ABSTRACT:
The present research paper is an endeavour to assess the academic stress and the different symptoms of stress suffered by the College students of Kolkata in general. Academic environment is considered as a stressful atmosphere that often put forth a negative effect on the performance, psychological and physical health of the undergraduate students. Thousands of dreams could not be fulfilled due to pressure and stress inflicted on them because of the so called rat race. A total of 100 students of different semesters from different Colleges participated in the survey. Likerts’ Summated scale was adopted for qualitative analysis of data. The results revealed that there was moderate level of stress among the students. It is necessary to identify the stressors, the level of stress and adopt strategies to mitigate stress. Students encounter numerous obstacles to overcome their stress in order to attain their best intellectual act. This paper attempts to study the effects of stress on students of different colleges in Kolkata and provide suggestions regarding stress management strategies for the students.
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Satarupa Datta. Management of Academic Stress among College Students: An Empirical Study in different colleges of Kolkata. Asian Journal of Management. 2026;17(2):179-5. doi: 10.52711/2321-5763.2026.00028
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Satarupa Datta. Management of Academic Stress among College Students: An Empirical Study in different colleges of Kolkata. Asian Journal of Management. 2026;17(2):179-5. doi: 10.52711/2321-5763.2026.00028 Available on: https://ajmjournal.com/AbstractView.aspx?PID=2026-17-2-14
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