Covid 2019 - Let's see it as an opportunity for the students. If we can't change the situation, we need to change ourselves.


If we can't change the situation, we need to change ourselves. Covid 2019 effects are gradually propelling us to a new virtual world where we can actually make an effective use of internet and the gadgets to redefine and strengthen our skills, roles and responsibilities to shape our future. The present lockdown situation has spurred all of us to be a leader and become self dependent. This is true for the professionals as well as for the students. Let us discuss from the student's point of view that how these young ignited minds can effectively use the lockdown situation to rebuild themselves and step into the war field of competitive career opportunities with better preparation for knowledge and skills. 


The most important task for a student is to divide their schedule at home with effective time management. You need to accept that the current situation demands you to be a caged bird and you have to utilize the space inside the cage for your living and you have to enjoy your living by continuing to sing your songs exactly the way a caged nightingale or a Robin does out of joy when it rains. 

You can divide your daily routine into following steps :

1. Appearing for your online sessions conducted by your school. ( From 9 am to 1 pm ) 

2. Attend the important webinars conducted by different educational institutes and Universities on Communication skills, Time Management, Stress Management, Career Counseling and other skill areas. These sessions are hardly for one hour. But make sure that you attend these sessions which are actually a bonus for the students at this difficult hour to sharpen their necessary skills. ( 3 pm to 4 pm ).




3. In the evening time when you are enjoying a cup of tea at your terrace or balcony, do a research using your electronic gadgets about the career opportunities for the field which you are going to choose after class 12. Find out which are the best Institutes or Universities and make a comparison of the USPs. If required, move a step further and fill in the online application form for the admission process. The admission process for most of the Universities and Institutes of repute have started online. You cannot afford to waste your time and wait for the lock down situation to be over. We are stepping towards a new virtual world and may be for the next 6 months, whichever course you choose, you might have to attend the online classes. As per the UGC circular, the fresh academic sessions are going to start from August. Therefore by June end or July first week, you have to complete the online admission process or else you will miss the bus. You can also make a virtual tour of the campus of your choice. This entire exercise will just involve maximum 1 hour of your valuable time. ( 5 pm to 6 pm ). Assuming that you will do this exercise everyday while enjoying a sunset and watching tbe full moon in a pristine sky. 


4. From evening 6 pm to 9 pm, keep your study hours related to school syllabus and exams.

5. From 9 pm to 10 pm, complete your dinner, and in the meanwhile chat with your friends and rewind and refresh your mind.

6. From 11 to 12 pm, keep 1 hour to sharpen your skills related to English. Which ever subject you choose, and whichever profession you join in your future, you need to be a very very smart communicator. So I would suggest that every alternative day, watch the english news channels for half an hour and then select a topic and write a blog. And then close the door and stand infront of a mirror and try to speak to your own image spontaneously for fifteen minutes atleast. Make this a regular habit. This will help you to prepare yourself for the extempore rounds and GDPI rounds conducted by most of the reputed Universities or Institutes while conducting the admission process. This will also make you aware about the current affairs. For students willing to join courses like Engineering or Medical or any other subjects which demands your expertise in Mathematics or any other science subject like Biology, better revise your skills pertaining to these subject areas for atleast one hour. This will help you to build a better foundation for you prior to joining the courses and classes. 

From 12 pm to 6 pm enjoy your sleep.

Next day, wake up early in the morning and enjoy the fresh, cool morning breeze with the chirping of the birds signalling the start of a new day. 

The time slots shown by me are just examples. You can design your own time slots as per your priorities. 

A difficult time ahead for all of us. Make sure that we don't get depressed. Therefore to avoid depression, you can follow the steps given below :

1. Speak to your family members, friends keeping a social distance.

2. Spend an hour in social media.

3. Enjoy music inbetween plugging your earphones.

4. Do free hand exercises.

5. Watch a movie online.

6. Do something creative to avoid depression. For example I am a blogger and everyday I ensure that I will publish one blog atleast. My daughter and wife loves painting. They have done lot of wall paintings and sketches at home.

Most importantly, this is the time to enjoy your extracurricular activities.


Dear friends, the situation demands us to be soft robots with the control of remote in our own hands. The current lockdown situation demands you to utilize every hour, minute and seconds to pull out opportunities from.the odds and rebuild yourself. 

I am working in a University known as Karnavati University and we are organizing lot of webinars on different skill areas conducted by reputed trainers and faculty members of our University. To attend any of these webinars, whats app me at 9831137124.

To make a virtual tour of our campus and to find out the subjects we are offering, click on Karnavati University

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