Abstract

At present, universities are implementing internet-based learning to improve the academic knowledge of the students. The present generation is also well updated with the frequent use of internet for information and communication in their daily life. Internet aids in updating the student’s knowledge with the current scientific information. In addition, internet-based learning improves the quality of education of the students than the conventional teaching method. The study aims to evaluate the usage of internet for academic purposes by undergraduate students. A validated questionnaire was distributed to approximately 150 participants of undergraduate students. Data were collected and recorded. Statistical analysis was done with the collected data to evaluate the usage of internet by the undergraduate students for their academic purposes. This study is designed comparatively to evaluate the internet usage for academic purposes by the undergraduate students. The reason of this study is to aware the students about the pros and cons of over usage of internet and to motivate them to use internet more for their academic purposes.