Background: Mental health among college students is a neglected issue and there is a dearth of comprehensive studies addressing it among Indian youth. Due to the stigma attached, it often remains under diagnosed.The mental well being of the college students are often compromised precipitated by academic failures, relationship issues, adjustment to campus life, economic, social and familial problems. Objectives: The objective of the study was to assess the overall mental health profileand perceived stress levels of the undergraduate students of a general degree college in Kolkata, West Bengal, India and also to assess the relationship between perceived stress and mental health among selected college students. Materials and methods: This is an institutional based pilot study carried out during the period of November to December 2024 amongst 62 undergraduate students aged 18 to 23 years at Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis Mahavidyalaya, Kolkata, West Bengal. The standard 18 items Mental Health Inventory (MHI) questionnaire and Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) were administered to assess mental health and perceived stress respectively.The purpose of the study was explained to respondents and the confidentiality of the responses was assured. Individual consent from students was taken before administering the questionnaires. Statistical methods such as frequency, percentage, mean, median, standard deviation and Pearson r correlation were used to analyze the data. Results: Out of 62 respondents, the majority 38(61.3%) were females and 24 (38.7%) were males.  The overall computed MHI scores (0-100) total score ranges from 33.33 to 84.44, mean score 57.99, median score 58.33 with a standard deviation of 12.28. Majority of the students were found to have moderate levels of stress based on PSS scale(PSS score between 14-26).Significant negative relationships are observed between perceived stress of the respondents and their overall mental health based on MHI transformed score(r = 0.037*,p<0.05) indicating higher stress lowers mental health and vice versa. Conclusion: The study revealed majority of students having poor mental health status and moderate stress levels suggestive of early screening and diagnosis among college students. Necessity of counselling and therapeutic intervention is suggested.