Vol. 7, Issue 2, Part C (2025)

Anxiety is one of the most common mental disorders in the students due to psychological changes happens in this age group. College students face many obligations that can potentially lead to increased levels of stress and anxiety. The aim of the study is to determine the prevalence of anxiety levels among gender in college students of Deoghar district of Jharkhand, India. A simple random sampling method was used to collect data from 400 undergraduate arts college students, in which 200 students were male and 200 students were female. The Beck’s Anxiety Inventory (BAI) Scale was used. The data was scored and analyzed as per the manual. The mean, standard deviation and ‘t’ test were being calculated. It was observed that calculated “t” value (= 2.55) is greater than tabulated value at significant level 0.05 and there is significant difference between male and female students with regard to anxiety. The finding indicated that female students have more anxiety than male. These results contribute to the literature on explaining anxiety in college students.