PROJECT REPORT ON

“IMPACT OF COVID 19 IN ASSAM”

A CASE STUDY ON THE STUDENTS OF AMGURI SUB- DIVISION OF
SIVASAGAR DISTRICT
Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the 6th
semester of degree education.

Submitted by:
Abishmita chutia
Roll No:10110059
Year: 2022

Guided By
Mrs. Ruma Phukon.
Mr. Pankaj Luchan Nath.
Assistant Professor
Education Department
Amguri College,Amguri
Sivasagar
 CERTIFICATE

This is to certify that the project report entitled " IMPACT OF

COVID-19 IN ASSAM" A Case Study On The Students of Amguri
Sub-Division of Sivasagar District, is a fresh research work carried
out by ABISHMITA CHUTIA , Reg. No S1925451 submitted to
Amguri College in partial fulfillment for the award of Bachelor's
Degree in Education

Signature of the supervisor

 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Frist of all, I thank to the authority of Dibrugarh University for giving us the
opportunity to carry on such work . Secondly, I would like to express deep
sense of gratitude to Dr. Ashfia Sultana, principle of Amguri College. I express
my gratitude to my guide Mrs. Ruma Phukan, Assistant Professor, Department
of education and Mr. Pankaj Luchan Nath Assistant professor, Department of
Education, Amguri College, for giving me constant guidance and valuable
suggestion in performance this work.

I am also greatly indebted to Dr. Niharika Duarah Head of the Department of

Education, Dr. Sahidul Ahmed Assistant professor, Education Department of
Amguri College.
I am thankful to those students who help as respondent of my project. Without
their cooperation it would have been difficult to complete the work.
I offered my thanks to all my friends, well-wishers and specially my family
who gave me company in every step to complete my work.
Last but not the least, I must be thankful to Mr. Abhijit Chetia for helping me
and supporting me to complete the work and also thanks for typing out and print
out of the dissertation so neatly within a shorter period.

ABISHMITA CHUTIA
 DECLARATION

I, Miss Abishmita Chutia , hereby declare the subject matter of this project
report entitled " IMPACT OF COVID-19 IN ASSAM" a case study with
special reference to Amguri Sub-Division of Sivasagar District , submitted
to Department of Education ,Amguri College in partial fulfillment of the
requirements for the degree of Bachelor Arts of Education is an original
work and that the Project has not previously submitted by the basis of
any other Degree , Diploma , Fellowship or other title.
CONTENTS

Chapter 1:
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Covid-19 Impact on education system in India
1.3 Online Education System - Its Challenges and
Opportunities
1.4 Impact of Covid-19 on Higher Education in India
1.5 Lockdown and it's impact on Society
1.6 Rational of the study
1.7 Objective of the study
1.8 Delimitation of the study

Chapter 2: Review of Related Literature

Chapter 3: Methodology and Procedures
3.0 Methodology and Procedures
3.1 Sources of data collection
3.2 Population
3.3 Sample
3.4 Field of study
3.4.1 Profile of Amguri
3.5 Tools and techniques of data collection

Chapter 4: Data analysis and Interpretation

Chapter 5: Major findings of the study

5.1 Findings & Result
5.2 Conclusion
5.3 References
Appendix
 CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
 CHAPTER 2
REVIEW OF RELATED
LITERATURE
 CHAPTER 3
METHODOLOGY AND PROCUDRES
 CHAPTER 4
DATA ANALYSIS AND
INTERPRETETATION
 CHAPTER 5
MAJOR FINDINGS OF THE STUDY
1:1 INTRODUCTION :

: Corona virus is commonly called as COVID-19 is an infectious

disease. This is a new virus and it spread ratio is very fast. COVID-
19 was first identified December 2019 in Wuhan city of China. But
now, this virus has spread to almost all the countries of the world.
In March 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared
the COVID-19 is now a cause of large number of deaths across the
World.

The most common symptoms of Corona virus are fever,

cough and shortness of breath. Some patients may have aches and
pains and sore throat. Most people recover from the disease
without needing special treatment. Older people and those with
underlying medical problems like high blood pressure, heart
problems or diabetes are more likely to develop serious illness.

Corona virus can spread through the contact with an infected

person. A healthy person may get infected by breathing the virus if
he is within a distance of 1meter of a COVID-19 patient. COVID-
19 is also spread if a person touches a contaminated surface and
then touches his mouth or nose without washing his hand.

We can prevent of COVID-19 by following the steps ------

1. Wash hands regularly and carefully with soap or sanitizer.

2. Maintain a safe distance from anyone who is coughing or
sneezing.
3. Wear a Mask that covers your nose and mouth to help protect
yourself and others.
4. Get vaccinated when it's your turn. Follow local guidance about
vaccination.
5. Cover your nose and mouth with your bent elbow or a tissue
when you cough or sneeze.

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 COVID-19 Vaccines have been approved and widely
distributed in various countries since December 2020. Other
recommended preventive measures include social distancing,
wearing masks, improving ventilation and air filtration and
quarantining those who have been exposed or are symptomatic.
Treatments include monoclonal antibodies, novel antiviral drugs
and symptom control. Governmental interventions include travel
restrictions, lockdowns, business restrictions and closures, work
place hazard controls, quarantines, testing systems and tracing
contacts of the infected.

The pandemic triggered severe social and economic

disruption around the world, including the largest global recession
since the Great Depression. Widespread supply shortages
including food shortages, were caused by supply chain disruption.
Educational institutions and public areas were partially or fully
closed in many jurisdictions, and many events were cancelled or
postponed. Misinformation circulated through social media and
mass media and political tensions intensified. The pandemic raised
issues of racial and geographic discrimination, health equity and
balance between public health imperatives and individual rights.

Tourism collapsed due to travel restrictions, closing of

public places including travel attractions and advice of
governments against travel. Airlines cancelled flights, the cruise
line industry was hard hit and train stations and ferry ports closed.

The performing arts and cultural heritage sectors have been

profoundly affected by the pandemic, impacting organizations
operations as well as individuals both employed and independent
globally. By March 2020, across the world and to varying degrees,
museums, libraries, performance venues, and other cultural
institutions had been indefinitely closed with their exhibitions,
events and performances cancelled or postponed.

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 The pandemic impacted educational systems in many
countries. Many governments temporarily closed educational
institutions often replaced by online education. Other countries,
such as Sweden, kept their schools open. As of September 2020,
approximately 1.077 billion learners were affected due to school
closures. School closures impacted students, teachers and families
with far-reaching economic and societal consequences . The
impact was more severe for disadvantaged children. The h Higher
Education Policy Institute reported that around 63% of students
claimed worsened mental health as a result of the pandemic. The
pandemic and the reaction to it positively affected the environment
and climate as a result of reduced human activity. During the
"andropause", fossil fuel use decreased , resource consumption
declined and waste disposal improved , generating less pollution.

1.2 COVID-19 Impact on education system in India:

Education is the most important and powerful instrument to shape
and mould the individual and society in a desirable manner. But
today education is in crisis. Because Corona Virus disease 2019 is
profoundly affecting life around the globe. The global impact of
corona virus is immense as educational institutes all over the
world. The speed of the spread of the epidemic , the closure of
higher education institutions and the transition to online teaching
was so swift that it hardly gave any time to plan and to reflect on
the potential risks or the potential opportunities that such as a
sudden change could bring. The COVID-19 has created paramedic
situation in all the sector including tourism, institution , transport
as well as education in India .The COVID-19 pandemic has had a
major impact on education system both negative and positive.

There are a number of areas of potential risks for global

education. Here are some negative impacts of Covid-19 on
education system in India.

Majority of the students who are caught in the limbo on

account of education outcomes being withheld due to the Covid-
19 pandemic. Some of them don't have a result because exam either
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didn't or left in the middle. Many of them face uncertainty as to
their future because their next step further education or careers are
dependent upon them clearing their school or college leaving
exams. Because of Covid-19 pandemic there is not only education
process is disrupted but students also face a big challenge of
proving themselves for their next journey.

No doubt technology may play an important role in the

lockdown period. But low income private schools and government
school may not be able to adopt online teaching methods. Online
learning is a special kind of methodology and not all teachers are
good at it or at least not all of them were ready for this sudden
transition from face-to-face learning to the online learning. There
is a risk that in such a situation, learning outcomes may not be
achieved and it may be only resulting in engaging the students.

Positive Impact on Education System

Any change that is so disrupted is also likely to bring with it some

new opportunities that will transform the higher education system
worldwide and especially in a country like India which is planning
to bring about a planned reform in this sector, some of the key areas
of opportunity are following --

There is a great opportunity for universities and colleges to

start improving the quality of the learning material that is used in
the teaching and learning process. Universities and colleges will
shift to a model of blended learning where both face-to-face
deliveries along with an online model will become a norm. This
will require all teachers to become more technology savvy and
go through some training to bring themselves to the level that
would be required. There is a new opportunity where
collaborative teaching and learning can take on new forms
and can even be monetized.

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 Large number of academic meeting , seminar and
conference will mobile online and there is a possibility that
some new form of an online conferencing platforms will
emerge as a business model. That teaching community to a
large extent has been very insulted and more so in a country
like India.

1.3 Online Education System - Its Challenges and

Opportunities:
The target of the present study is to discuss the challenges and
opportunities of the online system of education that have to be
tackled by us. Moreover, we can't also deny the opportunities of
online education which is very encouraging for us. So, here is the
explanation of some challenges and opportunities of the online
education system.

Challenges
One great challenge of online learning is the lack of face-to-face
contact, human contact or the absence of collective learning. As a
result, most important factor of education motivation in learning
through eye contact, gesture, posture will definitely be missing in
education.
The network problem is a very common challenge of the online
education system. Not having a Network facility in remote area is
also challenge in our education system. Because, a huge number
of institutions, teachers and student community stay in remote
areas and network connectivity is not there in these areas and
we have to consider and take necessary action for them.
Another great challenge before us is the lack of devices. Because,
many students still don't have an android phone, computer or
laptop with them. Due to their economic condition, it is not

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possible to buy and to have it. So, from the point of view, online
education is challenging.
Lack of digital infrastructure is also another challenge. Many
colleges of ours are not still digitally well-equipped and classrooms
are not digitalized.
Immediate use of the online education system due to pandemic
caused mental stress among the learners. Both teachers and
students were not prepared for the same and tried to adjust to the
new system caused mental stress.

Opportunities
Online education system makes our learning very easy through
mobile. Learning is now in our hands in our fingers. With one
touch in mobile everything makes accessible and we can learn.
Without any time bound and space bound at any time at any place
we can learn.
Online education system develops digital and ICT skills among
learners. Necessity is the mother of invention and people are now
learning how to deal with computers, desktops, android mobile etc.
and their various applications.
The online education system broadens the experiences of both
students and teachers. It helps to meet with a broader field and
more large number of people within the classroom.
The online education system is a Blended Model of learning where
both physical and online classroom benefits can gather by learners.
Online educational system encourages self-learning more than a
physical classroom . As a result , students will develop the habit of
self-learning through the system.

The online education system is the demand of

the hour. No doubt we may have many challenges and
difficulties in the way of implementing the system but we
must to tackle it and implement the system. Moreover, we
can't also deny the opportunities of the online education system
while we implement it.So, considering all related issues it is the

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demand of the hour now to implement it in a better way. Learning
must continue.

1.4 Impact of Covid-19 on Higher Education in India:

The petrifying and severe impact of Covid-19 has shaken the world
to its core. Covid-19 has disrupted every sector of human life
including education sector. Most of the governments around the
world have temporarily closed educational institutions in an
attempt to contain the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic. In India
too, the Govt. as a part of nationwide lockdown, has closed all
educational institution, as a consequence of which learners ranging
from school going children to post-graduate students are affected.
So due to Covid-19 higher education sector is majorly affected,
which is the determinant of a country's economic future. It affected
various educational activities at higher education level leading to a
huge anxiety and uncertainty. The Government of India has come
up with many e-learning programmers. The education system has
to adjust itself to the new reality. All the Higher Education
Institutions have employed advanced online technologies to reach
out to students at home and are teaching on digital platform. Covid-
19 pandemic has a major impact on higher education - both
negative and positive.

Positive Impact of Covid-19 on Higher Education In India

A complete revolution in the way we learn has been brought about
by technology to deliver education, higher educational institution
move towards blended learning.
Enhancement of digital literacy is another positive impact because
this pandemic situation introduces people to learn and use digital
technology and resulted in increasing digital literacy.
It increases the demand for Open and Distance Learning
because ODL system is the best solution to meet the
challenges of higher education during this pandemic.
Another positive impact is world-wide exposure educator and
learners are getting opportunity to interact with peers from around

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the world either through international webinar and other online
learning platform.

Negative Impact of Covid-19 on Higher Education In India

The sudden shift to digital learning mode without proper planning
specially in a country like ours where the backbone for online
learning was not ready and the curriculum was not also suitable for
online teaching , has created lot of problems . Moreover, teachers
are also unprepared for sudden transmission from face-to-face
learning to online learning
Covid-19 has badly disrupted academic activities such as
admission, entrance examination, final semester examination,
teaching-learning process and competitive examinations which are
held during this period.
It has also affected practical courses of science, engineering,
medical etc.
It has also affected research activity as they couldn't travel for data
collection and so on. And also, scientific research work, laboratory
testing etc. are also disturbed.

Covid-19 pandemic has created an opportunity for change on

pedagogical approach and introduction of virtual education at all
levels of education. MHRD and UGC have initiated various digital
platforms in order to prevent academic loss and continue the
teaching - learning process. But at time it should be kept in mind
that online education is not education for all, it's an education for
few. So the government should take some initiative for the
economically and socially disadvantaged people so that they can
also take the advantages of online education. Also the government
should be given their attention towards disable students .

1.5 Lockdown and its impact on Society:

During the period of lockdown , a feeling of fear has gripped
the minds of the people , which is worse than Corona virus .
People are so scared that they have lost their social nature. Some
people don't want any guest to visit their home, because they fear
that the guest may be infected with Corona virus . At the moment
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every person seems to be haunted by fear and all people are afraid of
one another . Fear is deadlier sensation than corona virus, so people
want to live in isolation and nobody wants to come in contact with other
people, social feeling has become extinct.

The pandemic has not only taught people to maintain the

hygiene norms outside the home, but have also helped them to maintain
the norms inside home. It has turned out to be great lesson to humans
to become mindful in their activities towards nature, for the nature and
the judicious use of the natural resources. During the period of
Lockdown , the water bodies all around the world have never been this
clear in many decades. The Uttarakhand Pollution Control Board made
an announcement that the water of the Ganga was actually fit for
drinking in Hardware due to its decreased pollution levels. Amidst the
lockdown, for the frist time in many years, animals were observed
roaming around the streets and setting up the roads fearlesssly . The
nature used its best weapon to give these animals the respect they
deserve. The nature has purified its air, cleansed its water and fertilized
its soil.

One of the important effects of prolonged lockdown is the

domestic violence. It is spreading beyond proportion on the top of
Covid-19 virus and has cast a shadow with pandemic .The lockdown
has stopped almost all activities in the world. Human activities have
come to halt, social distancing has been the order of the day compelling
all to confined limited spaces, no scope to vent out stresses in the
absence of social contact. Husbands and children are locked in within a
house. Woman is burdened with more work than before. All this have
resulted in more stresses. Child care and care of old parents by woman
both have increased due to corona threats. Frustration and stress build
up over a prolonged lockdown period burst into anger and domestic
violence. In the Indian context on an average a woman spends 353
minutes daily on domestic work against man average of just 52 minutes.
Thus, a woman works 577 more than a man. The lockdown conjunction
with lay -off, pay cuts complicated the problems and enhanced financial
burden of earning members of a family. The earning level in most cases
in reduced to very low level. This uncertainty of future of earning has
induced mental stresses and it is the prime reason of precipitate
domestic violence. Factors such as financial hardship, isolation and
uncertainty , and stressed work at home , burden of children etc. all
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 contribute to more accumulate of mental stress and pop into domestic
violence.

Lockdown has made a huge impact on the society. This made

huge changes on the people's psychology, habitual changes, livelihood,
economic conditions. Though it will have a positive impact on
environment, but humans’ survival shall become tough with no work,
no money at front and increase of indictable activities shall take place.
As a whole lockdown has put the society at a stake of Halt.

1:6 Rational of the study:

The covid19 pandemic has affected educational system world Wide. Most
governments decided to temporarily close educational institutions in an attempt
to reduce the spread of covid19. Due to this pandemic education system changes
offline to online. The sudden shift to online learning without any planning has
created the risk of most of our students becoming passive learners and they seem
to be losing interest due to low levels of attention span. As the Covid19 pandemic
has greatly affects the lives of the students, so the researcher decided to undertake
a comprehensive study on the Impact of Covid19 on the students.
1:7 Objective of the study:
The objectives of the present study are stated as below-

1. TO know the awareness about COVID 19 among the student and common
people.
2. To find out various problems faced by the student.
3.To know about the various steps taken by educational institution during the
pandemic period.
1:8 DELIMITATION OF THE STUDY:
The investigator delimits her study as follows –
1. Only College and Senior secondary schools of Amguri region has been
used in this study.
2. Purposive random sampling has been used to complete the study .

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2: 0 REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE :

1. Sumitra Pokharel and Roshan Chhetri, A Literature Review on

Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Teaching and Learning There
is a fear of losing 2020 academic year or even more in the coming
future. The need of the hour is to innovate and implement
alternative educational system and assessment strategies. The
COVID-19 pandemic has provided us with an opportunity to pave
the way for introducing digital learning. This article aims to
provide a comprehensive report on the impact of the COVID-19
pandemic on online teaching and learning of various papers and
indicate the way forward.

2. Öner Özdemir , Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): Diagnosis

and Management : The COVID-19 disease should be mostly
thought in cases with fever and/or airway manifestations that have
had contact with a verified/suspected case. Upon suspicion of
COVID-19 disease, in-fiction control actions should be executed
and public health officials visited (53). Besides testing for other
respiratory viral pathogens, a nasopharyngeal swab should be sent
for RT-PCR testing. Man-agreement basically consists of
palliative care. Home care may be likely for cases with a mild
disease that can be sufficiently isolated.
To decrease the danger of spread in society, people should be
advised to wash hands assiduously, carry out respiratory hygiene,
and keep away from crowds and close contact with sick
individuals. Facemasks are not regularly suggested for
asymptomatic cases, but social distancing is advised in every place
that has society spread.

3. Shazia Rashid and Sunishtha Singh Yadav , Impact of Covid-19

Pandemic on Higher Education and Research :There are no best
practices for universities and higher educational institutions to
mimic and no known models to follow. Post-pandemic educational
institutions may need to identify the issues that they may face and

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 prepare to take tough decisions in the coming months. The
university communities will need to reflect on their educational
vision and mission to ensure student learning outcomes and
standards of
educational quality are not compromised. The universities will
have to engage and consult all their stakeholders in the nuanced
balancing of financial costs and public health that are intertwined
with missions of education, knowledge creation, and service to
society. The higher educational institutions must be ready for a
tough road ahead post-pandemic where their decisions will shape
and steer the future of their students.

4. Edeh Michael Onyema, Dr. Nwafor Chika Eucheria Dr. Faith

Ayobamidele Obafemi Shuvro Sen Fyneface Grace Atonye Dr.
Aabha Sharma Alhuseen Omar Alsayed ,Impact of Coronavirus
Pandemic on Education The study establishes that the Coronavirus
pandemic has adverse effects on education. COVID-19 has major
effects on school characteristics, including research, academic
programmers, Staff professional development and jobs in the
academic sector etc. These effects were felt by both educational
institutions, educators, students and parents and other stakeholders
in education. The study emphasizes the need for adoption of
technology in education, as a way to curb the effects of
Coronavirus and other future pandemics in education. Thus, the
study acknowledges that the decision to shutdown schools for
Coronavirus across the world may be hurtful, but it is sensible
considering the rate of spread, and the dangers imposed by
COVID-19 pandemic. The unprecedented school closures for
Coronavirus remains a lesson and a warning to the entire
educational world particularly those who are yet to embrace or
adopt emerging learning technologies that support online or remote
education. Stakeholders in the education sector have to develop
robust strategies to deal with post-Coronavirus era.

5. Dr. Nwafor Chika Eucheria, Impact of Coronavirus Pandemic on

Education: Most of the students' education has been affected by
the closure measures taken by the different governments in
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response to the pandemic 16 , the thing that led to massive learning
disruptions and decreased access to proper education. And even
though many institutions relied on online education, the poor infra-
structures have rendered the process defective 29 , which in turn
can raise students anxiety and worries about their studies and future
employment 15 , in addition to their concerns on the health of their
family 44 . Studies on the correlation between the COVID-19
pandemic and sleep quality among university students are limited
in Egypt.

6. Andreas Schleicher, the impact of covid-19 on education

insights from education at a glance 2020 As they enter the COVID-
19 recovery phase, it will be critical to reflect on the role of
educational systems – and particularly vocational education – in
fostering resilient societies. The global health crisis and the
lockdown that followed have brought to the fore professions that
have often been taken for granted, renewing our awareness of their
value to society. This has helped restore a sense of esteem for those
workers who have worked relentlessly during this time to keep
economies afloat. The outlook is very uncertain. But, if anything,
the pandemic has exposed our vulnerability to crises and revealed
how precarious and interdependent the economies we have built
can be. Disruptions on the scale we have just witnessed are not
limited to pandemics, but may also result from natural, political,
economic and environmental disorder. Our capacity to react
effectively and efficiently in the future will hinge on governments’
foresight, readiness and preparedness. Through their role in
developing the competencies and skills needed for tomorrow’s
society, education systems will need to be at the heart of this
planning. This includes rethinking how the economy should evolve
to guard against adversity, and defining the skills, education and
training required to support it. This also means working in close
collaboration with other government sectors and the private sector
to increase the attractiveness and labour-market prospects of
certain professions, including those considered paramount for the
common good. Real change often takes place in deep crises, and
this moment holds the possibility that we won’t return to the status

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quo when things return to “normal”. While this crisis has deeply
disruptive implications, including for education, it does not have
predetermined outcomes. It will be the nature of our collective and
systemic responses to these disruptions that will determine how we
are affected by them. In this sense, the pandemic is also a call to
renew the commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals.
Ensuring that all young people have the opportunity to succeed at
school and develop the knowledge, skills, attitudes and values that
will allow them to contribute to society is at the heart of the global
agenda and education’s promise to our future society. The current
crisis has tested our ability to deal with large-scale disruptions. It
is now up to us to build as its legacy a more resilient society.

7. Ms. Toshika Pareek1 and Dr. Kiran Soni2 , a comprehensive study

on covid-19 pandemic: an impact on school education in India : It is
visible that the impact of the coronavirus will tarry for years. India has
already planned to teach the numbers of students at home owing to its
very vast 4G network. In India, almost everywhere 4G connectivity is
available at a very low cost. Due to powerful network connections,
students can learn in the classroom environment as they are sitting
directly in the classroom. Online teaching offers flexibility in teaching
and learning and it also offers more tools and techniques for making the
class motivating. The focus of online teaching is more on students and
hence it promotes students centered learning instead of old teacher-
centred learning. Indian students, teachers and parents are not habitual
of a virtual classroom. Traditional classroom was the only way of
learning for them. But now suddenly Indians have to shift their
traditional classes to online classes. Thus, the system is required to work
on our teacher's training for online classrooms tool, so that they can
teach the students more effectively and build our future generation.
India was not prepared for these dramatic changes so it was a big
challenge for our nation’s population. Thus depending upon the
findings of the study it can be concluded that both male and female
students, parents and teachers of institutes in the Udaipur district of
Rajasthan consider online learning as an effective and most suitable tool
in this lockdown time due to COVI-19 pandemic.

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3:0 MEDHODOLOGY AND PROCEDURES :
Methodology is the study of research methods, or, more formally, "'a
contextual framework for research, a coherent and logical scheme based
on views, beliefs, and values, that guides the choices researchers make"
It comprises the theoretical analysis of the body of methods and principles
associated with a branch of knowledge such that the methodologies
employed from differing disciplines vary depending on their historical
development. This creates a continuum of methodologies that stretch
across competing understandings of how knowledge and reality are best
understood. This situates methodologies within overarching philosophies
and approaches.
Methodology may be visualized as a spectrum from a
predominantly quantitative approach towards a
predominantly qualitative approach. Although a methodology may
conventionally sit specifically within one of these approaches, researchers
may blend approaches in answering their research objectives and so have
methodologies that are multimethod and/or interdisciplinary.
In general, a methodology proposes to provide solutions - therefore, the
same as a method. Instead, a methodology offers
a theoretical perspective for understanding which method, set of methods,
or best practices can be applied to the research question(s) at hand.

3:1 SOURSE OF DATA COLLECTION :

Both primary and secondary source of data has been extensively used
for the purpose of study. Primary data have been collected from three
colleges through the techniques of questionnaire, Interview schedule.
Secondary data have been obtained from various sources such as
previous study, books , new papers, publish official data, journals and
periodical report .

3:2 Population:
Only one college and two senior secondary schools of Amguri
Sub- Division are regarded as population of this study. The name

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of these three colleges are- Amguri College, Arunodoi Academy,
National academy .

3:3 Sample:
From the above-mentioned researcher selected only three colleges for
data collection. Total 30 students (10 from each) were selected by
using purposive random sampling method.

3:4 Field of Study:

This study has been conducted among the college students of three
colleges under Amguri Sub-division, Dist: Sivasagar of Assam .

3:4:1 Profile of Amguri :

Amguri is small town and municipal area committee in Sivasagar
district in the state of Assam . It is located 25 km towards south from
district head quarter, sivasagar near the border of Nagaland. Amguri
is connected to the neighbouring towns by the National Highway-2(
Mokokchung-Amguri Road) which falls under the renumbered North-
South Highway system and the Dhodar Ali Road. A good volume of
traffic to and from the neighbouring towns traverse through Amguri
on NH-2( Mokokchung-Amguri Road) to the Indian state
of Nagaland.

3:5 Tools and Techniques of data collection: The principal

tools adopted for the collecting primary data in this study were the
interview schedules used for interview were the selected
respondent(student) was interviewed. In addition to the interview
schedule, personal observation, informal discussion was used to
supplement the need-based data required for the study.

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DATA ANALYSIS :

1. Considered Covid 19 as a pandemic :

Table no 1.

Consider Covid 19 as a No. of respondents Percentage (%)

pandemic
YES 25 82
NO 5 18
TOTAL 30 100

Figure No 1.

18%

Covid 19 as Pandemic
Covid 19 as not Pandemic

82%

It is seen from the above table that 25 respondent thinks that Covid 19 is a
Pandemic. That means 83% of total respondents consider covid19 as pandemic.
5 respondents do not think Covid 19 as Pandemic. That means 16% of total
respondents consider covid19 as not pandemic.

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2 . symptoms of this Disease known by respondents .

Table no 2:

Symptoms (yes/no) No. of respondents Percentage(%)

yes 21 70
no 9 30
total 30 100

Figure:2

30%

Know about The Symptoms

Don’t know about the Symptoms

70%

From the above table it is clear that 70% of the total respondent know about the
symptoms of this disease. And 30% of respondent found who don’t know about
the Symptoms of covid 19.

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3. Covid 19 detected with any family member or relatives or
neighbors :

Table no:3
Covid detection No. of respondents Percentage(%)
Yes 22 73
no 8 27
Total 30 100

Figure : 3

27%

Detected
Not detected
73%

It is seen from the above table 26% of respondents said that, Covid 19 was not
detected in their family member, Relatives or with their Neighbors. 73% of
respondent said that Covid 19 was detected in their family member, Relatives or
with their Neighbors .

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4.Respondents that know the place where covid 19 virus found for
first time :

Table:4

Respondent who know the No. of Percentage(%)

place of origine of covid-19 respondents

Yes 25 83
No 5 17
total 30 100

Figure : 4

17%

Know the place

Do not know the place

83%

The above table shows that 16% of total respondent who don’t know about the
place. And 83% of respondent who know about the origin place of covid-19.

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5.Answer on any exact Medicine found for the disease by
respondent :

Table no:5
Respondent knows about No. of respondents Percentage(%)
covid-19 drug
Yes 15 50
No 15 50
total 30 100

Figure:5

Exact medicine found

50% 50%
Exact Medicine not found

The above table shows that 50% of total respondent said that the exact medicine
was not found. And 50% of total respondent said that the exact medicine was
found.

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6. Respondents take measures to avoid this disease :

Table no:6

Respondent take measures No. of respondents Percentage(%)

Yes 30 100
No 0 0
Total 30 100

Figure : 06

0%

Taking Measures
Don’t Takeing Measures

100%

From the above table ,it is seen that 100% of the respondents take measures to
avoid this disease.

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7. During pandemic period taking online classes of respondents:

Table:7
Take online classes No. of respondents Percentage(%)
during pandemic period
Yes 26 87
No 4 13
total 30 100

Figure : 07

13%

yes, take online classes

no, do not take online classes

87%

From the above table, it is clear that 87% of total respondents who take online
classes and 13% of respondents don’t take online classes.

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8. Students who convenient to take online classes during the
covid19 pandemic period:

Table no:8
Students who feel convenient to No. of Percentage(%)
take online classes students
Yes 19 63

No 11 37
Total 30 100

Figure : 08

37%
yes, it was convenient
no, it wsa not convenient
63%

The above table shows that 63% of respondents said that online classes were
convenient for them. 36% of respondents said that online classes were not
convenient for them due to various problems.

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9. concept understanding students during the online class:

Table:9

Understand the concept No. of respondents Percentage(%)

Yes 23 77
No 7 23

Total 30 100

Figure : 09

23%

yes, understand everything

No, do not understand everything

77%

From the above table, it is clear that 77% of total respondents understand
everything about their course matter. And 23% respondents don’t understand
everything their courses.

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10. Number of students classes taken regularly during pandemic :

Table no:10
Regular students No. of respondents Percentage(%)

Yes 10 33
No 20 67
Total 30 100

Figure : 10

33%
Yes, taken regularly
No, don't taken regularly
67%

The above table shows that 33% of respondents said that their classes were
taken regularly. 67% of respondents replied that their classes were not taken
regularly during pandemic period.

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11. Students who able to present in all the online class :

Table no.:11
Able to attend in online No. of respondents Percentage(%)
class
Yes 21 70
No 9 30
total 30 100

Figure: 11

30%
Who able to attend all the online
classes .
Who were not able to attend all the
online classes.
70%

The above table shows that 30 % of respondents were not able to attend all the
online classes during pandemic period. And 70% of respondents were able to
attend all the online classes during pandemic period.

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12. During Pandemic Period the reasons not attending online class:
1. Network issue 2. No smart phone available with you
3. No Money to recharge your phone 4. Poor Electricity

Table no.:12
Difficulty faced in No. of respondents Percentage(%)
online learning
Network issue 10 33
No smart phone 8 27
available
No money to recharge 9 30
Poor electricity 3 10
Total 30 100

Figure : 12
12

10

0
Network issue No smart phone No money to recharge poor electricity
Available

Series 1

From the above table it is seen that 33% of respondents who had network issue.
26% of respondents who don’t have smart phone. 30% of respondents who don’t
had money to recharge. 10% of respondents who did not able to complete their
online classes for poor electricity.

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13. During online classes did you able to fully concentrate yourself
Table no.:13
Able to concentrate No. of respondents Percentage(%)
online class
Yes 5 17
no 25 83
Total 30 100

Figure : 13

17%

Able to concentrate
Not able to concentrate

83%

The above table shows that 17% of respondents who were able to
concentrate in their online classes. And 83% of respondents who were
not able to concentrate in their online classes.

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14. Online application or platform used for doing online classes
during Pandemic period :

Table no.:14
Platform of using in No. of respondents Percentage(%)
online classes
Zoom 5 16

Google meet 7 23

YouTube 11 36

WhatsApp 7 23

Total 30 100

Figure : 14

12 11
10
8 7 7
6 5
4
2
0
Zoom Google meet Youtube Whatsapp

The above table shows that 16% of total respondents use Zoom as their primary
application.23% of respondents use Google meet application during their online
class. Maximum of the students use YouTube as their educational platform
during pandemic Period. 36% of our respondent choose YouTube for fulfill their
education. The students who use WhatsApp as their online education
communication app. 23% of respondents said about WhatsApp Application.

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15. Successful rate online education during pandemic time.
Options : 1. Successful 2. Not successful 3. partially successful 4.Doubtful
Table no.:15
Options No.of respondent Percentage(%
Successful 7 23
Not successful 7 23
Partially successful 12 40
Doubtful 4 14
Total 30 100

Figure : 15
15
12

10
7 7

5 4

0
Successful Not successful partially successful Doubtfull

Series 1

This data shows that 23% of students said that online education was successful during
pandemic time. According to 23% of students online education was not successful in the
online education system during covid 19 period . These are those 40% students among 30 that
told that online classes were partially successful during pandemic period. And13% of student
said online classes are doubtful.

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Descriptive questionnaire:
16. the measures taken by institution for teaching during the
COVID-19 pandemic:

Respondent No.1 : Respondent said that during COVID-19 period

their teachers organized regular online classes for the different subjects
. Timings are mostly evening 5 p:m to 8 p:m onwards. The online
moods were basically Zoom, Google meet, WhatsApp. Teachers made
videos for them for the completion of their courses.

Respondent No.2 : Classes were held, but not regularly. The class
teachers gave classes according to their convenience .

Respondent No 3. Teachers gave them notes , and pdf and also

important audios

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5.1 FINDINGS & RESULT :
➢ 25 respondent said that Covid 19 is a Pandemic . That means 83% of total
respondents consider covid19 as pandemic.
➢ 5 respondent said that Covid 19 is not a Pandemic. That means 16% of
total respondents consider covid19 as not pandemic
➢ 30% of respondent said that they don’t know about the Symptoms of covid
19.
➢ 70% of respondent replied that they know about the Symptoms of covid
19.
➢ 26% of respondents said that, Covid 19 was not detected in their family
member, Relatives or with their Neighbors.
➢ 73% of respondent said that Covid 19 was detected in their family member,
Relatives or with their Neighbors .
➢ 17% of respondent said that they don’t know about the place.
➢ 83% of respondent replied that they know about the place.
➢ 50% of total respondent told that the exact medicine was not found.
➢ 50% of total respondent told that the exact medicine was found.
➢ 100% of total respondent replied that they take preventions or measures for
prevent themselves from the diseases
➢ 86% of respondent said that they take online classes .
➢ 14% of respondent said that they don’t take online classes.
➢ 63% of respondent said that online classes were convenient for them.
➢ 36% of respondent said that online classes were not convenient for them.
➢ 76% of respondent said that they understand the online classes better.
➢ 23% of respondent replied that they did not understand online classes
better.
➢ 33% of respondent said that their classes were taken regularly .
➢ 67% of respondent said that their classes were not taken regularly during
pandemic period .
➢ 30 % of respondent said that they were not able to attend all the online
classes during pandemic period.
➢ 70% of respondent replied that they were able to attend all the online
classes during pandemic period.
➢ 33% of respondent replied that they had network issue.
➢ 26% of respondent said that they don’t had smart phone.
➢ 30% of respondent replied that they don’t had money to recharge.

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➢ 10% of respondent said that they did not able to complete their online
classes for poor electricity.
➢ 17% of respondents said that they were able to concentrate in their online
classes.
➢ 83% of respondents replied that they were not able to concentrate in their
online classes.
➢ Those students who use Zoom as their primary application. The data
shows that 16% of total respondent use zoom during online class.
➢ this data shows those students who use Google meet application during
their online class. 23% of total respondent use this as their class
communication.
➢ This Data Shows that maximum of the students uses YouTube as their
educational platform during pandemic Period. 36% of our respondent
choose YouTube for fulfill their education
➢ This Data about the students who use WhatsApp as their online education
communication app. 23% of respondents said about WhatsApp
Application.
➢ This data shows us that 6% of our total respondent use other methods as
their communication application during Pandemic period .
➢ This data shows that 23% of students said that online education was
successful during pandemic time.
➢ This data shows that according to 23% of students online education was
not successful in the online education system during covid 19 period .
➢ These are those 40% students among 30 that told that online classes were
partially successful during pandemic period.

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5.2 CONCLUSION :
The study affirms the devastating effects of COVID-19 pandemic on
education and the various barriers that hinder students and instructors’
engagements in online education for continued learning during the
COVID-19 lockdown. The results show that educational activities were
badly affected due to the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns. Some of the
identified effects include; learning disruption, limited access to
learning facilities such as laboratories, job losses in the education
sector, increase in students’ debts, reduced funding for education,
research constraints, and loss of learning interests among learners
.More than 70% of the respondents agreed that inadequate facilities
such as lack of computer, internet facility, were the major factors that
limited their engagement in Online education. Similarly, poor
electricity service, unavailability and accessibility issues, network
issues, etc. also created lots of problems for education during the
COVID-19 lockdown. The result of the study shows that Coronavirus
disrupted educational activities and tends to reduce educational
opportunities for disadvantaged people. It displaced students and
teachers and created multiple barriers in teaching and learning.
Many of students agreed that online classes were helpful for them
during the pandemic period . There college teachers did lots of hard
work for them by making videos , by arranging online exams etc.
Although we found that students also who said that online class were
not so helpful for them . In the end we found 40% of student were happy
with online classes , 20% of Students were not happy, 30% of Students
were not able to get electronic devices, or able to managed any
alternative way . The Problems like network issues, Money problem to
recharge etc. was found.

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 Appendix

“IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON THE STUDENTS OFASSAM”

A STUDY ON THE STUDENTS OF AMGURI SUB-DIVISION OF SIVASAGAR DISTRICT.
INTERVIEW SCHEDULE FOR THE STUDENTS

(PLEASE TICK THE APPROPRIATE BOX)

1. Name of the student:

2. Age:

3. Education qualification:

4. Do you consider Covid-19 as a pandemic: a.Yes b. No

5. Do you know the symptoms of this disease: a. Yes b. No

6. Was any person of your family member or relatives or neighbors detected with Covid-

19: a. Yes b. No

7. Do you know the place where Covid-19 virus emergence for the frist time:

a. Yes b. No

8. Has the exact medicine for this disease been discovered till the season:

a. Yes b. No

9. Did you take measures to avoid this disease: a. Yes b. No

10. Did you take online classes during pandemic period: a. Yes b. No

11. Did you convenient to take online classes during the pandemic period:

a. Yes b. No

12. Did you understand the concept of all subject matter in the course during the online

classes: a. Yes b. No

13. Whether it was online class regularly: a. Yes b. No

14. Were you able to attend online classes regularly: a. Yes b. No

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15. Reason why you don’t appear online classes during the pandemic period:

Network issue No smart phone available

No money to recharge Others

16. During online classes did you able to fully concentrate yourself:

a. Yes b. No

17.Online application or platform highly used for doing online classes during pandemic period:

Zoom Google meet

Youtube Whatsapp

18. Successful rate of online education during pandemic time:

Successful Not successful

Partially successful doubtful

19. What are the measures taken by Institution for teaching during the covid-19 pandemic?

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