GOVERNMENT OF INDIA INITIATIVES FOR COVID-19: HIGHER EDUCATION

Within a short span of time, the COVID-19 epidemic has spread worldwide. Today, according to the WHO, about 220 countries are affected by this epidemic. COVID 19 has impacted worldwide causing every country is grappling with the major economic crises. The spread of the COVID-19 epidemic has significantly disrupted every walk of human life, that too includes education. Internationalization has also slowed down considerably due to this epidemic. The COVID-19 epidemic has led to an unprecedented ambush on education. In many educational institutions around the world, campuses are closed for formal education, and teaching-learning has gone online or virtual. A progressive country like India has also been affected in this field, but technology has also solved this problem to some extent. In India, there are about 32 crore learners who are covered under schools/colleges and all educational Institutes. COVID-19 has also made an impact on the admission of the learner to higher education in this session, due to which one important reason is the decrease in the source of parental income due to COVID-19. Two main issues are discussed in this research paper. In the first part, during the COVID-19 epidemic, the Government of India includes numerous measures and instructions that are given from time to time for its prevention. In the second part, this research discusses the reasons for the major effects on admission to higher education for the current session.