Title: Healing from COVID-19 through digital platforms: exploring the influences of this pandemic on students and jobseekers in India

Authors: Kuldeep Jayaswal; D.K. Palwalia

Addresses: Department of Electrical Engineering, Rajasthan Technical University, Rawatbhata Road, Akelgarh, Kota, 324010, India ' Department of Electrical Engineering, Rajasthan Technical University, Rawatbhata Road, Akelgarh, Kota, 324010, India

Abstract: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infection caused by a recently discovered coronavirus. The origin of this virus and subsequent epidemic, which broke out in China in December 2019, has been unexplained. COVID-19 is also a regional pandemic that has infected several countries since the outbreak began in Wuhan. Social-distancing is playing an important role in reducing the community transmission of this virus. To ensure the maximum effectiveness of social-distancing, lock-downs have been declared across India. These have affected the lifecycle of citizens across the world in terms of jobs, education, industrial production, etc. Digital platforms are currently playing a very important role in people's healing from these critical situations caused by COVID-19 pandemic. In this research article, the influences of this pandemic on Indian citizens, especially students and job seekers, have been reported. This article clearly describes the power of self-learning as a tool for preparing the youth to face future challenges successfully through digital platforms.

Keywords: COVID-19; lock-down; work and human resources; school education; jobseekers; career development; digital platforms; self-learning; E-learning; WHO.

DOI: 10.1504/IJSMARTTL.2021.118899

International Journal of Smart Technology and Learning, 2021 Vol.2 No.4, pp.235 - 249

Received: 07 Sep 2020
Accepted: 09 Nov 2020
Published online: 10 Nov 2021 *

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