Abstract: Education is a reflection of good civilization. Human civilization has progressed by innovation in education since periods. Education spreads awareness in society about how we can be a good social being and help others in our daily life. Understanding how education system work and how it evolve over time has been one of the most important research agendas in recent years. The education system of any economy performs following main tasks: first, it handles the basic and higher education; second, it provides better opportunities of income; third it enhances the living standard and helps in social development. This study attempts to assess the competency level of college teachers in the use of ICT, their level of motivation and the challenges faced by them. The study was conducted in five colleges of Ernakulam District. 50 teachers were taken in to consideration by adopting Multi stage random sampling. And the study found that majority of the teachers have access to broad band but the use of ICT enabled facilities are lacking. Inadequate training, Insufficient time due to work load, absence of ICT facilities, lack of funds are some of the factors which hinders the successful integration of ICT.