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were all courses that students would have to slightly out-dated curricula that a lot of our
apply outside India, but more and more of these higher education programs follow. Sadly these
courses are now emerging within the country have not really been implemented as yet, but
to take advantage of the demand. Many they will still remain which is a reason for hope.
programs are doing very well. Another definite The setup of the National Skill Development
trend that is emerging is the move towards Council, which is looking at more skilled
virtual learning. More and more programs and based education across sectors is also a good
institutions are placing a strong emphasis on initiative but yet lacks the proper guidance in
the kind of learning that can be supplemented some crucial areas.
with the help of virtual environments. India I think there will be a filter down process, but
also is seeing this move, with a lot of distance this initiative will mean large gaps in education
learning education provided online to reach which will be identified and hopefully courses
more and more aspiring students. Obviously, will be created to bridge those lacunas. The
there is a quality issue here to get over, but this need for industry to get involved with education
is something which, given the rise in availability at the higher learning level is vital and it’s good
of faster mobile networks coming across the to see the government is trying to push this
country soon will surely be taken care of. Even forward in a timely manner. Largely though
in schools, more and more teachers are using Indian education system remains memory
iPads and connected devices for students to based, there is a small shift from this kind of
learn with. Applications are being developed learning and its obvious outcome in terms of
to take the standard textbook learning online examinations to a more applied or skill-based
and make it more vivid with pictures and videos learning where the outcomes are based more
to capture students’ imagination and make on practical experiences. This shift though is
even the most mundane of topics come to life. slow and is largely unregulated in many cases.
More and more of the secondary boards of These are the major challenges which the
education in India are turning to applications on education sector must address as we head to
tablets to aid learning and many schools in the 2023 when India will have the youngest people
larger cities are mandating students to bring in schools and colleges anywhere in the world.
a connected device with them to school every
day from class 5 or 6.
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This is changing the dynamics of how a
subject is taught as well as the kind of content Rohit Zade
that can be thought of for this education. Use Rushikesh Vyawhare
of e-books and soft copies – This is a move Vikrant Powar
towards greater sustainability since use of Yash Tiwari
paper is being reduced. Rise in digital literacy – Shubham Shah
Students and teachers have adapted to the use Suraj sawarbandhe
of digital technologies.

Technology-led learning will remain: The
academic year 2023 is set to provide a great
opportunity for tutors to consider when it’s time
to return to the physical classroom, how digital
tools may improve teaching and learning.
Teachers will be able to integrate and combine
the best of both worlds of virtual and face to
face physical classroom teaching.

In macro terms there has been a lot of talk
about new regulations for institutions having
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