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ABSTRACT Background of the study: Therefore, the researchers want to know the student's perception of academic stress and how they cope with it on daily basis, as they are struggling to reduce the negative effects on their health, and their academic performance. In our opinion, it is very important for nursing students to learn how to manage academic stress, if it cannot be eliminated. Farias Mota, conducted a transversal and quantitative study on stress among nursing students with the aim of the study was to estimate the level of stress and symptomatology reported in nursing students. Sample size involving 151 nursing students selected from a draw based on the list of students enrolled. Result of the study was 49.7% of students showed symptoms of the stress, and most students were attending the 8th and 9th periods. Psychological symptoms were more present (50.7%). The conclusion of the study was the implementation of lightweight care technology tools, at low cost and high resolutive power, such as providing information on stress, prevention and control, relaxation sessions, integrated community therapy, spaces for physical activity guided by trained professionals. There is strong evidence of an inverse relationship between stress and lack of professional knowledge among nursing students. Objectives of the study: To assess the pretest and posttest knowledge score regarding diaphragmatic breathing exercise on pre-examination stress among first semester BSc nursing students in selected colleges of the city in experimental and control group, to assess the effectiveness of Video Assisted Teaching Programme on knowledge score regarding diaphragmatic breathing exercise on pre-examination stress among first semester BSc nursing students in selected colleges of the city in experimental and control group, to compare mean difference in knowledge score regarding diaphragmatic breathing exercise on pre-examination stress among first semester BSc nursing students in selected colleges of the city in experimental and control group, To associate the posttest knowledge score knowledge score regarding diaphragmatic breathing exercise on pre-examination stress among first semester BSc nursing students in selected colleges of the city in experimental group with their demographic variables. Methods: Quasi-experimental, non randomized control group design was used to assess "A quasi-experimental study to assess effectiveness of video assisted teaching programme on diaphragmatic breathing exercise on pre-examination stress among 1st semester b. Sc nursing students in selected colleges of the city." Is the main goal of current study. Sample size was 280 1st semester Bsc nursing students in selected colleges by using Non-probability Purposive sampling technique. The study was conducted at selected colleges Result: The 98.57% of first semester BSc nursing students in Experimental Group and 96.43% in control group had severe stress. before providing the video assisted teaching programme and after providing structured teaching programme, 15.71% of first semester BSc nursing students in experimental group and 46.43% in control group had moderate stress and 84.29% of first semester BSc nursing students in Experimental Group and 47.14% in control group had severe stress. Mean, standard deviation and mean difference values are compared and student's paired 't' test is applied at 5% level of significance. The tabulated value for n=140-1 i.e. 139 degrees of freedom was 1.98. The calculated 't' value i.e. 13.46 are much higher than the tabulated value at 5% level of significance for overall knowledge score of first semester BSc nursing students which is statistically acceptable level of significance. Hence it is statistically interpreted that Video Assisted Teaching Programme on knowledge regarding diaphragmatic breathing exercise on pre-examination stress among first semester BSc nursing students in selected nursing colleges of the city was effective. Thus the H1 is accepted. Conclusion: The study conclusively demonstrated that the video assisted teaching programme significantly improved the knowledge regarding diaphragmatic breathing exercise on pre-examination stress among 1st semester Bsc nursing students. Initially, all participants exhibited inadequate knowledge levels. following the intervention, a notable improvement was observed, the 0% in experimental group and 6.43% in control group of pre-examination stress among 1st semester Bsc nursing students. had mild level of stress score and 15.71% in experimental and 46.43% in control group of them had moderate level of stress score. 84.29% in experimental group and 47.14% in control group of pre-examination stress among 1st semester Bsc nursing students in selected colleges of the city. had Severe level of stress score. Which, signifies the positive difference between the pretest and post-test .