The Perspectives of Indian University Students Regarding Disruptive Technologies: An Empirical Study

Abstract

The rate of technological disruption is at an all-time high at present. The last two years are considered to be among the most destructive in the past fifty years. The entire world experienced difficulties as a result of the COVID-19 epidemic. The proliferation of viruses has had a tremendous impact on people’s personal and professional lives. None of the business operations were unaffected. The definitions of companies have shifted. Business strategies have shifted paradigmatically. Every business sector must rethink their approach, including the education sector. The education sector is one of the world’s largest and fastest-growing industries. Prior to COVID, the domain of online education was expanding at a moderate rate, whereas the online education system has expanded dramatically. Students and teachers had to deal with technology in ways they had never dealt with before. Users and developers were both spending significantly more time with technology. This intensive exposure to technology has affected the lives of both students and educators in some way. Through this study, we seek to comprehend the viewpoints of students regarding their exposure to disruptive technology. Since education in all subjects may be easily offered through technological models, students from several domains are identified for analysis. In this study, how students perceive disruptive technology is discussed. For this objective, a data collection instrument in the form of an e-questionnaire is constructed and distributed to the selected respondents. The data was collected for 129 students at the top-ranked NIRF institutions. As needed, the data is evaluated using descriptive and inferential statistical approaches.