• Dr. Mona Mehta
• Ms Hridishruti Saikia
• Ms Eliza Upadhayaya

Social networks have gained extreme popularity among people all over the world. Many students spend countless hours in surfing social networks such as Facebook, Whatsapp, Instagram, Youtube, Twitter, Wechat, Tumblr, Skype, Viber, Snapchat, Pinterest and so on. Social networks consume a lot of time, however it also helps students to develop important knowledge and social skills and be active citizens who create and share content. At present, many students utilize these sites on a daily basis, for different purpose. Social networks can help students to improve academic performance as well as it can also deteriorate their academic performance and also affect their health depending on how frequently and when they use it. Most of the students spends hours checking updates in social networks which leads them to procrastinate their academic works. Moreover, while studying or searching their course material online, they get attracted to social networks to kill boredom in their study time, diverting their attention from their work. Thus the present study aimed to assess the extent of use of social networks by youth on their academic performance and health. The sample selected for the study were 110 students from The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara. Convenience sampling technique was adopted for selecting the sample. For the present study the interview schedule was selected to get the detailed data of the respondents. The major findings of the present study revealed that most commonly used social networks were whatsapp, facebook, instagram and youtube. It was also found that majority of the students used the social networks for getting information, to improve knowledge, for entertainment, and to build personal and business relationships. Moreover, with regards to health problems it was also found that the majority of the students faced problems of eye irritation, lack of concentration, distraction and harmed their psychological well being while interacting with strangers on these various social networks.

Social Network, Students, Academic Performance, Health.

"A study on the impact of Social Networks on Students Academic Performance and Health", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.325-337, June 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1907K50.pdf

"A study on the impact of Social Networks on Students Academic Performance and Health", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp325-337, June 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1907K50.pdf