Impact of pandemic COVID-19 on higher education

Source: The Hindustan Times

To be the part of a College is dream for every student passing 12th Standard as it provides a place where students live and study in close nearness to each other, interact and learn from peer discussion. The campuses are also buzzing cultural hubs where students from different social background, belief and value systems come together and understand each other, thus increasing their prospect of societal, intellectual and multi-cultural environments. The pandemic has created a state, where choosing an Institute, which can keep things on in spite of all odds, ensures Quality Education in most effective manner while establishing different activities including Workshops, Industry Certified Job Oriented Courses, Guest talks, Alumni Talks, Inter-Institutional Events, Conferences, Summits, Cultural and Club Activities to provide opportunities for overall, development of students. UNESCO approximations that over 1.5 billion students in 165 countries are out of school due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic has forced the global academic community to explore news ways of teaching and learning, including distance and online education. This has proven stimulating for both students and educators, who must deal with the emotional, physical and economic difficulties posed by the illness while doing their part to help curb the spread of the virus. The future is uncertain for everyone, particularly for millions of students scheduled to graduate this year who will face a world crippled economically by the pandemic.

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