Stress is a state of affair where an individual finds himself or herself incapable to handle situations since they lack in knowledge, skills or any other reason which they are unable to control. Stress management practices aim to equip every person with a mechanism which helps in dealing with different types of stress. Stress management practices should be adopted by people as it would help them in coping up from stress. People should try to manage their time, so that no stress gets piled up in the longer run. This study is descriptive in nature as it is based on understanding the characteristics of bank employees working in Public and Private sector banks in Jabalpur. This study aimed to understand the effects of stress, stress management practices and effects of these practices among employees of Public and Private Sector banks. A sample of 80 employees have been considered, out of which 40 employees are working in Public Sector banks and 40 in Private Sector banks. This study indicated that there is a significant difference between the effect of stress among employees working in Public and Private Sector banks in Jabalpur and there is a significant impact of stress management practices on the employees of these banks.

Keywords: Banking, Stress Management Practices, Regression, Comparative.