Abstract

The year 2020 has been noted in the history of education as the COVID-19 pandemic that spread all over the world compelled the authorities to close down all educational institutions indefinitely. Meanwhile, the governments have decided to start education in an online mode which has become an emergency need for the continuation of students’ education. The starting of online classes created new challenges for teachers in making the classes equally available to all students. Teachers find it difficult to take classes due to problem associated with nonavailability of resources, high-speed internet, uninterrupted power supply and maintenance cost of the equipment in the context of online education during the pandemic. The present study conducted on a sample of 120 school teachers by administering an online questionnaire to identify and list out the major challenges that they are confronted with. The challenges were noted around the difficulties associated with conducting online classes, compatibility, social exclusion and assessment.

Key words: COVID-19 pandemic, online classes, compatibility, social exclusion, assessment.