Abstract

This study investigates academic procrastination among under graduate students studying in professional/ non- professional courses in relation to usage of mobile applications (with high, average and low level). Random sampling was employed on the sample of 800 students. A significant difference in academic procrastination among undergraduate students studying in different professional/ non- professional courses was found with high, average and high and low usage of educational mobile application as well as with high, average and high and low usage of non-educational mobile applications; no significant difference in academic procrastination was found among the undergraduate students studying in professional/ non- professional courses using educational mobile applications; a significant interaction effect of Usage of Educational Mobile Applications/ Usage of Non-Educational Mobile Applications under graduate students studying in different courses was found on the scores of on academic procrastination. No significant difference in academic procrastination among undergraduate students studying in different professional/ non- professional courses was found with high, average and high and low usage of non-educational mobile applications; a significant difference in academic procrastination was found among the undergraduate students studying in professional/ non- professional courses using non-educational mobile applications; a significant interaction effect of usage of educational mobile applications/ usage of non-educational mobile applications under graduate students studying in different courses was found on the scores of on academic procrastination.

Key words: Academic , Students , Professional , Courses , Relation