Education Technology (EDTECH): A Step towards Digitalization of the Indian Education System

Education is one of the primary sectors focused on by the Government of India. It is a basic right as per Article 21-A in the Constitution of India and the government’s responsibility to make sure everyone has a quality education. The COVID- 19 pandemic had disrupted the Indian Education system. Education Institutions in India follow the traditional system of learning i.e.,face-to-face lectures in the classroom. The unforeseen epidemic called Coronavirus(COVID- 19) shook the entire world. This situation posed a challenge to the globaleducation system and forced educators to shift to an online style of teaching. Numerous universities around the world have completely digitalized their operations understanding the dire need of this current situation. The educational institutions are adopting online mode of learning globally which has been initiated from the pandemic. Thus, the quality improvement of online teaching is pivotal at this stage. The concern isn't about whether online teaching styles can give quality education, it's rather how academic institutions will be suitable to borrow online learning in such a massive manner. The extremity of COVID- 19 brought an unprecedented opportunity for the educational technology (Edtech) sector in India. The effort has been made in this paper to put some light on Education Technology (Edtech) as well as some major Edtech companies in India, Impact of COVID-19 on Indian Education System, SWOC analysis to bring out major strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and challenges prevailing in the education sector and also suggest how educational technologies turn this COVID- 19 extremity, which has a major impact on the education sector in India, into openings to make a digital education system