USE OF INTERNET BY UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS OF P D A COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, GULBARGA

31-42The present study surveys and reports the use of internet by one hundred and ninety-three undergraduate students of engineering. Observes that, the internet use is confined to general or recreational purposes and its potential in supporting curricular requirements has not been realized by the students. The use of Internet at college is being made by very few students and this needs to be increased.Also Internet facility should be extended to library, as it has become an important source of information, facilitating effective communication and being a major information retrieval tool. Concludes that awareness needs to be created among the students for using Internet in addition to the library facilities and training is to be provided to acquaint students with Internet and its resources