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The current article investigates the use of social media platforms by the students of Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar for getting a variety of academic information in their day-to-day life. The study has made use of Google Forms to create an online questionnaire for collecting the data to complete this research. 102 responses have been received from 150 students for a response rate of 68%. Results showed that 51% respondents use social media platforms on a 'Daily basis' followed by 31.4% respondents who use social media platforms 'As and when required' for getting desired academic information. 73.5% of respondents said they utilised social media for understanding concepts, with YouTube and Wikipedia being the most popular choices, listed by 93.1% and 61.8% of respondents, respectively. Preparing notes, searching for new information, and supplement classroom learning were the primary academic uses of social media among respondents.