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The tool used for the data collection consisted of structured questionnaire. The 40 self -structured closed ended questionnaires were prepared for assessing the determining the adjustment problems among first year B.Sc. Nursing student. Closed ended question was prepared which is descriptive in nature. Study instruments used by the researcher consisted of Consent form, structured questionnaire, which has two sections. Section I - It consisted of 13 items as demographical data to assess the adjustment problems faced by the first year Basic B.Sc. Nursing students. Section II- Collection of information on the academic, psychological, physical and social adjustment problems faced by the first year Basic B.Sc. Nursing students. The findings of the present study revealed that 23% students are poorly adjusted, 77% students are adjusted and 0% students are well adjusted. The data revealed that the mean score was 107.5 followed by standard deviation 14.6. The One-way ANOVA value showed that there was a significance association between the levels of Adjustment, the association between demographic variable of age, gender, residential area, religion, marital status, type of family, monthly family income, accommodation, ordinal position in the family and adjustment problem is significant. Based on the finding it was concluded that majority of the students are adjusted (77%) among the first year basic B.Sc. Nursing student, and 23% students are poorly adjusted.