Students’ Behavior towards Electronic Devices during Covid-19 in Karachi

The objective of this study was to find to what extent was there availability of electronic devices for students involved in online education during Covid-19 in Karachi and if there was not, in what ways did the students react and what were its implications. Another objective was to find the idea of success of online education among these students. A comprehensive Google Forms questionnaire was circulated among university/high school students in Karachi. Descriptive Analysis has been done on excel to analyze the behavior of students towards electronic devices for academic purpose. The study found that 78.7%had a proper device, and from the remaining, 13.4% either bought a new device, got their devices repaired and 7.3% borrowed from someone or rented it. These numbers implied that around 20.7% of our sample sought help from the electronics industry by buying new devices, getting their devices repaired, and renting them, generating an income of PKR 860,733 (USD 5370) for the electronics industry just from this sample size. More findings of the study are that more than 50% of the respondents rejected the idea of online learning in near future. Major problems they faced were unstable internet and unclear course concepts. The overall results concluded that the influx of consumers towards the consumer electronics industry has led to a minor boost in Pakistan's economy, and the students in Karachi have come closer to adopting technology and IT, which is a necessity in the contemporary world.