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    Some of the changes in education effected by pandemic will outlast it, says experts

    Even before the advent of Covid, online and blended models were making slow progress in terms of changing the ecosystem in education.

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    Of course, a complete shift is out of the question. At institutes such as the IITs and the IIMs, students enrolled in full-time programmes are clear that they want the full experience, complete with friends and camaraderie.

    Covid-19 left educational institutions with no choice other than to move completely online, but some changes will outlast the pandemic, said experts. Much like remote working in corporates, Covid is likely to lead to a long-term shift to more online learning and hybrid approaches that are poised to make education scalable, flexible and probably more effective, said academics at India’s leading higher education institutes. Of course, a complete
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