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Abstract

Social media has become an integral part of our life and provides a digital platform to the whole world.People use social media to a large extent for information whether it is some daily happening or some news.Social media usage is occupied by youngsters, a study was conducted based on the perception of students towards the use of social media for educational purpose.Data was collected through questionnaire which consist of 16 statements.A total of 50 students were included in the analysis of data from Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar.The study concludes that majority (98.11%) of the students were not just only use social media for entertainment purpose but also use it for educational purpose.