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Several research articles revealed that students of medical and paramedical sciences have substantial amount of stress which leads to Pharmacy students may experience a significant amount of stress due to the demands of their coursework and the responsibilities of their future profession.This study will give an insight about the trigger factors for stress in pharmacy students and pave a way to avoid or modify the approach to certain situations that cause stress. Aim of this study is to assess the level of stress in Pharmacy students and to identify factors that contribute to stress related illnesses. Objective of the study is to determine the general levels of stress among pharmacy students and to identify characteristics and behaviors that contribute to stress-related illnesses, determine if the students have protection against potential risk factors that arise due to stress and also to identify different sources of stress encountered by students. A total of 152 sample was taken in this study , the study design is descriptive Observational study. The entire study was carried out for 4 Months. The study instrument used was Perceived Scale Questionnaire (PSS). It was found that out of the 240 responders and as a results we found the high stress level percentage which is alarming as it is more than half of the moderate stress level findings. Conclusion: from the study it was found that both B.pharm & Pharm.D Students experience almost same levels of stress, Academic stressors being the major factor that contributes to the stress levels among the students