Mentoring, a mechanism for knowledge and skill transfer is not new to people across the globe. In Indian context, the traditional Gurukula system is the best example of mentoring where the Sishya (mentee / protégé) who is usually a less experienced youth would serve the Guru (mentor), who is a teacher and an elderly person with rich experience for good knowledge transfer. The concept of relation in mathematics could be applied in e-mentoring. Though traditional face to face mentoring has advantages like ability to read the body language signals and facial expressions along with establishing a good rapport between mentor and mentee, E mentoring is proving its effectiveness in terms of solving issues in critical crisis period. From 594 students from AICTE approved institutions in Tamil Nadu, the response was recorded. Findings of the current research study makes it clear that the digital natives or the students belonging to Generation Z are more conversant with the latest technological developments and more curious about using them which makes them to feel convenient with e-mentoring in the place of traditional face-to-face mentoring. It may also open a door of opportunity to different sectors of students like students from different disciplines, students with special needs, destitute students and students from low socio economic background who belong to Generation Z.
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