Medical students, throughout their educational journey, may encounter stress when the demands of their curriculum surpass their coping resources. And it’s been documented to experience elevated perceived stress levels compared to general academic population. Prolonged stress disrupts the body's internal equilibrium, homeostasis, and can lead to the onset of disease over time. Perceived stress involves the cognitive evaluation of a challenging situation and an individual's capacity to manage it utilizing accessible resources. The Perceives Stress Score (PSS)-10, a 10-item scale, is widely recognized as a psychological tool to assess stressful lives. In this study, we evaluated the perceived stress in first year medical students (N=95) to classify into low, moderate or high stress, based on the PSS score, using PSS questionnaire. The results found that 76.84% had moderate and 5.26 % had high stress. There were no significant gender differences in the stress levels. These results highlight the need for more in-depth evaluations and interventions to improve medical education. Making healthy adjustments in physical health, psychological well-being, social relationships, and environmental factors is crucial for high quality life and to reduce perceived stress. This result, underscore the significance of embracing a healthy lifestyle to enhance overall well-being and minimize stress levels. Early intervention is critical in managing chronic stress, and targeting adolescents for such studies could be particularly beneficial.