The University Grants Commission had proposed up to 40% of online teaching mode for any course in higher education in India, in the concept note on “Blended Mode of Teaching and Learning,” in May 2021. While the unprecedented pandemic situation recognised the urgency of implementing the online mode of teaching, with already persisting structural bottlenecks in the system, serious introspection is required on the preparedness of the country to adopt such a technology-driven learning approach.
