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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of Breathing Exercise to reducing examination stress among I year BSc Nursing students in a selected college at Salem. Method: A quantitative, evaluative approach and quasi-experimental (one group only pretest � post-test) research design was used. A sample of 60 students was selected from the selected College of Nursing at Salem, using a non-probability convenient sampling technique. The tool used to assess the level of examination stress is a four-point rating scale, which consists of psychological and physiological symptoms, after demonstrating the Breathing Exercise followed by a post-test was conducted to assess the reduced level of examination stress. Findings: The findings showed that the mean post-test examination stress score of 24.65 was lower than the mean pre-test examination stress score of 51.55 among the samples. There was a significant association between the mean pre-test score of examination stress and their selected demographic variables such as extracurricular activities and the medium of the language studied. In this study, the researcher used four types of Breathing Exercises such as alternate breathing, equal breathing, chest breathing, and nose-mouth breathing. Conclusion: The Breathing Exercise was effective to reducing the examination stress among I year BSc Nursing students.