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ABSTRACT Environment is the only place where we all have to live. Without healthy environment no one can survive and for sustainable development of any nation healthy environment is the utmost requirement. That's why it is our duty to protect the environment. If we would fail to do so we are putting many lives in danger including animals, plants, crops and even our own. In this research paper, the effort has been made to know the role of students in protecting the environment. The data is primarily collected through online survey which is conducted among the college students of 13 districts of Haryana. Data has been analyzed with descriptive statistics including frequency, percentage, rank and mean using SPSS 20. The findings revealed that students are having good knowledge of Environment Protection Act, 1986 but they should get more aware of all other legislations related to Environment also. According to students' perception, factories and industries are the most vulnerable factor, which is contributing to air pollution, industrial waste is the topmost factor which is responsible for water pollution and soil pollution and traffic noise is the major factor which is responsible for noise pollution. Students play significant role in protecting the environment by the way of saving the water, saving energy and doing plantation.