• Shahida Parveen
• Dr. Pratibha Sagar

The internet has become an enormous part of people’s daily lives. Over the last decades, internet connectivity has improved tremendously and it is easily available everywhere such as homes, offices, travels and schools. Today, empirical studies report that access to information can influence the academic performance of students. The present study on internet usage by secondary school students of Bareilly district was conducted on 250 students selected randomly from secondary schools located in Bareilly District of Uttar Pradesh. The data was collected by Internet Usage Scale developed by Shaloo Saini & Prof. Parminder Kaur. This scale consists of 20 items. Collected data was analysed using statistical technique such as mean, standard deviation and t-test. The study revealed that there is significant difference between the internet usages of U.P. Board student & C.B.S.E. Board student and U. P. Board boys & girls. But no significant difference was found C.B.S.E. Board boys & girls.

Internet, Secondary school students.

"A Study of Internet Usage by Secondary School Students", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 3, page no.143-149, March-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1903D26.pdf

"A Study of Internet Usage by Secondary School Students", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 3, page no. pp143-149, March-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1903D26.pdf