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In this competitive world every student would like to settle in their lives with a better job, students are facing many difficulties and challenges in their academic performance as they have to study a lot to face their exams. Every student experiencing academic stress, which tends to adverse impact on their mental and physical wellbeing, as it will, affect their academic performance. An attempt is made in the present investigation is A Study on Academic Stress among Higher Secondary School Students. 60 students studying in higher secondary schools in Kadapa city constituted to the sample of study. The material used for this study is Academic Stress Scale developed by Akram, Khan and Baby (2013) consists of 36 statements, it is hypothesized that there would be significant difference among Higher Secondary School Students in their Academic Stress. The results were analyzed and discussed by using appropriated statistical techniques such as Mean, SD and t-test. The results indicate that significant differences are found among Higher Secondary School Students in their Academic Stress. Based on the results obtained the implications of the findings are discussed.