Introduction: India is the second most populated country in the world, we are still worse off than China in family planning and access to contraceptives. The country launched a nationwide Family Planning Programme in 1952 but the national fertility rate is still high which is leading to long term population growth in India. Family planning is not only confined to birth control and contraception. It is important as whole for the improvement of the family’s economic conditions and for the better health of the family members. Aim: To assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of family planning and contraception among the college students. Material and Method: A cross sectional study was conducted in the Government Engineering College, in Mirzapur during the month of July 2018 to evaluate the knowledge, attitude and practice of family planning and contraception among 468 students in college. A total of 270 males and 198 female students were involved in this study. Subjects were selected by using a simple random sampling technique. The data was collected by using a structured questionnaire which has four sections. Descriptive statistic was used for analyzing the data. Results: The knowledge about family planning among student was 95% and 82% students heard about the contraceptives. Most commonly known contraceptive among them was condom 88%. For most of the students contraceptives was used to prevent unwanted pregnancy 42% and provide protection against sexually transmitted disease (AIDS) 25%. About 72% students thinked that contraceptive use was beneficial. Most common reason for not using contraceptives was religious beliefs 25%. Only 42% student responded to the use of contraceptives and among them most commonly use contraceptive was condom 75%. Conclusion: The level of awareness about family planning and contraceptive methods was quite satisfactory, but the level of contraceptive use was not upto the mark. Talking on such issues is still considered as taboo in many parts of the country so we need to conduct awareness programmes and educate the people regarding the importance of family planning and the use of contraceptives
