Background:Cardiovascular Diseases (CVDs) like ischaemic heart disease, cerebrovascular diseases account for 17.7 million deaths and are the leading causes. CVDs occurs in Indians a decade earlier than the western population.Lifestyle-related behavioural risk factors are mainly implicated for the increased burden of CHD, and research related to these risk factors among medical students is essential, considering their role as future healers and role models in public health intervention programs. Objective: Study the prevalence of coronary risk factors among students of a Medical college in Mangalore.