Social media has facilitated a lot in reshaping communication industry and redefining the ways in which we communicate and express ourselves. Social media engages people constantly and accumulate everyone in some or the other trending activity. People have embraced social media so persistently that it has become an integral part of our lives now. It is being used not only by individuals but also businesses, organisations and governments, who are utilising S.M platforms for constant engagement with the masses. In the last decade internet has gone through a tremendous growth and at the same time, social media sites have established themselves as a pioneer in mass media communication. Technological advancement, cheaper data connection coupled with increasing access of different gadgets like smart phone, tablet, laptop etc is the main reason behind this superb expansion of social media. Now anybody can access any website within internet on anytime from any geographical location. Men are social being who need somebody to communicate and share their thoughts, experiences, views on different subjects or phenomena. Nowa-days social media sites are catering to this need for more than two billion users around the globe. Therefore, it can be said that one in every three person now uses at least one social media sites. Social media now have created a platform for young men & women to exchange ideas, views, feelings, personal information, pictures and videos at a truly astonishing rate. The worldwide occurrence of Social Media has influenced the world in various ways. One of the most crucial areas in which it has made an impact is the world of education. Though it is a nascent stage, yet the results are already showing fascinating changes. However, there has been very little research on the impact of these sites on the student in the Indian context. In this study, we focused on the impact of these social networking sites on the youth of India in both positive as well as negative phase

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