Introduction: To assess the effect of education level and previous anaesthesia exposure on knowledge of anaesthesia and role of anaesthesiologist Method: 112 patients above the age of 18 years undergoing any elective surgery were enrolled in the study. They were asked to fill out a questionnaire containing questions related to anaesthesia, anaesthesiologists and their concerns and perceptions about risks related to anaesthesia. Each question had multiple choices. The patients were divided into two groups of 56 each i.e. Group A consisted of patients with previous anaesthesia exposure and Group B consisted of patients without previous anaesthesia exposure and data was compared