Post Covid-19: How It might Cause Change and Impact the Education in India

Abstract

The outbreak of corona virus disease (Covid-19) may affect anyone to everyone around the world. All sectors including education sector has been badly affected. It has impacted the over 1.5 million schools and more than 286 million young learners across India. Although the education ecosystem of India, already weighed down by myriad issues such as school dropouts, learning deficiencies, teacher absenteeism, gender disparity and lack of infrastructure, now faces yet another big concurrence to decrease Covid-19 infection as well as to streamline the session, board examinations, entrance tests and admissions. However, an initiation of digital education, internal assessment and previous grade based up-gradation is some of the steps which most of the academic institute or school follows now days. Although, there is certain issue of internet connectivity and availability, only a handful of private schools/institute could adopt e-learning rather than counterpart institute or school either completely or partially closed or simply promoted the students to higher class or grade. This article notably addresses the impacts and possible measures on education and highlights some recommendation to stream the educational activities in Covid-19 era.