The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effect of 12 weeks of meditation on heart rate of college girls. Selection of Subjects: Total 60 female subjects, who were studying in Tikaram Degree College, Aligarh, were selected for this study. The subjects were divided into experimental and control group of 30 each. Their age ranged in between 18-25 years. Hypothesis: It was hypothesised that there would be a significant effect of meditation on heart rate of the college girls. Statistic: For analysis of the data Mean & SD were calculated and to examine the effect of meditation on the chosen variable. Paired t-test was applied, and level of confidence was set at 0.05 level. Results: Significant differences were observed in the pre and post experimental mean heart rate of meditation group with insignificant difference seen in the pre and post experimental mean heart rate of control group. Conclusion: It was concluded that meditation caused significant change in heart rate of college girls.

Keywords: Meditation, Heart Rate, College and Girls.