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Signed informed consent signed was taken. We used a\n P<\/jats:italic>\n value of < 0.05 and a 95% confidence interval (CI).\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Result:<\/jats:title>\n \n Out of 513 enrolled, 450 completed the survey (response rate 87.7%). Age ranged between 13 to 20 years of them 303 (67.3%) were female. Awareness of cyberbullying was 96.2%. The prevalence of cyberbullying among adolescence was 22.2% (95% CI: 18.89-26.93). 42% of Victims reported cyberbully event leading to stoppage in 78.6% of cases. Most of the victims reported to their parents followed by friends then cyber helpline or Police. Characteristics of perpetrators were males, below-average academic performance and social relations, from same batch, and had emotionally unstable personalities. Association of being a victim does not relate to their Age, gender, grade, or parent\u2019s education but relate to their nationality (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n < 0.001) and being younger siblings (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n < 0.027). Association between event reporting and gender was not significant (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n < 0.859). Association between worsening social relationships (teachers and parents) (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n < 0.001), feeling neglected (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n < 0.001), personality type (agreeableness and emotional instability) (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n < 0.016) and being a Cyberbully victim was statistically significant. Association of depression and anxiety with being a cyberbully victim was statistically significant (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n < 0.001) and directly proportional to the severity.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n High rate of awareness and Low prevalence of cyberbullying was found among adolescence. 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