A Study on the Association between Online Education and the Social Competence of Indian College Students Post Pandemic

The Covid-19 pandemic has impacted various fields, including the educational system. It has transformed our learning experiences as many students and teachers were forced to adapt to the online mode of education. Despite the vast amount of information about the effects of the pandemic in the education sector, there is limited knowledge regarding how social competence among students, especially young adults in India were seriously affected. Social competence is defined as the socio-emotional, behavioral, and cognitive skills that an individual must possess. To harmoniously have a successful social adaptation, a level of these factors is needed. The study aims to study the association between Covid 19 and the duration of education in Indian college students post-lockdown by using both paper-pencil tests and online surveys as tools. The sample consisted of 250 students from Bangalore City between the age of 18 to 24. The study measured social competence and the duration of online education and attempted to understand if a correlation existed between the two variables.