Background: WHO has recommended personal hygiene respiratory hygiene, using face masks, washing hands with warm water and soap, use of alcohol based hand sanitizers, avoid touching mouth, eyes & nose, cleanliness, social distancing and careful handling of purchased products as an effective preventive measure for COVID-19 disease. The growing pandemic of COVID-19 disease requires social distancing and personal hygiene measures to protect public health. But this message was not clear and well understood among people specifically among young generation. The aim of this study was to determine the Awareness about prevention of COVID-19 among students studying in selected nursing colleges of Pune. Adults in the 20-49 years age group more likely to spread COVID 19: Adults are reportedly the only group still spreading the contagious virus. This was concluded after a study carried out by a team of researchers from Imperial College London using cell phone data from more than 10 million individuals of the USA. The findings revealed that adults between 20 to 49 years have been the only ones significantly responsible for the rising COVID cases. Out of 100, about 65 cases of infections were originated from those belonging to this age group. As per another study published in JAMA Network, over half of COVID-19 cases are likely caused by people without symptoms. It revealed that about 59 per cent of all transmission is caused by pre symptomatic and asymptomatic individuals.1 Method: A cross sectional study was performed during the third week of March among selected nursing college students. Sample size was 186. 10 structured online questionnaire MCQ type was used to obtain data. The demographic parameters were tabulated; Frequency Distribution and percentage were calculated for correct answers of MCQs. Associations were also checked for selected demographic variables of samples i.e. Gender with the help chi square test. Results: Total 186 samples selected for the study; 109 were females and 77 were males. All were graduate nursing students. Maximum score for each respondent was 10. Item analysis was done for each of the 10 structured questions. Mean score for the respondents was 8.31. Chi Square test used to find association between selected demographic variables of samples i.e. Gender and level of awareness.Conclusion: The Awareness about prevention of COVID-19 among participants was good. Mean score for the respondents was 8.31. Deficiencies in knowledge were noted incertain areas. Chi Square test suggested that there is no association between selected demographic variables of samples i.e. Gender and level of awareness about prevention of COVID-19. Keywords: COVID-19, Respiratory hygiene, Face masks, washing hands, Alcohol-based hand sanitizers.