• VIKARAM SINGH
• DR. PUSHPINDER KAUR

Abstract Rapid expansion of internet has provided better opportunities for communication, information and social interaction. Development of internet technology not only benefits users but also have a negative effect, especially among college students. In this study was conducted on 300 students selected through stratified sampling from colleges affiliated to Himachal Pradesh University to explore internet usage pattern. Data collected through self-structured and standardized internet usage scale (33 items on 5 point Likert scale). Analysis showed that the internet usage of rural college students do not differ significantly from the internet usage of urban college students. It was further concluded that the mean time spent on internet was highest for educational purposes and fixative outcome as compare to social and online purposes.

Keywords: - Social, Educational, Online, Fixative, Rural and Urban.

"Internet Usage among College Students in Relation to Their Location", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.631-638, June 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1907845.pdf

"Internet Usage among College Students in Relation to Their Location", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp631-638, June 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1907845.pdf