Nowadays Information and communication systems already cover more aspects of our lives. The study intends to identify the Competency of Teachers using Information and Communication Technology in a Higher Secondary Schools in Tirunelveli District of Tamil Nadu.

Purpose: The study aims to examine the access of ICT by teachers and the use of ICT for educational purposes. The Population of the study consists of secondary school teachers in Tirunelveli District, Tamil Nadu.

Method/Material: The respondents are selected on the base of stratified random sampling techniques method. The data was collected from 180 respondents.

Result: The study has been noted that most of the teachers do not have access to ICT. This is because teachers are not able to use ICT services. The Focused Group Discussion has indicated that Teachers of samples schools have used ICT tools for their instructional purpose.

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Keywords: Competency, Information and communication Technology, Secondary Teachers