Introduction: The practice of contraception remains an important problem in the society as many unintended pregnancies each year have been reported. The present study aimed to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of contraception among the college students. Material and Method: After approval from IEC, a questionnaire based cross sectional descriptive study was conducted in the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Index Medical College Hospital & Research Center, Indore to evaluate the knowledge, attitude and practice of contraception among 468college going students enrolled in the first-year bachelor course in the university over a period of four months from October 2023 to January 2024. Self-administered questionnaire consisted of 32 questions divided in four sections, socio-demographic profile, the knowledge, awareness and perception on contraception was used in this study. Data were statistically analyzed using SPSS version 20.0. Descriptive statistics was used for data analysis. Aims & Objectives: The aim of the present study was to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of contraception among the college students. Objectives • To assess the gap between knowledge, perception and practice of contraception among young college going students. • To educate the young college going students to implement the knowledge into practice. Results: The response rate was 66.7%.Out of 312 students who responded, 83.3% were female and 16.7% male. Age ranged from 18 to 28 years old and the mean age was 21 years old (SD: 1.57).98% (306/352) of the students had knowledge about family planning and 86% (268/312) of them had heard about contraceptives. Most of them knew about condoms (85%) and contraceptive pills (40%) but knowledge about permanent methods and Cu-T was poor (average 12%). Most students thought contraceptives were to be used to prevent unwanted pregnancy (35%) and for birth spacing (30%). 11% of students had used some form of contraceptive in the past and 7% were currently users. The most commonly used contraceptives were condoms, followed by combined use of OCP and condom. Conclusion: The study highlighted the need to motivate the youth for effective and appropriate use of contraceptives when required and arrest the trend towards unwanted pregnancy.