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Presence of Digital Divide in Internet Usage among Students in Higher Education

Kritika Agarwal, Babita Jaiswal

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The present study attempts to find out the digital divide present among students of the University of Lucknow, Lucknow. The main objectives are to assess the digital divide among rural and urban students in terms of frequency, training and skills, and purpose of using the internet. To fulfil these objectives, a survey method was adopted and a structured questionnaire was used to collect data. A sample of 100 students was collected comprising 50 students with rural background and 50 with an urban background. The findings revealed that there is an association between Internet usage and residential background of the students, concluding there exists a digital divide in internet use. This study also makes some suggestions to bridge the digital divide among students.

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