India, Nov. 23 -- The year 2020 created a severe disruption in the education arena where around 25 crore students were confined to their homes under the lockdown declared by the Government to prevent the spread of Covid-19. Online classes have become the only alternative and used by one and all as a means to provide teaching to the students during the pandemic.

The Annual Status of Education Report(ASER) is an annual survey that aims to provide reliable estimates of children's enrolment and basic learning levels for each district and State in India. The ASER has been conducted every year since 2005 in all rural districts of the country and the the largest citizen-led survey in India.

Though the students are confined to their homes for the...