A study to Assess the Student’s Anxiety Level about Examination During Lock Down in Selected Colleges of Pune City

Abstract

While whole world is facing the outbreak of COVID-19, universities are crucially affected at their core: The
students. For them, the period is undoubtedly very stressful: classes are moved online, semesters abroad are
postponed, examinations and how they are conducted remain uncertain. As universities have gone virtual
within a matter of days, how have these affected students? For the students the stress and anxiety level is
very high due to lock down. 1
Due to COVID-19 student’s anxiety level about examination has become very serious issue now days.
College students are experiencing very serve anxiety level due to the lock down. . When stress is perceived
negatively or becomes excessive, it leads to anxiety before and during examinations and ultimately affects
their academic achievement. As due to the pandemic situation many classes were conducted online mode of
teaching but as the
COVID -19situation is not yet under control students anxiety level is increasing day by day about their
examination2. The present study was conducted to know the examinations anxiety felt by college students
due to lock down. The sample consisted of 60 college students drawn using Non Probability convenience
sampling method from selected colleges of city studying in Professional Courses (Including first year,
Second year, Third year and Fourth year respectively) . A questionnaire was developed by the researcher
to access examination anxiety among college students. The result shows correlation between examination
and anxiety of college students due to lock down. Design - The present study is a descriptive research. The
data was collected from the primary sources. Results- Non Probability convenience sampling technique
used to collect information from 60 participants studying in colleges of Pune city. And found that out of 60
participants who participated in the current study the results were 50% students have very severe anxiety
level, 20% have severe anxiety, 20% moderate level of anxiety and 5% have Mild anxiety and reaming
5% no anxiety level about their upcoming examinations Conclusion- This study was mainly conducted to
assess the students anxiety level about examination during lock down .and it is understood that students are
suffering with anxiety level. .