A demanding curriculum, anxiety about exams, and fierce competition are just a few of the factors that put a lot of strain on students in our educational system. Their difficulties are often exacerbated by peer and family pressure. Stress from exams is one of the main issues that students today deal with. Exam stress among male and female senior secondary school students studying in arts and sciences was the focus of the present study. Using a structured random selection approach, the researcher selected 120 students from different senior secondary schools. The ExamStress Scale was used to measure the level of exam stress. In comparison to students in the Humanities streams, the researcher discovered that students in the Science stream were more stressed about exams. Additionally, the study found a substantial difference in exam stress levels between male and female students. The results suggest that stream-specific interventions and support networks might help lower test stress among senior secondary school pupils.
