Introduction: Stress is the major cause of many diseases. The list of diseases ranges from hypertension, diabetes to alcoholism. Ayurveda divides the population according to the Prakriti of an individual. There are seven types of Prakriti. Each Prakriti has a typical psychosomatic constitution. Prakriti of an individual can be assessed with the help of the characteristics that are described in ancient Ayurveda texts. Assessment of Prakriti can be helpful in determining the stress handling capacity of a person and ultimately helping him to keep stress-induced diseases away. Material and method: Online survey forms of Prakriti and stress handling capacity were distributed to 200 students. Out of 200 students 138 responses were received. Prakriti and stress handling capacity was assessed from the responses received. The data was compared to look for the relationship in them, if any. Conclusion: Kapha and Pitta found to be the most important factors in the psychosomatic composition of a person. People with the dominance of Vata are more prone to stress induced diseases. The occurrence of stress induced diseasescan be reduced with proper stress management.