ABSTRACT
Information technology (IT) has made a significant impact on the extension of higher education. Knowledge can be transferred through IT, and people can get all content through computer usage. Persons living in every part of the country, hills, planes, seaside, and urban areas are all getting educated through open universities like IGNOU, Rajshree Open University, etc. This paper will study the impact of information communication and technology (ICT) on the elaboration of education far and wide and its impact on economic enhancement, social development, psychological impact, and knowledge enhancement in society.
This involved assessing the broadening of the mental makeup of persons with higher education, the degree to which persons have changed because of higher education, their belief systems, attitude toward life, and interactional impact on society and their employability.
The empirical study was performed on professionals who are gaining knowledge through ICT and what benefits they are achieving by availing education enhancement through ICT. Significant correlations were found between ICT and knowledge enhancement, economic enhancement, social developments, and psychological impact. This has proved that ICT is a boon to society and has made every interaction very convenient and facilitative.
