KIU Interdisciplinary Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences Copyright© 2020 by authors; licensee KIJHUS. This article is an open access article and can be freely accessed and distributed. SOCIAL NETWORKS AS INTEGRAL OF ICT: A PREDICTOR OF ACADEMIC PROCRASTINATION Suleiman, Muhammad Muhammad 1 Sani, Shitu. 2* 1,2 Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, India. *corresponding author: muhddkd@gmail.com Citation: Suleiman, M.M. & Sani, S. (2020). Social networks as integral of ICT: a predictor of academic procrastination. KIU Interdisciplinary Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 1(2), 229-241 ABSTRACT Internet applications simultaneously are a driving force to the cultural dividend of social networks among the students of higher education. Social networks as an interactive form of networks that allow the user to with and publish to each other, generally utilizing the internet provide a ground for multiple purposes activities ranging from pleasure, business, official and academic purposes. This paper intends to discuss the other side of social networks as it influences the prediction of academic procrastination among the students of higher education. Students' tendency for irrational task delay (i.e. procrastination) may be particularly lying face down to use Internet applications simultaneously to other tasks (e.g., during homework) and in an inadequately controlled approach. It is also a review of some literature related to the topic under discussion. Issues relate to the use of social networks for other activities in the name of academics and turn to academic procrastination is common among the students of higher education. Students are more pleasure seeking than academic participation unless otherwise. Therefore, the paper suggests some techniques that low down the social networks as a predictor of academic procrastination. Keywords: Social Networks, ICT, Academic Procrastination, Facebook, Twitter. INTRODUCTION The Internet has rapidly evolved from being merely an information-sharing platform to being a social networking platform used by individuals to share content, opinions, and information. Social networking is a global phenomenon that has revolutionized how people interact with each other. It affects nearly every aspect of our life: education, communication, employment, politics, healthcare, social relationships, and personal productivity (Liu & Ying, 2012; Bacik, 2016; Suleiman, Muhammad, et al, 2020; Awobamise & Jarrar, 2019; Okiyi et al, 2019; Awobamise, 2018). A social networking service (SNS) is an Internet-based platform used in building and developing social relations among people. It provides means by which users can