1Ph.D. Scholar, Department of Extension Education & Communication Management, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
2Assistant Professor, Department of Extension Education & Communication Management, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
*Corresponding author email id: sonia-eecm@pau.edu
Online Published on 12 April, 2023.
Every sector in the world experienced the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Covid-19 has a significant impact on both the Indian and global education systems. As a lockdown was imposed all the educational activities were discontinued in schools, colleges and universities. The COVID outbreak has shown that change is unavoidable. It has served as a catalyst for the expansion of educational institutions to develop and choose platforms with novel technology. The education sector has been working to survive the crisis with a new strategy and digitalizing the difficulties to eliminate the pandemic threat. This review study was planned to analyse the dimensions and fields of education that have been written about how the epidemic has affected the education system and to identify the educational benefits and challenges caused by the pandemic. In the end, the paper also highlights the initiatives taken by the Government of India to ensure that education is accessible to all citizens during a pandemic.
Covid-19, Pandemic, Education, Benefits, Challenges, Government initiatives
