Impact of Covid-19 on Education and Lifestyle of Students of Jammu Kashmir

Name of Author : Khalida Bi

Abstract: Almost every corner of the world has been affected by the ongoing pandemic Covid-19. India is one of them which has been afflicted unpredictably. The impact of Covid-19 is observed in every sector. The most badly affected sector by Covid-19 is the education. Approximately every educational institution in India are closed, and teaching learning has moved digital. Nearly 320 million students stopped to go to Schools/Colleges, all educational and other co-curricular activities has been suspended in India. Like every other state of India, the education sector of the erstwhile state of Jammu Kashmir now turned to Union Territory (UT) has been hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic. Continuous turmoil and the Corona virus pandemic have closed Schools/Colleges in Jammu Kashmir for a year. Since the abrogation of article 370 on 5 August 2019, Jammu Kashmir has witnessed an unprecedented shutdown. There has been restrictions on movement of people, communication block out. Educational institutions too have remained shut. There is a high academic costs student pay due to long period of closure. Covid-19 lockdown and 4G internet disrupts students even as they were already distracted by the continuous conflict.

Keywords : Impact, Education, Covid-19, Jammu Kashmir, Students

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