MUMBAI : Maahir Uttam has decided that he’s done with remote classes. The BSc psychology student at Los Angeles’s Occidental College will take a gap year if his university continues the next semester online.“Half of the last semester was remote and I didn’t enjoy it.
The classes were not live. The professors recorded videos and posted them. There was no interaction and it was very boring," says Uttam, 19, who returned to his Gurugram home in March.Like Uttam, many Indians studying abroad are contemplating skipping a year and rejoining college once campus opens.
Most universities have shifted semesters online to ensure the academic year is not disrupted but students are worried they’ll miss out just studying online.