The survey was undertaken during the nationwide TCS IT Wiz
program held between July and December 2013 across 14 cities- Ahmedabad,
Bangalore, Bhuwaneshwar, Chennai, Coimbatore, Delhi, Hyderabad, Indore, Kochi,
Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur and Pune – with a total base of 18,196 high
school students of 12-18 years of age. The primary data was collected from the
participants by means of a questionnaire at each of the locations.
“Our annual survey of high school students shows that urban
teenagers are adopting new social platforms quickly, using them in multiple
ways and leading the way in driving change,” TCS executive vice president and
global head HR, Ajoy Mukherjee said here today.
“We have found that teenagers living in mini-metros are more
digital savvy as against their counterparts living in metros,” he said.
Moreover, half of the students surveyed said they would like
to make IT as a career choice.
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