Vol. 9, Special Issue 4, Part A (2023)

Abstract
In the present time, every human being has a different amount of stress, some have personal, and some have occupational. Stress affects people differently – what stresses one person may not affect another. The present study aimed to discover the difference between occupational stress level of government school and non-government school teachers. For study the Descriptive Survey Method was used, 150 school teachers on the basis of gender (Male and female) were selected randomly from government and non-government schools of Gurgaon District. The number of government school teachers and private school teachers kept the same (75+75). For measurement of occupational stress level, the occupational stress index by A.K. Srivastava and S.P. Singh (1984) was administered to all 150 teachers. After the analysis, the result showed significant difference in occupational stress level between government school teachers and non-government school teachers. Thus, the study found the level of occupational stress level in non-government school teachers is higher as compare to government school teachers. Stress is not an illness but it can make you ill. Recognizing the signs of stress will help school organisation to take steps to stop, lower and manage stress in their schools.