Objective: Technologies like mobile phones may not always work positively but they may have unforeseen adverse effects. This study was conducted to assess the pattern of mobile phone usage pattern, level of addiction and to evaluate the self perceived academic performance among dental and engineering students. Experimental Approach: The present cross-sectional study carried out at Dental and Engineering college of Bhilai, Chhattisgarh among 710 engineering and dental students by using a pre-tested questionnaire containing 32 questions. The data collected were analyzed using independent sample t-test at p≤0.05. Findings and Discussion: Among dental students 288 were moderately addicted and among engineering students 317 were moderately addicted. Engineering students are more likely to be addicted to mobile phone than dental students. Conclusion: Increased addiction towards mobile phone usage affects the academic performance, mental and physical health of students thus appropriate measures need to be planned to motivate and warn the youth against ill effects of mobile phone
