The of the paper deals with the brief introduction of ICT, Internet and brief account of the status of
Higher Education in India , role of UGC in imparting quality education, and Refresher and Orientation
Courses being offered by the Academic Colleges of India with special reference to Himachal Pradesh
University, Shimla. Further, described in the paper about the need and purpose of the study, objectives,
methodology adopted and finally highlights the important survey findings in respect of ICT Awareness
and Internet Use pattern of the participants of the refresher course. Besides this, some suggestions
and recommendations have also been enumerated in brief.