• Dr P B KAVYAKISHORE

The impact of pandemic COVID-19 is observed in every sector around the world. The education sectors of India as well as world are badly affected by this. It has enforced the world wide lock down creating very bad effect on the students’ life. Around 32 crore learners stopped to move schools/colleges and all educational activities halted in India. The spread of pandemic COVID-19 has drastically disrupted every aspects of human life including education. It has created an unprecedented test on education. In many educational institutions around the world, campuses are closed and teaching-learning has moved online. Internationalization has slowed down considerably. This paper aims to explore both the positive and negative impacts of COVID-19 on education are discussed and some fruitful suggestions are also pointed to carry out educational activities during the pandemic situation and issues of social justice in the context of the digital divide in Higher Education and major policy implications for Higher education after Covid-19 pandemic and highlights some measures taken by Govt. of India to provide seamless education in the country.

COVID-19, Impact, Challenges, Higher education, India

"IMPACT & CHALLENGES OF COVID 19 : HIGHER EDUCATION", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 3, page no.97-105, March-2022, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRFK06012.pdf

"IMPACT & CHALLENGES OF COVID 19 : HIGHER EDUCATION", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 3, page no. pp97-105, March-2022, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRFK06012.pdf