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Perception and Use of Social Networking Sites (SNSs) by the Students of Mizoram University (MZU): A Survey
(INFLIBNET Centre, Gandhinagar, 2016-11) Verma, Manoj Kumar; Devi, Ksh. Krishna
Social networking sites have become a part of life for almost everyone where people use to communicate their ideas and thoughts with one another. The present study is focused on the use of social networking sites by the students of Mizoram University (MZU), Aizawl, India. The survey method and random sampling technique has been used for the collection of data for the present study. 300 detailed questionnaires were distributed among the students of Under Graduate (UG), Post Graduate (PG), and Ph.D. Scholars of MZU where 262 duly filled-in questionnaires were received in total where 35% are UG, 38% are PG, and 27% is Ph.D. scholars. The analysis of the collected data is presented in tables and charts followed by the interpretation. The present study reveals that the majority of the students are aware of SNSs and using one or more than one social networking sites, where Facebook and YouTube are found as the most commonly used SNSs by the students of MZU.