• Dr. Prakash Kumar Pradhan
• Dr. Pradeepta Kumar Behera

As per the Statista, the internet user in India is around 75 crores till July 2024 and the number will be 1.5 billion in 2040. Digital India concept upholds the key factor to boosts the use of smart phone with internet connectivity to a greater high. During Covid 19 pandemic the society was fully associated with online market place and e work place. In India post the use of smart phone during the period was grown rapidly. E learning and online platforms for teaching and learning during Covid pandemic helped a lot to the Academicians and students around the corner of the Globe. Smart phone gives greater options, freedom and time in decision making to its users. Spart phone replaces watch, TV, Radio, Camera, Physical Friends and many more. The study is focused on to understand the impact of smart phone on life style of college students. The study is based on primary data collected from the college students of Puri district through questionnaire method. The sample size of the respondent is 120 students. The study concluded that the college students of the study area are more dependent on smart phone in decision making and spend more time in virtual world rather than in physical world.

Smart Phone, Living Style, Internet, E learning and Digital India

"AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS ON THE IMPACT OF SMART PHONE ON THE LIVING STYLE OF THE COLLEGE STUDENTS OF PURI DISTRICT IN ODISHA", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 9, page no.e724-e732, September-2024, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2409492.pdf

"AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS ON THE IMPACT OF SMART PHONE ON THE LIVING STYLE OF THE COLLEGE STUDENTS OF PURI DISTRICT IN ODISHA", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 9, page no. ppe724-e732, September-2024, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2409492.pdf