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Depression is a debilitating psychological condition in young people which can affect their growth, health and performance laying profound effects on their quality of life. The objective of the study is to assess the degree of depression with feature specifications and diurnal variations in medical and Pharm. D students in two private sector universities of Karachi, Pakistan. Severity of symptoms was more frequently assessed as psychological anxiety [9.3%] than somatic anxiety [1.3%]. General feeling of wellbeing was distorted in 57.2% students with varying degrees of severity. The psychogenic condition implicated the quality of sleep [19.6%] and latency of sleep [34.3%]. Appetite was affected adversely in 23.3% students with mild symptoms, whereas 5% reported severity of symptoms. Severity of symptoms was majorly assessed in late insomnia. We concluded that the symptoms of depression in young individuals were fairly common with both psychogenic and somatic feature specifications