The present research work IMPORTANCE OF INTERNET IN THE LEARNING AND TEACHING PROCESS OF EDUCATION IN THE RURAL AND URBAN AREAS was conducted in Nagarjuna Degree College, Neelagiri Degree & PG College and Kakatiya Degree & PG College in Nalgonda Telangana state during the month January 2017 by survey method. In this survey the teachers and the students were participated. The survey was involved with a well-designed questionnaire. The participants were made into four groups and every group had their own way of a questionnaire. All the participants were given each copy of the questionnaire and they had given their opinions, experiences, and suggestions as per the questions. The results revealed that maximum students and teachers from both rural and urban area said that the internet is important in their learning and teaching process. And maximum number students and teachers from both rural and urban area are suggesting the internet as an important tool in their learning and teaching process. And 76.51 % of students said that internet is an important tool in a learning process, among them 45.55 % are from rural area and 30.96% are from the urban area. And 81.63 % of teachers said that internet is an important tool in the teaching process, among them 57.14 % are from urban area 24.48 % are from the rural area. As the maximum number of students and teachers said that the internet is an important tool in the teaching and the learning process of education, the internet recommended as an important tool in the teaching and the learning process of education.