Use of educational technology in the Indian government and private schools

India has been one of the hardest hit countries by the pandemic, affecting every aspect of the community.

- KIRAN DHAM

 Beyond the adverse impact on human lives, there was also a major disruption in access to education for Indian students, with almost 1.5 million schools closed and 247 million children affected by it, according to UNICEF. However, the educational system in India instigated every effort to reach the students and ensured that education is not interrupted. Indeed, the closure of schools affected the education system in a punitive manner, but it also gave birth to new methods of remote learning with the help of new-age technology.

Technology at disposal: How Indian schools are benefitting 

Technology has simplified the unconditional accessibility of education to students regardless of a physical infrastructure and looking at the timeless benefits of this practice most of the educational institutions, government and private have totally accepted its viability. Government has taken number of initiatives to promote, implement and optimize usage of technology in classrooms which works towards settling the wide gap existing between the rural and urban education. Similarly in government schools, to provide online teaching, government has focussed towards putting equal effort in training teachers and establish digital infrastructure with heavy equipment. This has led to the advancement of traditional teaching methods to tackle issues such as a shortage of teachers and insufficient resources.