Resumen de The digital divide among the college students of Kashmir, India

Fayaz Ahmad Loan

• The present study aims to identify the digital divide among the college students of Kashmir Valley and suggest possible solutions to bridge the gap. The survey method was applied to conduct the research and questionnaire was used as a data collection tool. The results reveal that there is a wide digital divide among the college students of Kashmir. The data shows that male students use the Internet more than females, and urban more than their rural counterparts. Among the different faculties, the students of computer science make use of the Internet most of all and social sciences and humanities students the least. The students who do not use the Internet state many reasons like the lack of Internet facilities in colleges, homes and localities, lack of access, lack of training, lack of awareness, lack of interest, no need, external threat and many others. The possible suggestions are recommended to bridge the gap.