COVID-19 PANDEMIC CRISIS: AN OVERVIEW OF ICT INITIATIVES IN HIGHER EDUCATION IN INDIA

The global crisis of the COVID-19 virus has impacted the Education Sector tremendously. The Indian Education system has also experienced an irreversible learning crisis amid the pandemic. Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has helped the sector to survive and adapt to the new ways of online learning. This paper intends to discuss the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on higher education and to explore the various ICT initiatives platforms providing by UGC and HRDC Government of India and others agencies. This paper examines a few such initiatives which have contributed significantly to making it possible for education to reach the remotest corners of the country with the help of technology-related tools.