ICT in Indian Higher Education: A Review

Abstract

The present study compared the technological situations in Indian Higher educational universities considering various technological factors. The huge survey was conducted in the academic year of 2014-2015 in six higher educational universities in Punjab and Haryana. A differential analysis was performed using statistical techniques with five major parameters like availability, usability, problem, solution and opportunity towards technological awareness. Each parameter has different attributes spotting ICT. The target variables such as locality, gender, educational standard, occupation, state were selected to explore significant difference. It was proved that state variable has not impact on sentiments of students towards ICT. One hand, there is no variation between private and government students towards ICT availability, usability and problems in their Universities. On another hand, the affiliation status influenced their feelings towards ICT. Also, it was revealed that there is a significant difference between boy and girl students; overall male and overall female stakeholders towards availability and no significant difference between boy and girl students, male and female faculty, overall male and overall female stakeholders towards availability.