Noida: Not only business and livelihoods, pandemics have thrown their shadows in the population of Migrant Noida and Greater Noida students as well.
The number of SC / ST and the general category of students who seek government scholarships to study in schools and colleges in twin cities decrease more than 20% in the academic year 2020-21 compared to the previous session, an assessment has revealed.
This scholarship is intended for high school and college students from the economically weaker part.
Officials agreed that many parents of neighboring districts, was alert to the next pandemic and locking last year, preferring to send their children to the nearest Education Institute of Education and Greater Noida.
Following the orders of the state government for the administration of Noida, all private and governmental education institutions in both cities were asked to send reports on the number of students who had received scholarships in 2019 and 2020.
It was found that 10,558 students from the economically weaker part had submitted financial assistance In 2019.
However, in 2020, when a pandemic had forced most of the educational institutions to adopt online teaching modes, the number dropped to 8,245, a drop of 22%.
Next locking – Starting March to July – also influences the reception process badly.
In 2019, the Social Welfare Department had sanctioned RS 21 Crore for students who have submitted a scholarship.
The total disbursement for 2020 is still calculated.
The Noida government recently compiled a report on reduced numbers and sent it to the government on July 22.
Acceptance for this year is underway.
The Institute of Education agreed that the number of migrant students had dropped after a pandemic.
“The process of receipts and curriculum was hit with a pandemic last year.
Overall, new reception fell.
We also noticed that many students preferred to receive entrance tickets at the nearest Education Institute instead of traveling to a distant location.
Reduced numbers also have an effect In some courses, which is not as popular as before, “said Rajesh Sahay, a member of the Federation of Technical Institutions in Uttar Pradesh and the Chairperson of the Hianderk Business School in Sector 62.
The source said several courses where the pandemic had done clouds of uncertainty was the event and management of hotels, acting and the media , catering, tourism and hospitality, fashion designers and clothing, among others.
Shailendra Singh’s social welfare officer agreed that the number of migrant students declined.
“We have observed the trend.
The number of students who came to Noida and Greater Noida for higher education had dropped in 2020.
Students from Bulandshahr, Mathura, Hathras and other nearby districts usually come to the city for school and graduation,” he added.
Rajbir Singh farmers from Bulandshahr are one of those whose son’s education career was hit by a pandemic.
“My child wants to pursue engineering from a private college in Greater Noida.
But he could not accept the entrance ticket last year because of the Kuncian.
He began to help us in the field.
However, he had accepted this time and would apply for a scholarship.”