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PAPER ID:IJIM/Vol. 10 (II)/ /June/1-9/1
AUTHOR: Vikas
TITLE : EXPLORING THE LANDSCAPE OF AI TOOLS AWARENESS AND USE AMONG UNDERGRADUATE SCIENCE STUDENTS
ABSTRACT: This study explores Artificial Intelligence (AI) tool awareness and usage among science students at Government College Bhiwani. It aims to assess the extent of students’ familiarity with various AI tools and the frequency of their application for academic purposes, particularly within a mobile-first, data-dependent, and largely rural demographic. A descriptive research design was employed, utilizing a survey questionnaire to collect data from 150 B.Sc. students across Medical, Non-Medical, and Computer Science disciplines. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, including frequency, percentage, and mean scores. The findings reveal a significant disparity between awareness of popular, versatile AI tools and specialized academic ones. While students showed high awareness and usage of applications like Canva (66%), Google Translate (59.3%), Gemini (46%), and ChatGPT (56%) , their familiarity with more niche tools was negligible. A key finding is the disconnect between behavior and perception: despite using AI tools regularly for academic tasks (an average of 3.45 times per week) , the students’ overall perceived awareness of AI’s broad academic capabilities was low, with a grand mean of 1.90, categorized as “Slightly aware”. The study concludes that while AI tools are integrated into students’ weekly study habits, their application is often superficial, and the full potential of AI as a comprehensive learning aid remains largely untapped.
KEYWORDS : Artificial Intelligence (AI), AI Literacy, Higher Education, Student Awareness, Technology Adoption