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  By Stephen Lepcha The coronavirus has delivered a devastating blow to the education system. Since schools and colleges are closed, the traditional way of offline schooling has been replaced by online classes. Although online classes save a lot of time, sometimes due to poor network connectivity and other technical problems it causes problems for both the teachers as well as the students. The classes are conducted through various meeting platforms like zoom, google meet, teachmint, etc. The new system of learning has brought about a new wave to the technological sector in India. Students and teachers are being more efficient at utilizing technical resources. Students are taking keen interest in computer programming, video editing, photoshop, etc. This new system has been advantageous to the students in a lot of ways. Students are getting plenty of time to learn and explore new things, study new subjects, pursue their passion and to do many other things as well. But just like the say

 By Siddharth Zimba Microbiology Department             Rote learning is the method of memorization of information based on repetition. This method can be used for both teaching and learning and is seen to be effective in learning alphabets, numbers, and formulas. Rote learning may be effective in studying in lower classes but it is not very effective in learning advanced concepts. Even though rote learning is not that effective in comparison with, for example, meaningful learning where learning takes place through the understanding of the concept, it is still prevalent and is a primary mode of education in many countries especially in developing and underdeveloped countries where advanced facilities are not accessible for a better understanding of the concept.              Countries such as China and India places a large emphasis on memorization and rote memory, but this method is not the only way used for learning. It is recognized in China that rote learning and rote memory do not