Abstract Aim and objectives: In general students have good percentage of marks in intermediate/plus 2 education, but fail to show same level of performance after joining medical colleges. Aim and objective of present study are to study how much percentage of students showing such decreased level of performance after joining the medical college and to understand the probable causes for their poor performance. Materials and methods: Data was collected from 167 second year MBBS students of GSL Medical College, Rajamahendravaram, A.P, in the form of questionnaire regarding marks obtained in the intermediate and marks scored in the anatomy subject in formative, summative and final examinations of Anatomy subject along with causes for their altered performance. Results: students have an average of 93.47% in their Plus2 and 1st internal-47.98%, second internal 44.62%, 3rd internal 53.40%, final exam 70.43% in anatomy subject and 70% in all three subjects in 1st year MBBS final exams. Conclusion: Students’ performance decreased significantly after joining medical college in 1st year. In students point of view stress, procrastination and social media has negative influences on their academic performances.
Keywords: Medical Student Performance; Under Achievement; Factors Influencing