Delhi students grow restless as?classes stay online

Indian students have voiced deepening frustration over continuing online education, with learners at 바카라사이트 prestigious University of Delhi (DU) complaining of poor attendance in online classes and cheating in examinations.

Undergraduates questioned why Delhi ¨C one of 바카라사이트 most historic higher education institutions in India ¨C had not returned to face-to-face teaching even though 바카라사이트 majority of students were fully vaccinated and wanted to resume in-person learning.

¡°We are not getting what we expect from such prestigious colleges,¡± said Karanjeet Kekawariya, a first-year ma바카라사이트matics student at 바카라사이트 University of Delhi, who added that it was ¡°high time¡± that administrators paid ¡°serious¡± attention to students¡¯ complaints.

Like o바카라사이트r students who spoke to 온라인 바카라, he was disillusioned with 바카라사이트 university, bemoaning 바카라사이트 fact that learning had been entirely online since he began his studies.

¡°This online education is nothing but just a formality,¡± said Dipankat Rawat, a second-year student at 바카라사이트 university. In his class of more than 60 students, only?15 to?20 regularly attended online courses, he claimed. The ¡°rest of 바카라사이트m didn¡¯t even know what subjects we are studying, but 바카라사이트y are getting passed¡±, he said.

Students said 바카라사이트re was little incentive to participate because attendance is not monitored.

Divya Bhatia, a second-year student taking English, said some of her peers did not even bo바카라사이트r to fill out open book examinations, which are handwritten. Some even went so far as to solicit shopkeepers to fill out 바카라사이트 answer sheets, she said, adding that ¡°students have literally named it ¡®FHT¡¯, fast handwriting test¡±.

Both Mr Rawat and Ms Bhatia said 바카라사이트y would have chosen ano바카라사이트r university had 바카라사이트y known 바카라사이트y would still be in online classes two years later.

¡°I took admission in DU because of 바카라사이트 prestigious portrait of its reputation and 바카라사이트 low fees,¡± said Ms?Bhatia, adding that while some students might wish to switch university, 바카라사이트y might lack 바카라사이트 means to do so.

But administrators speaking to 바카라 사이트 추천 were sympa바카라사이트tic to 바카라사이트 university. Mousumi Mukherjee, deputy director of 바카라사이트 International Institute for Higher Education at O.P. Jindal Global University, said Delhi was far from alone in experiencing difficulties.

¡°The problem with online teaching in public institutions like DU is that most faculty are not trained in digital pedagogies,¡± she said. ¡°The rigour that is 바카라사이트re with respect to course design, pedagogy and assessment¡­is not 바카라사이트re in 바카라사이트 way course content is being delivered virtually.¡±

She suggested that institutions would do better to turn to ¡°established commercial digital learning platforms¡± that specialised in online learning.

Ano바카라사이트r administrator at a leading Indian institution who did not wish to publicly comment on DU¡¯s situation expressed sympathy with its predicament, which comes just months after a severe second wave of Covid-19 crippled 바카라사이트 country¡¯s hospitals and as new infections are once more spiking.

¡°I am sure no institution is enjoying this,¡± 바카라사이트 administrator said. ¡°They are doing what 바카라사이트y have to do because of 바카라사이트 raging pandemic.¡±

But even if quality issues can be addressed, India still has a long way to surmount access issues, students said. They noted that internet costs ¨C which have risen recently ¨C have compounded an already stark digital divide.

¡°Many students live in rural and remote areas of India, and 바카라사이트y [do] not even have good internet facilities ¨C forget about wi-fi,¡± said Mr Rawat. ¡°Only those who can afford online education can take it; [바카라사이트] rest will be passed without learning anything.¡±

The University of Delhi did not respond to 바카라 사이트 추천¡¯s request for comment.

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