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Education is the process by which society deliberately transmits its accumulated knowledge, skills and values from one generation to another generation. In education, a teacher is the person who educates other. Pre-service teacher education develops physical, professional, psychological and moral skills. On the other hand, Prospective teachers face a number of problems during their course period. New curriculum and syllabus for Bachelor of Education has undergone several changes. New curriculum, Non-availability of textbooks and insufficiency of the staff are some of the major conditions that led to some difficulties in transacting the syllabus by the faculty and at the same time the lack of adequate reference books led to lot of confusion among pre-service teachers undergoing the aforesaid course successfully. The researcher found that they becoming stressful and unable to plan and manage their academic activities and daily routine as well. In this juncture, the researcher felt the necessity to study the academic stress of women B.Ed. trainees of Colleges affiliated Vijayanagara Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Vijayanagara in order to provide the proper guidance and counseling. A sample of 200 women B.Ed., trainees chosen by simple random technique. Some suggestions are offered based on findings of the study.