• Dr. Shazia Mansoori
• Nawaj Shorif

Today we are going through the era of technological advancement where technology becomes an inseparable part of our society. All members of society are connected to each other through various social networking sites. Social networking site has profoundly influenced the personal, social and academic life of students. The present study aims to examine the impact of social networking site on academic performance of post-graduate students of Aligarh Muslim University. The sample size was 280 post-graduate students studying in various faculties of Aligarh Muslim University. Descriptive analysis was used to analyse the data while t-test was used to test the hypotheses. The findings of the present study show that the use of social networking site had a significant influence on academic performance of the students. As they spent more time on social networking site, the academic performance of students also increased.

Social Networking Sites, Academic Performance, Postgraduate students.

"IMPACT OF SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF POST-GRADUATE STUDENTS OF ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 4, page no.320-329, April-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1904A53.pdf

"IMPACT OF SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF POST-GRADUATE STUDENTS OF ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 4, page no. pp320-329, April-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1904A53.pdf