Education, in India, is no longer restricted only to classrooms. With the advancement in technology, lots of students and learning professionals are preferring online learning these days.
According to the report titled “Online Education in India: 2021”, the market for online education in India is expected to grow eight times in the next 5 years, reaching at 1.96 billion by the year 2021. Additionally, the efforts of the Central Government to make digital learning available to every student will help this sector grow magnificently.
Online education in India focusses on school, college as well as professional courses. There are various online platforms available for test preparation which very soon would be substituting the offline test preparation market by providing coaching for exams like JEE Main, JEE Advanced, NEET and CAT.
Such platforms offer quality preparation and practice material which are exam focused. Apart from this, lack of trained faculty in Tier 2 and 3 cities is also driving students to adopt online platforms for exam preparation. Here are some of the ways by which online exam preparation platforms help candidates prepare effectively for competitive exams:
Mock tests/ Sample Tests:
Mock tests help a candidate understand their level of preparation, also have a comparative assessment (with other candidates) of how they have performed.
Videos:
Videos on exam preparation tips help candidates enhance their concept proficiency and address their problem areas. Also, expert advice is very helpful for optimizing the exam preparation.
Counselling:
A lot of online test preparation platforms offer counselling sessions to students helping them decide their future course of study.
Webinars:
A seminar that is conducted in an online mode is usually called a webinar. Webinars by top faculty, data scientists and experts help students prepare for competitive exams. Sessions in an audio-visual mode to interact live with the webinar expert helps students get important queries solved.
Doubt-Resolving Forum:
A lot of online test preparation portals have developed in-house forums where expert faculty and previous year JEE Main toppers interact with competitive exam aspirants and address their queries 24*7. Subject specific doubts and others relating to the competitive exams raised are addressed on a timely basis through these forums.
E-Books:
A lot of students look up details regarding an exam before deciding on enrolling for the same. E-books released by online test preparation platforms having all the required details in one place saves their efforts.
Such e-books carry information based on trends and prospects apart from offering the usual information on exams, which also aids in making the right decisions.
Preparation Trackers:
Competitive exam aspirants are required to be conceptually strong to be able to perform well. Preparation trackers offered by online test preparation portals assess their current level of preparation and suggest an improvement plan to be exam ready. Students who find it tough to track their preparation progress would be highly benefited by using this tool.
A lot of offline coaching centers are considering going online, after having witnessed huge potential in the online exam preparation sector. Online education extends beyond the barriers of time and distance at affordable rates, which makes it the face of future education.
