IS ONLINE EDUCATION THE FUTURE?

IS ONLINE EDUCATION THE FUTURE:

Education gives us knowledge of the world around us. It develops in us a perspective of looking at life. It is the most important element in the evolution of the nation. Without education, one will not explore new ideas. It means one will not able to develop the world because without ideas there is no creativity and without creativity, there is no development of the nation.

The Covid-19 pandemic has affected our lives in various ways. All the countries across the globe resorted to imposing lockdowns to contain the spread of the virus. Since schools and colleges had to be closed because of the lockdowns, students have been studying online. Teachers have been conducting classes online over various applications such as google meet, zoom etc. India as a country had never taken to online education before but the pandemic forced us to resort to it sooner than we thought we were ready to adapt to it. This has had various implications for students and the education system.

The fact that we have successfully managed to ensure that education is not hampered because of the pandemic is highly commendable, however, there are certain things that reflect the grey areas where we as a country need to work on.

Online education has not only proven useful to ensure continuous imparting of education to school and college-going students but it has also transformed the way that candidates prepare for competitive exams in India. It is a known fact that every year there are lakhs of aspirants who appear for various competitive exams in India such as the Civil Services Exam, Banking sector exams . These exams are extremely important for a lot of candidates who aspire to crack them and secure themselves a government job. The pandemic has also challenged the way that candidates prepare for these exams and limited their access to various sources of preparation such as coaching institutes, study materials, and so on.Understanding these challenges, various coaching centers like schools and colleges started taking classes online.

However, we need to understand that even before the pandemic, the lack of resources and guidance has existed for a many candidates across the country. These are the candidates who come from humble backgrounds and cannot afford to go to cities for their preparation or cannot enroll in expensive coaching institutes. These candidates have always faced various challenges even before the pandemic.Safalta, an initiative of Amar Ujala has been providing guidance to a lot of candidates across the country to help them ace competitive exams.

We need to understand platforms like these are extremely essential for the youth of today. Considering the highly competitive nature of various exams, it is important that candidates have the necessary resources to boost their preparation. Everyone must grow together at all points of time and the financial background of individuals should be an obstruction in their way to achieving their goals. The pandemic has all the more highlighted the importance of these online educational platforms such as Safalta which are providing mentorship to candidates either free of cost or at very low prices. They reflect the future of education in India and the success of a lot of candidates in our country depends on platforms like these.

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