Stress is a burning issue in modern society. Each and everybody suffer from stress. Basically stress is the strain from the conflict between our external environment and us, which leads to emotional and physical pressure. Banking, like other services, has become one of the highly competitive sectors in India. Workplace stress has emerged as a black plague in this present scenario. Banking industry today is amongst ten most stressful industries as per ASSOCHEM (Association of Chambers of Commerce of India). Despite of feeling relaxed with the advent of modern technology and innovations in the banking sector, employees are feeling overloaded with work and stressed out. With the advancement in technology, banks have to make rapid changes. It has become hard for employees to cope with these changes. And the result is stress. This paper aims to know about causes, effects of stress, ways to manage stress amongst bank employees etc.