Generalized anxiety disorder is given by Spitzer and colleagues with the purpose of screening for and assessing the severity of GAD symptoms in both clinical and research contexts. Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is a chronic state of severe worry and tension, often without provocation. Those with GAD regularly anticipate disaster, often worrying excessively about health, money, family or work. Merely getting through the day brings on anxiety. GAD is consisting of excessive anxiety and worry that are difficult to control and it continues for last six months or more. The somatic symptoms are seen such as restlessness, fatigue, Difficulty in concentrate, sleeping difficulties etc. The aim of the paper is to report findings on the epidemiology of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) using data from this study. The level of generalized anxiety disorder was assessed through the GAD 7 scale. The items are rated from 0, 1, 2 and 3. They are interpreted as 0-4 (minimal anxiety), 5-9 (mild anxiety), 10-15 (moderate anxiety) and 16-21 (severe anxiety). The daily events cause severe problems in the academic and career performance of individuals. GAD prevalence was higher in female as compared to make participants.