Analysis of Effects of Covid-19 Pandemic on Students’ Academic Performance at Post Graduate Level

Abstract

The viruses which effect human respiratory system especially throat belongs to SARS family of viruses. Covid-19 stands for Corona Virus Disease, 2019. The corona virus pandemic belongs to family of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) which cause difficulty in breathing. Corona virus originate from china in December 2019. The present study was conducted in Punjab, and Pakistan. The sample of 187 respondents was selected for data collection. Questionnaire was used for data collection. The data were collected from University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Quaid-e-Azam Medical College/Bahawal Victoria Hospital Bahawalpur and GC University for women Madina Town, Faisalabad. The collected data were analyzed by using computer software i.e Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). It was concluded from the present study that Covid-19 had badly affected the educational activities of the students. The students were not getting effective education due to poor availability of internet services and lack of trainings regarding online learning. The educational institutions should train the students to with such pandemic situations with the help of ICTs institutions. Keywords: Viruses; Disease; Education; Internet; Training