• MS.ROSHAN JEBIN.MP

The COVID-19 crisis has resulted in India going to an unprecedented nationwide lock down from the month of March 2020.The effect of pandemic is being felt across all aspects of economy with multiple agencies such as Moody’s expecting a GDP growth to fall to as slow 2.5% in this calendar year(India may escape a recession, but corona virus will slow down growth further, Quartz, Pramod Mathew , March 30 2020).The academic sector also affected a lot ,by the sudden close down for following COVID protocol. The scope for traditional face to face learning to get challenged. e-learning became the only solution .Most of the higher education institutions adapted to synchronized mode of learning using video conferencing platforms. Some are also depended asynchronised mode as well. Use of videoconferencing platform is not limited to regular classes, WEBINARs(web based seminar)are also utilizing these facilities and also a plenty of workshops, colloquium, certificate courses involving foreign resource persons and participants are there. Even many universities used this platform for open defense session for M Phil/PhD .In the growth of videoconferencing industry in COVID period,the contribution from academic sector is commendable . Conceding the merit of the platform even then the acceptability ,technicality, security, network glitches, digital literacy, accessibility, affordability ,comfertness and the consumer preference ..want to closely analyzed .This paper trying to critically analyze the impact of videoconferencing platform in academic sector special attention to higher education .

Education System, Covid-19

"IMPACT OF VIDEO CONFERENCING PLATFORM IN EDUCATIONAL SECTOR AMIDST COVID-19PANDEMIC", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 3, page no.76-85, March-2022, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRFK06010.pdf

"IMPACT OF VIDEO CONFERENCING PLATFORM IN EDUCATIONAL SECTOR AMIDST COVID-19PANDEMIC", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 3, page no. pp76-85, March-2022, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRFK06010.pdf