Vol. 11, Issue 10 (2022)

Author(s):
Prachi Patel and Dr. Mithilesh Verma

Abstract:
The present study, “Constraints and challenges faced by the students in colleges/ universities in online classes during the COVID-19 outbreak” was carried out in Kanpur Nagar and Gautam Budh Nagar districts of Uttar Pradesh, in each district two colleges/ universities were randomly selected therefore 75 students from each college/university were randomly selected so 300 students from four colleges/universities of two districts were randomly selected. Out of total students 63.7 per cent of students belonged to 21 to 24 years, 60.3 per cent were found to be male whereas 75.3 per cent of students were undergraduate. It was found that 65.3 per cent of student’s belonged to general category with 39.0 per cent of student’s family head were graduate and 37.3 percent of students belonged to the category whose head of the family were doing business. Majority of students were using Google meet application and mobile for attending online classes. The study reveals that students faced many challenges during online classes such as difficulty to focus on screen for long time causing headache. Virtual learning causes mental fatigue which leads lack of interest and motivation among students. Students also faced the problem of unstable internet connection and technical issues with electronic gadget causing hindrance in online education.