Vol. 11, Issue 10 (2022)

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

Abstract:
The present study, “Students’ perception towards online education during 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 and 60.3 per cent were found to be male. 34.3 per cent of students belonged to engineering course of study belonging to undergraduate with 75.3 per cent and 53.7 per cent have monthly family income Rs. 25001 to Rs. 50000. 62.7 per cent of students were updated by WhatsApp for online classes. The study reveals that students have positive perception towards online education and majority of students agreed the online education saves the cost of learning material and transportation, test and assignments can be submitted electronically and the recorded online classes can be useful for future.