Examining digital literacy competencies among the research scholars of Central University of Punjab, Bathinda: A survey Singh Sukhdev1, Sundar Sharath M2 1Assistant Professor, Department of Library and Information Science, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, Email: sukhdev.singh@cup.edu.in 2Research Scholar, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, Email: sarath.m07@gmail.com Online published on 23 August, 2024. Abstract The study attempted to assess the digital literacy competences and skills of researchers in terms of several variables. The sample consisted of 96 Ph.D. research scholars working in a variety of departments of the Central University ofPunjab, Bathinda. Awell-designed and developed questionnaire was utilized to gather the data. Results showed that in terms of gender variable digital literacy skills of male research scholars were found at a high. Besides, a majority of the research scholars were using digital devices daily and their preferred places for using the ICT tools were the department research labs followed by the central library. In addition, the study revealed that researchers were fairly confident in the identification of computer parts. Towards the end, the research concluded that digital tools and skills to use them were at utmost needed for the quality and quantity of any research. Top Keywords Digital literacy, Media and Information Literacy, Computing skills, Digitaldevices, Information Communication Technology. Top |