The International Journal of Indian Psychology ISSN 2348-5396 (e) | ISSN: 2349-3429 (p) Volume 2, Issue 4, DIP: B00345V2I42015 http://www.ijip.in | July – September, 2015 © 2015 I P Sindhu; licensee IJIP. This is an Open Access Research distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any Medium, provided the original work is properly cited. A Theoretical Approach to Management of Examination Phobia among High School Students Sindhu P 1 ABSTRACT This paper focuses on exam phobia among students. Exam phobia is an irrational fear that leads to avoidance of the feared situation or object which in turn increases the severity of the phobia. Exam phobia refers to the excessive worry about upcoming exams, Lifestyle issues, Negative thinking, self criticism, studying styles, psychological factors, fear of being evaluated, apprehension about the consequences, and is experienced by many normal students. It affects socially and leads to social withdrawal, avoidance of friends and family, self defeating thought, suicidal thoughts, etc. Therefore the management of Examination Phobia has become an essential research topic. The main objective of this paper is to introduce interventions for the Management of Examination Phobia and to assess the results of the same among High School Students using Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Progressive Muscular Relaxation Technique, Benson‟s Relaxation Response, Guided Imagery and Recommendations for administrators, teachers, parents, school counsellors and students themselves. Keywords: Anxiety, Depression, Phobia, Stress, Students. Exam Phobia is a psychological condition in which people experience extreme stress, anxiety, discomfort and irrational fear during or before examination. A little nervousness or tension is healthy for you that it can help you perform your best. But when this tension or stress becomes so excessive that it actually hampers your performance on an exam and then it is called Exam Phobia or Test Anxiety. Everybody experiences fear or anxiety in life, but the threshold differs from individual to individual. When the fear or anxiety is strong and irrational this can be considered as phobia. Stimulus that causes phobia differs from individual to individual. 1 Department of Psychology, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore