IMPACT OF THE ACADEMIC STRESS ON THE PERFORMANCE OF HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS: A CASE STUDY OF PANJAB

World is dynamic. Thus changes are all pervasive. Due to changes, legion strains have been facing by human in every sphere of life. Stress is one of them which is being fronted by human to maximum extent. It is saying that it is a big word having bigger impact on all of us. However this can be solved by bringing small changes in our daily life. Recently Academic stress is the burning issue which is badly impacting academic performance of students. This current study evinces that academic stress badly impacted performance of students. The main objective of this study is to examine the impact of academic stress on Indian students. The primary data for this study has been gathered from 500 different students from different universities by raising five point rating LIKERT SCALE (Always=4, Often=3, Unsure=2, Sometimes=1, Never=0). In order to analyze data, Regression, correlation and CRONBACH ALPHA were utilized by using software SPSS version 22.0. Results showed significant impact of academic stress on academic performance of students.