| The COVID 19 pandemic has significantly affected the education sector worldwide. It has accelerated the digital transformation of whole education system. No doubt it paved the way for much needed innovations but it also has widened the gaps among learners belonging to different backgrounds. Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and Social in equalities has always been the subject of discussion due to their interrelatedness. This study seeks to analyse the role of ICT driven learning tools in bringing social inequality among the youth of Jammu region. The study was conducted online on more than 200 youth of Jammu region belonging to age group of 16 to 23 years.The average age of the respondents was 19 years. They hailed from both rural (49%) and urban (51%) areas. Regarding parents’ occupation of the youth, there were farmers, drivers, shopkeepers, businessman, carpenters, labour class, teachers, professors, doctors, bank employees. Thus, the parents of the respondents were from diverse fields and their income varied according to their respective professions. The data concluded that socio economic background of the respondents play major role in their learning process via online mode thus creating inequalities among the youth of this region. |