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Abstract : Background: The current study was done to find out the prevalence of risk factors of noncommunicable diseases among students of government medical and dental colleges of Delhi. M et hods: The newly admit ted medical and dental students filled a pre-tested proforma pertaining to their lifest yle behavior and sociodemographic features. Anthropometric examination was conducted to find out the prevalence of overweight and truncal obesity. Blood pressure was measured. Chi-square and independent t-test was applied to find out the difference in proportion and mean values of the risk factors in males and females. Results: Around two-thirds of students were males. The prevalence of ever use of alcohol was more than current use of tobacco (2.2% vs. 1.1%). Truncal obesity was more in females (37%) and overweight was more common in males (26%). M ore students were doing physical activities of duration less than 30 minutes a day. Conclusion: The prevalence of truncal obesity and overweight was more in the fresh entrants of a medical and dental college of Delhi.