Background: -The mental health of college/university going students is an area of increasing

concern worldwide. The objective of this study is to examine the prevalence of depression, anxiety and stress among the students before examination in paramedical students.

Method: -This research investigates the prevalence of pre-exam stress, anxiety, and depression

among paramedical students, identifies relevant factors, and offers management and intervention techniques. This study highlights the need for enhanced awareness and support mechanisms inside educational institutions. Descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among undergraduate and postgraduate paramedical students. Total duration of study was 6 months. Data was collected from 128 students. Modified standardized stress, anxiety and depression scales (using Google form) was used to collect data and result was analyzed using its severity rating index. Data was entered and analyses by using JAMOVI version 2.3.28. Significance level was set at p≤ 0.05.

Result: -The mean average age of the 128 respondents in the data is 21 years old. Stress: With

values ranging from 1 to 5, the average mean value of stress level is 2.98. Anxiety: On a scale of 1 to 5, the average anxiety level is 2.59. Depression: With scores ranging from 0 to 3, the average depression score is 0.73. For, validity analysis normality was check and data were not normally distributed so, spearman’s correlation test was applied and which suggest that there is positive correlation.

Conclusion: - This study concludes that there is moderate positive correlation between Stress and Anxiety in paramedical students before examination. There is moderate positive correlation between Anxiety and Depression in paramedical students before examination. There is low positive correlation between Stress and Depression in paramedical students before examination.