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Research Paper | Social Work | India | Volume 10 Issue 9, September 2021

COVID-19 and Higher Education in India: Impact and Challenges

Bhavya Bharti

Abstract: COVID-19 is an unprecedented event in World history that has affected and changed every sphere of Human Life. There is a paradigm shift in the modes and ways of human interaction and, metamorphosis in how we use to communicate and disseminate information and knowledge. The COVID-19 pandemic has created the largest disruption of education systems in history, affecting nearly 1.6 billion learners in more than 190 countries and all continents. Pandemic has impacted Higher education in two broad ways, on one hand, it has led to unparallel disruptions in education, the closing of educational institutions and growing disparities, on the other hand, it has stimulated innovations in higher education.

Keywords: COVID-19, higher education, India, impact, challenges

Edition: Volume 10 Issue 9, September 2021,

Pages: 499 - 502

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