Manu Sood¹, Virender Singh², ¹H.P. University, India and ²GGDSD College, India

E-Learning is an adaptable technology that can be used to cover different areas of interactive or live learning as well as training needs. It makes skills available through newer technologies and reduces the learning time even for complex topics. E-Learning is a changing trend in education that no longer limits the education to the four walls of a class room. Measuring the efforts to improve the learning skills with technology is utmost essential in order to effect any change in the education policies. This paper focuses on the analysis of the genders’ interest in e-Learning in higher education in the northern part of India. A questionnaire survey designed for the purpose gathered information on students participation and opinions about the use of e-Learning in higher education. The analysis of the data thus collected shows that there is a definite change in trend among genders as far as the regular participation in e-Learning components are concerned.

e-learning, learning styles, attitudes of a learners, software engineering experience, software project management.