Cybercrime is on the increase everywhere in the world. A large number of people have become victims of the cyber crimes. The awareness among teachers will be an effort to control the crimes and protect the student populace. The present study was conducted to investigate cyber crime awareness among teacher trainees studying at Government Teachers College, Addalaichenai. A normative survey method was adopted on a sample of 200 teacher trainees selected by stratified random sampling technique. The data were collected by using Cybercrime Awareness Scale and Personal Information Schedule. The major findings of the study have revealed that there exists significant differences in cyber crime awareness among teacher trainees with respect to gender, locality, knowledge of computer, and having own computer.

Keywords: Cybercrime; Awareness.