colleges. Private colleges expect their teaching staffs to report to their respective duties in regular working hours when the situation is normal. At present due to the outbreak of covid 19 institutions were shut down as government imposed strict lock down across the country. Hence many of the faculties coming from outside couldn’t report on time as per the directions of management of private institutions. Normally management want faculties to be in the campus engage online classes & also finish department related works. Due to particular unavoidable reasons most of the faculties couldn’t report on time as per institutions management expectations. This paper focuses on absenteeism of teaching faculties due to increased level of stress, its impact and suggested remedies for the same are given to a certain possible extent.