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The authors in this paper investigated the occupational stress and the job satisfaction of the university teachers working in the T.N and A.P. State universities. The sample of 992 university teachers was selected using simple random sampling technique. A five point Rating Scales to assess the occupational stress and job satisfaction of university teachers developed by the investigators were used. The results revealed that majority (74%) of the university teachers are experiencing moderate and high levels of occupational stress and 85 percent of teachers are experiencing only moderate and low level of job satisfaction. Further, correlation studies revealed that occupational stress and job satisfaction of the university teachers are significantly and negatively correlated with each other. Stepwise multiple regression analysis shows that the occupational stress dimensions - organizational structure and climate and, personal and professional efficiency occupational stress has accounted 7.9 and 9.0 percent of variance to the dependent variable job satisfaction. The implications based on the results have been discussed.