The teacher is a very significant component, particularly in the educational system, and his pleasure can be quite helpful in attaining the educational system's aims.  The teaching profession is often considered as a noble one, with parents placing great expectations on their children's education and growth. As a result, teachers in higher education institutions are expected to perform better. Faculty members have the primary role of preparing students for employment in a variety of fields. Only teachers who are stress-free at work and who are able to balance their professional and personal duties would be more satisfied in their jobs. When it comes to social welfare professions, it has been suggested that teachers are the ones who are most stressed. In light of this, the researcher studied the causes of work stress among academics in higher education institutions. A multi-stage sampling was employed to investigate causes of work stress among academics at higher education institutions in the Dharmapuri district. In the first stage, 25% of the institutions were chosen at random, including 7 arts and science colleges and 2 engineering colleges. At the final stage, 15 academics were chosen at random from each college. As a result, there are 135 academics and 9 colleges in the sample. The study is based on a survey method and is empirical in nature. A questionnaire was used to obtain primary data from 135 academics from nine higher education institutions. A questionnaire was developed using the Likert scale technique. The secondary data was gathered from journals, periodicals, books, and dissertations. According to this survey, teachers in higher education institutions have high levels of work stress. Teachers who are stressed are unable to generate balanced and holistic students who are prepared to meet the demands of the modern world. Therefore, it is suggested that individuals adopt particular coping skills to help them cope with stress. The most effective way to preventing work stress is often a combination of institutional change and stress treatment. It is critical to pay attention to the advice made in this study to lessen academic work stress in order to achieve a beneficial outcome.

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Keywords: Work Stress, Work Life Imbalance, Higher Education, Stress, Likert Scale.