Abstract: The majority of India's hilly regions are prone to earthquakes. A building on a steep slope is distinct from other structures. That is to say, structures that are to be constructed on hilly terrain have a higher risk factor of falling prey to seismic activities as compared to their counterparts built on a rather plainer terrain. The numerous floors/storeys of such a structure step back towards the hill slope, and buildings may also have setbacks. As such, the column of a hill structure sits at different heights on the angle of the terrain; its analysis differs from that of buildings on level ground. The current study looked at G+3 and G+4 structures with different slope angles, such as 00 , 7.50 , 150 , 22.50 , and 300 . Both Step back and Step back & set back types of building configurations have been studied in this paper. The earthquake forces are calculated according to IS: 18932002; the structures are situated in seismic zone IV, with a damping ratio of 5%. Linear Static and Linear Dynamic methods were employed to conduct the seismic study. To investigate the influence of shifting column heights in the ground level due to sloping ground, a 3-dimensional analytical model of building plan was created and the same was studied using the structural analysis application "STAAD.Pro." To quantify the effects of diverse sloping terrain, response parameters like top storey displacement, base shear, shear in bottom storey column, and time period were thoroughly studied. It has been discovered that short columns on the elevated side of the terrain/slope experience a greater shear force as compared to columns of increased height on the lower side of the terrain. Under earthquake stresses, Step back & Setback structures showed better resilience to seismic forces as compared to Step back buildings. Step back setback buildings have substantially lower base shear and top floor displacement than setback buildings on sloping land. Keywords: Earthquake, Slope, STAAD.Pro, Step back, Step back & set back