• Rabina Debbarma
• G.Umadevi

Internet use is one of the important tools of our present day society whose impact is felt on university students such as increased use of Internet. It brings change in mood, an inability to control the amount of time spent with the Internet, withdrawal symptoms when not engaged, a diminishing social life, and adverse work or academic consequences, and it also affects self-esteem of the students. The main objective of this study is to know the level of internet addiction of Annamalai University students. A total sample of 100 university students were selected from different departments through random sampling. After selection of the sample, Young Internet Addiction Scale was used to assess the Internet usage. The results found 80.0% students have moderate internet addiction and 2.0% students have severe addiction. But results found that there no significant difference on the basis of gender and age group and their locality.

Internet Addiction, University Students, Gender, Age, Locality

"A study about Internet addiction of Annamalai University students", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.237-242, June 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1908648.pdf

"A study about Internet addiction of Annamalai University students", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp237-242, June 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1908648.pdf