ABSTRACT

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is increasingly becoming indispensable part of the education system. ICT has changed the style of functioning of the educational system and its governance. This paper considers the rapid spread of ICT applications which has brought drastic technological, social and economic transformations. These changes have caused educational institutions, administrators, teachers to rethink their roles, teaching and vision for the future. The sustainability of a nation in the era of knowledge and its economy depends on the effective educational system. It is considered as the comparative analysis of the inputs and outputs. In educational system, the inputs are teachers, students, classroom materials, equipments of teaching, methods of teaching and the outputs are quantity as well as quality of student learning. The proper integration of ICT with teaching/ learning environment increases the chance of gaining education along with increased productivity. ICT provides various opportunities to learners and make teachers aware of their new roles & responsibilities in educational set up. The growing use of ICT will change many of the strategies employed by both teachers and students in the learning process. The role of ICT in the educational administration is recurring and unavoidable. The paper discusses various functions discharged by ICT in the field of Education and its most new usages. In general, ICT is going to play a vital role in bringing about qualitative change in every aspects of our life.