The Current Pandemic COVID-19 has affected the mental health of university students. Students around the world are badly harmed both physically and mentally and are suffering from anxiety. Layer three of the current pandemic (COVID-19) has badly affected the university students in Pakistan. In this study, we aim to investigate the occurrence and anxiety levels among university students in Pakistan. The data were collected through an online survey using google drive from March 15, 2021, to June 10, 2021, and received 400 (80%) completed and valid responses out of 500 sample questionnaires distributed among the university students in Pakistan. The GDA (7-Item generalized anxiety disorder scale) questionnaire was used to assess the respondents' anxiety levels. The 5-point Likert scale was used, ranging from strongly disagree (1) to strongly agree (5). The e-questionnaires were composed of two parts. The first part contains the demographic details, and the second part comprises the mental health problems regarding anxiety. The demographic information was presented in N (%). To test the reliability of the questionnaire, we have used Cronbach's Alpha and McDonald's Omega. The anxiety scores were presented with mean and standard deviation (S.D.). The relationship between anxiety level and socio-demographic characteristics was assessed using mean ± S.D. The Chi-Square independence test was employed to analyze the association between the anxiety scores and socio-demographic characteristics. The data were analyzed using IBM SPSS Statistics 23.0. The anxiety scores of 400 respondents showed normal 174 (43.50%), mild 62 (15.50%), moderate 114 (28.50%), and severe 50 (12.50%), respectively. Age, education level, and marital status were statistically significant at (P<0.001). The current study's findings indicate significant differences in anxiety levels in different age groups, educational levels, and marital status during the third layer of the pandemic of COVID-19 in university students.

Index Terms- COVID-19, Pandemic, Anxiety, GAD-7