Abstract:

In the 21st century, mobile phones have become one of the best gifts of technology. Young people are the most avid users of mobile phones. Mobile phones today have infinite resources that can be used in various ways for various purposes. Students' behaviour may change as a result of excessive use of mobiles, affecting their academic performance. According to the study, mobile phone usage has increased. During classes, students stuck to this device, thus affecting their academic performance. In addition, the results indicate that the use of mobile phones has become an addiction among young people. This study aims to investigate the relationship between mobile phones and behavioral modifications among students and their academic achievement. Even before the pandemic, it was important for students to use their phones for education. Instead of making xerox copies, students carry digital notes on their phones. When they want to take a survey, it's easier. Most importantly, using a mobile phone to conduct research for a project when you don't have access to a computer or laptop is extremely convenient. It is safe to assume that some of the eLearning platform's trends will continue even in the post-pandemic world because of the pandemic's complete shift from offline teaching to eLearning. The use of digital notes, prerecorded lectures for revision, and the use of Google Forms for online tests are trends. The internet is one of the readily available sources of knowledge in today's diversified knowledge environment. Students who always carry a mobile phone can check out information more engagingly, which will accelerate their learning. The student has the ability to immediately dispel any doubts they may have had regarding something the instructor was teaching. There are so many apps for students in the App Store that the student can get help with a subject in which he or she is lacking. The primary goals of the study were as follows: to ascertain the students' perceptions of how simple it is for them to use a smartphone for learning purposes, to ascertain the students' perceptions of how useful a smartphone is for academic achievement, to ascertain the impact of smartphone use on students' learning activities, and to ascertain the factors that prevent students from using smartphones as learning tools. As a result of the New Education Policy's changes to the technology and educational system, the findings showed that the use of mobile phones for educational purposes is essential for improved student performance. In this technologically advanced world, numerous educational apps developed by app development firms that also support mobile devices are essential. Methods: A survey-based study has conducted among randomly selected Graduate students (N=190), 89 males and 101 females, in the age group of 17-25 years. For this study , selected students from various courses such Bcom(60), Bsc(18) , B.A(36), BCA(61), Bvoc(15) . In this study, the test of mobile dependence was used to assess the dependence on mobile phones, while the LIKERT scale was used to evaluate the behavioral changes based on self-reports

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