Abstract:
There is a common belief that students entering Post Graduation have appropriate
computing skills for study purposes and there is no longer a felt need for computer
training programmes in tertiary education. First year students of Post Graduation
were surveyed in 2009, they were asked about their Education and Computing
backgrounds. Further, the elaboration of issues raised was gathered through
focused interviews. Collected data was then analyzed through the percentage
analysis. Nowadays Indian regional students have higher confidence in their
Computing abilities. One clear reason as it appears, the increased access to
Computers and the Internet confidence. They are also likely to contradict
Knowledge and Confidence. Surprisingly, the survey results showed high usage
extent of Computer Training Programmes. Therefore, the revoking of Computer
Training Programmes for all P.G courses with Indian educational standards is not
recommended.
