Background: Breast cancer is the second most common cancer in the world among women. Early detection of breast cancer plays an important role in prevention of mortality. Thus, Awareness about breast cancer is an important factor to reduce the incidence and outcomes of the disease. For example, if female university students have sufficient knowledge about breast cancer, they help prevent cancer illness in themselves and in their community.

Objective: To assess the awareness of Breast Self-Examination among Female Students in a Tertiary Care Hospital and to provide information on breast cancer and its detection.

Materials and Methods: A prospective cross sectional study carried out among 311 female students in each group of same participants at tertiary care hospital. Selection of students for assessment was by random sampling. Pre-intervention, educational training and 4 weeks later post-intervention assessments were conducted to assess the changes in knowledge on breast cancer and practices of BSE.

Results: The majority age group of respondents was between 18-22 years. The level of awareness of breast cancer and screening methods was low in pre assessment and the education regarding early detection techniques was thought and the post assessment was done after a week, the level of awareness was improved significantly (p value - 0.001).

Conclusion: No women should be ashamed to have an early detection test for her breast. No one must get a life threatening illness. Thus, this study aims to spread maximum awareness regards the self-examination of breast cancer, which helps to reduce the mortality rate due to breast cancer, the leading cancer disease.