In education’s new normal, some challenges for students and governments, many opportunities for edtech firms

As the government struggles to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic with a prolonged lockdown, teachers and edtech entrepreneurs across the country are bracing themselves for the ‘new normal’ in education. Recognising the health hazard posed by small classrooms packed with students, state governments are also exploring how digital education and virtual learning can be expanded and made more accessible amidst this global health crisis.

In Delhi, private coaching centre Career Launcher has collaborated with the AAP government in the national capital to launch its pilot online learning programme — Project Aspiration (PA). The project was first launched in March to help Class 12 students continue their studies through the lockdown.