LEVEL OF ACADEMIC STRESS AMONG COLLEGE GOING STUDENTS

Academic stress, fear and depression among college students are a cause of stress. Every nation invests lot of money on
education. However, research survey on college students reports at any given time there will be 10 to 20 % of student
population miserable from psychological problems (Stress, Anxiety & Depression). This paper briefly describes the
research carried out in the last 3 decades especially regarding stress, anxiety & depression. It focuses stress among
college students, nature of psychiatric disease emotional problems and adjustment, psychological problems of college
students. Point out how counselling will help students with emotional problems and also imply preventive measures to
be taken by colleges such as setting up student counselling centres, create realization among college students in look
for help with counselling centres. It is also suggested to have mentor mentee organise compulsorily on all colleges. A
student health committee should be set up in each college with mental health professionals as its members. There should
be regular seminar & workshop for teachers & college students on various concern of psychological problems and its
coping mechanisms.