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Context: - Neck pain is a common problem among population. It can occur at any phase of their lives. Cervicalgia is another name of neck pain. Tightness of cervical muscles and upper back, muscles or compression of the nerves can cause neck pain that radiate from vertebrae in cervical region. Aims: - To evaluate the effectiveness of MANUAL THERAPY and PNF Stretching Exercises in reducing pain and improving functional disability in students suffering from mechanical neck pain. Study design: - Experimental study (Pre-test, post-test matched pair design) Setting: - Outpatient Physiotherapy clinic. Material and Methodology: - The study had pre - test, post-test experimental group design. There are two group each having 15 subjects. Group A included 15 patients who were treated hot packs, PNF stretching and neck isometrics. Group B included 15 patients who were treated with hot packs, Manual therapy and Neck isometrics. Statistical analysis: The data analyzed using SPSS 21.0. Software package and statistical test used is paired t-Test to compare the effectiveness of associated functional disability. A significant value of P <0.05 was set. Results: Based on the mean scores and their differences, both PNF stretching exercises (Group-A) and Manual therapy (Group-B) are statistically significant in reducing mechanical neck pain and improving functional disability among undergraduate students (greater than P<0.05% level) Conclusion: It has been concluded that PNF Stretching exercises is better than manual therapy in reducing and improving neck pain and functional disability of the students.