STUDY OF ACADEMIC STRESS OF STUDENTS IN GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE SECONDARY SCHOOLS

In today's highly competitive world students face various academic problems including academic stress ,disinterest in attending classes and inability to understand the subject. The purpose of this study is to investigate the level of academic stress among secondary school in with respect to type of school, gender, locality, types of subject(Math & English),types of family and working status of mothers. All the students belongs to 9th standard studying in pathankot district. The study falls under the domain of descriptive research. The data was collected through standardized academic stress scale developed by A. O. Busari(2010). Mean standard deviation and t- test were conducted for analysis of data. Mean Scores of government school students higher as compared to private school students So government schools should arrange yoga activities in their schools that helpful in reducing stress levels.