International Journal of Humanities and Social Science Research

Authors
Muhamed Faizudheen A, Abdul Azeez NP

Abstract
COVID 19 pandemic leads to plunge of global economy into worst recession. It disturbed every aspect of human life including education. According to UNESCO, over 32 core Indian learners stopped moving to schools and colleges. Though most of the higher education institutions reacted positively, managed hindrances and threat of pandemic by changing the face to face class room in to online teaching- learning. In this paper, it assesses the impact of COVID 19 pandemic on higher education system and identified the challenges of students in the online learning platform from various colleges and universities of Kerala. The study is an explanatory in nature, both primary and secondary data are used for discussion. Data and information collected from the study conducted among the students and teachers of various colleges in Kerala through the online structural questionnaire method using the ‘Google form, send to students’ through WhatsApp and E-mail. The simple percentage distribution was used to assess the learning status of students. It reveals that most of the students using android phone for e-learning. The Students have been facing various problems such as lack of facilities, gap created among students and teachers, distractions from the family etc.. That leads to create the mental pressure among the students. Students from remote areas and marginalized sections commonly faced enormous challenges in accessing the online classes and the study material during this pandemic. The study discussed short-comings of this newly adapted education system has to be taken on a serious account and need to be modified.