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Smart phone, computer and television were introduced as communication devices although with the development of technology thee devices have become multi purposed. In the present world due to the affordable price and trend of the society it is easily accessible to teenage students. Thus, it has become a frequently used device among teenage students for various purposes such as communication, knowledge, video, gaming, music etc. this has created a common problem in the present society as students spend too much time on these devices and adults fear that it would affect their studies negatively. This research was conducted in order to find any relationship between these devices and academic performance. Data was collected through distributing a questionnaire among students of grade 10 and 11. Academic performance was evaluated by the results of the students at the previous term test held by the school. Data was analyzed using computer software. More than half of the population used some of these devices for more than two hours per day. But when comparing with the results of their previous term test it did not show any negative effect on their academic performance as almost half of the population had obtained an average result of more than 50% at the examination. Also, most of the students used these devices for the purpose of entertainment and not for education. Most of the students did not think that these devices have any negative effect on them. They think that the school and their teachers should make more effort to help the students. Thus, this survey study implies that there is no clear evidence to confirm that electronic devices have any negative effect on the academic performance of teenage students.