NATIONAL FACTS!

70% STUDENTS OWN SMART PHONES NATIONALLY: TCS SURVEY

Nearly seven out of every 10 high school students own mobile
phones and nearly 20% use mobile phones to access the
Internet, says a survey by Tata Consultancy Services. Nearly six
out of 10 respondents own a smart phone, but the difference
in ownership patterns between metros (58.50%) and mini
metros (59.36%) isn't much, with the smaller cities scoring over the larger ones.
The survey, TCS GenY survey 2012-13, was conducted on nearly 17,500 high school
students across 14 cities in the country. It showed common
trends among urban high school students across the country, but also revealed differences between metros and upcoming
Tier II towns which are emerging as mini-metros.
According to the report by TCS, almost 19% of the respondents use tablets, with 20% users in metros and 17% in mini metros.
Mobiles have emerged as the fastest growing mediums for accessing the Internet, with over 18% doing so. Those who accessed internet at home was 72%, while around 14% each
accessed it from home and cybercafes each, the report said.
Social networks like Facebook are the primary and clear favorite among the students to with their
peers with 92% cent of respondents preferring this social platform. Interestingly,preference for Facebook is
equally high among respondents in both metros (92%) and mini metros (91%). Other social platforms like Orkut have taken a back-seat with a 28% preference. Tweeting as a medium of communication is
now being used by one in three students, though only 2% listed
as their favourite site.
As per the TCS report, nearly three out of four students cited
'Research for school' as the main reason to access the Internet.
This was followed by the need to access the Internet for social
reasons like chatting or connecting with friends, with 62% saying they did so.