• s.sharmila

Abstract: The purpose of the study is to examine the sleeping hours of the students and to know its impact on academic performance. A total of 295 students were involved in this study who were in the age group of 19-25 years. The parameters used for the study including measuring sleeping hours, stress level, Academic Performance study skills and Cumulative Grade Point Average [CGPA]. Close ended Questionnaire were designed for the study. The questionnaires are divided in to three parts (a) general, (b) stress scale, (c) study skill. Whereas the sleeping hours of the students are divided in to four categories (a)short sleepers, (b) fewer sleepers (c) average sleepers and (d) long sleepers. The study revealed nearly 65% of students are short sleepers and 5% of students are average sleepers. The results were analyzed using SPSS version descriptive statistics were used to examine the sleeping hours stress level, Academic Performance of the students. Mann-Whitney Test were used to compare CGPA with gender.

Key words: Sleeping hours, Stress level, Study skill, Academic Performance.

"A STUDY ON ACADEMIC STRESS AND ITS IMPACT ON SLEEPING HOURS OF ENGINEERING COLLEGE STUDENTS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 4, page no.7-12, April-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1904M02.pdf

"A STUDY ON ACADEMIC STRESS AND ITS IMPACT ON SLEEPING HOURS OF ENGINEERING COLLEGE STUDENTS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 4, page no. pp7-12, April-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1904M02.pdf