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Credibility and Evaluative Study of Websites of Deemed Universities in Maharashtra


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1 S.R.C., Ayurved College, Chikhli, District Buldana (M.S.)., India
2 Gayadevi Joshi Aryabhatta Mahavidyalaya, Akola (M.S.)., India
     

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Web based information is used more and more by the students and general people for taking important decisions. Growth of website is increasing very fast. So it is necessary to study about reliability of them. Present paper is aimed to study and analyze the various aspects of the credibility of Websites Deemed universities of Maharashtra. 21 Deemed universities from all over the Maharashtra are considered for the study. The analysis of the data represents the extent and level of credibility possessed by these Universities.

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Maharashtra Universities, Credibility
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Authors

M.B. Khatri
S.R.C., Ayurved College, Chikhli, District Buldana (M.S.)., India
S.R. Baheti
Gayadevi Joshi Aryabhatta Mahavidyalaya, Akola (M.S.)., India

Abstract


Web based information is used more and more by the students and general people for taking important decisions. Growth of website is increasing very fast. So it is necessary to study about reliability of them. Present paper is aimed to study and analyze the various aspects of the credibility of Websites Deemed universities of Maharashtra. 21 Deemed universities from all over the Maharashtra are considered for the study. The analysis of the data represents the extent and level of credibility possessed by these Universities.

Keywords


Maharashtra Universities, Credibility

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