Coronavirus pandemic has influenced a huge number of young students all over the world, and India is no exemption to this phenomenon. Educational institutions in India are still wrestling with the consequences of Covid 19 and the consequent long lockdown. Most of them are desperately looking forward to a positive and favourable environment.

When the lockdown was declared, schools which already had the facility of E-learning platforms could easily adjust to the new situation. They could connect with the students and parents through the E-learning modules. For schools, the major challenge was to ensure acceptance of the new normal by the parents and the students. In the whole process, there have been challenges and issues; yet most of the parents accepted the changed situation. Many parents were forced to become co-learners to facilitate the learning process of their children.

When one looks at the current situation, it would appear that the uncertain situation may continue for quite a while; perhaps till all school going children are vaccinated. However, it is to be noted that different government bodies and educationalists across the country are moving in the direction of making use of the available resources to assist students to continue their learning without much huddles.

In the post COVID-19 period, the focus of educational institutions should be on modernizing technology and capacity building of the teachers to provide a profound learning experience to students through online and offline classes. Digital learning needs to be combined with physical classroom learning in the post Covid 19 period as a part of the education system. Hence there is an urgent need to accelerate the usage of technical tools to ensure proper delivery of lessons. Students who are not sufficiently equipped with basic technological tools and skills are to be assisted and supported.

The lessons learned during the Covid 19 period could be applied to the post Covid 19 period also. For example, frequent parent teacher interactions could be held online, besides periodic offline meetings with the parents.

A more urgent need is to address mental health issues emerging from the pandemic in students and provide them care and guidance through professional counseling and accompaniment. This will also help in reducing the negative impact of pandemic on the young minds.

On the part of the government, more investment is to be made in education, especially in improving the conditions of the government schools, because during the pandemic period large numbers of students of government schools were deprived of education, as the schools and students did not have the needed facilities.