• Dr.Rakesh Pathak

Covid-19 has created the largest disruption of education systems in human history with not just in Wuhan, China where the virus originated but in all the other higher education institutions globally. Teachers and students around the world have faced many challenges using online platforms for teaching and learning which resulted in serious implications on mental health, resulting in psychological problems including frustration, stress, and depression. This paper is a comprehensive review of the psychological impact on students’ online learning during Covid-19 in India. Past studies and recent studies conducted in India show evidence that how students are affected psychologically and show symptoms of depression and anxiety. This article also put some light on the origin of online learning from the 200-year-old distance education system to the recent new normal trend of online education and includes the merits and demerits of online education in India and the consequence that online education has created on the mental health of online learners in India. This review also suggests critical successfactor and future suggestions for online educators and learners to ensure a stress free and academically friendly online education system.

Covid-19, Online Education, Academic Performance, Mental Health, Psychological Impact

"A Literature Review on Mental health of Online Learners during Covid-19 in India", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 8, page no.e725-e736, August-2022, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2208489.pdf

"A Literature Review on Mental health of Online Learners during Covid-19 in India", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 8, page no. ppe725-e736, August-2022, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2208489.pdf