Author(s): Shubham Sharma, Dr. B.P. Chamola, Nikita Pandey

Abstract: In today's dynamic world, there's a huge shift in our philosophies, knowledge and our scheme. With ac-culturation creating a powerful impact on Indian society, the present Indian society may be a hybrid ver-sion of uniting of its authentic attributes and its Western counterparts' characteristics. The shift in social structure alongside advancement in technology features a nice influence on our life, our holistic well-being. The study aims at establishing the stress level in Indian adolescents pursuing various academic courses, namely science and arts. The sample size of the research was 120, where 60 were from science stream and 60 were from arts. These 60 students in each stream were further bifurcated into 30 males and 30 females. The stress levels of the students were calculated using Stress questionnaire by Moham-mad Aziz Shah Mohamed Arip. The students were asked to fill the questionnaire as honestly as possible after they were asked to sign a consent form. Thereafter, the data was utilized in calculating the t-test us-ing SPSS. The findings of the research suggest that there is a significance difference in the stress level of students pursuing arts and students pursuing science. The study aims at establishing findings that would help manage the stress levels of the students that has been on increase and also curb it in order to in-crease the efficiency and working of the students; resulting in the growth and development of the society.

Keywords: Academic Stress, Science, Arts, Senior Secondary Students.

Article Info: Received: 30 Mar 2021; Received in revised form: 09 May 2021; Accepted: 29 May 2021; Available online: 14 May 2021

DOI: 10.22161/ijels.63.41