In a globalized world today, technological revolution in organizations have contributed more towards improving efficiency and productivity. The rate of change is found to be at a faster rate especially in technology based organizations which has contributed towards technostress. Technostress is a “state of arousal observed in certain employees who are heavily dependent on computers in their work.” IT Professionals are relatedly more exposed to technostress as they rely heavily on usage of computers. This paper examines the impact of demographic variables on techno stress of IT professionals working in various companies in India and the respective coping mechanisms resorted by them. The research design adopted for this study is descriptive and the data collected for the study are both primary and secondary in nature. Sampling technique used for the study is simple random sampling and the sample size is confined to 204. A well structured questionnaire is used for this research and questions are framed based on Five-point Likert-scale and moreover dichotomous, multiple choice and ranking questions are also used. Analysis is made using various statistical tools like descriptive statistics, Chi-square etc. The study throws light on the impact of demographic variables on technostress of IT professionals and the coping mechanisms that may be helpful in combating technostress

In a globalized world today, technological revolution in organizations have contributed more towards improving efficiency and productivity. The rate of change is found to be at a faster rate especially in technology based organizations which has contributed towards technostress. Technostress is a...