Abstract: Present study examined the relationship between perceived stress, emotional intelligence and self-efficacy among nursing students during the COVID-19 Pandemic. The questionnaires used were the PSS (Perceived stress scale) to measure perceived stress, the Emotional intelligence scale to measure emotional intelligence and SES (Self-efficacy scale) to measure self-efficacy, the data has collected from 120 nursing students from south India. Descriptive correlational research design was used and convenient sampling technique was employed to select the sample.