Background: Hypertension is a chronic condition of concern due to its role in the causation of coronary heart disease, stroke & other vascular conditions & obesity is among one of the many modifiable risk factors for hypertension. The objective of our study was to find out the proportion of hypertension & obesity with or without first degree relatives affected by diabetes mellitus(DM) or hypertension(HTN) or both among 1st year MBBS students in the age group of 20±2 years. Materials & Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out among 200 1st year MBBS students from September 2018- February 2019 at Rural Medical College, Loni, to know about their weight, blood pressure, height etc., via a questionnaire prepared for this purpose. Taking prevalence of obesity~39.5%(=20.6% for women+18.9% for men) among Indians according to NFHS 4 data[3] the sample size was calculated as ~170. Questionnaires were distributed among those who were willing to participate and their blood pressure, weight, height, WC & WHR were measured & recorded & all 200 total students admitted in 1st year all participated in the study. BMI was classified according to WHO 2003 classification & hypertension was classified according to JNC7 classification. Results: Of the 200 students who participated 105 students were girls & 95 students were boys. After proper analysis of the data collected, it came into view that 36.84% of the boys & 40% of the girls had BMI ≥25. 44% of the boys & 48% of the girls were detected with pre-HTN. Conclusion: The proportion of both males & females who were found to be overweight(BMI≥25) was much higher when compared with the values given according to NFHS-4. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]