ABSTRACT
The arrival of COVID-19 has hit the headlines bringingthe cradle of humanity unexpectedly to a new regime of uncertainty. Global decisions compelled closing down of educational campuses and moved teaching online. Unfortunately, the unprecedented consequences of online education were not considered. Many underdeveloped and economically weak parts of India, failed to adapt and execute effective methods of disseminating education has ensued various repercussions, ranging from degradation of public education to dropout rates. The state of West Bengal in India with significant remote areas is among those adversely affected places struggling to implement online education, and facing issues that are multifaceted and has permanent implications, including exacerbation of preexisting fault lines of the education system. This chapter analyzes the explicit implications of COVID like asymmetrical distribution of educational resources, declining public education, dropout rates, and degrading overall student growth that are transforming and shifting the education system of West Bengal.
