Amid escalating tensions between Ukraine and Russia, Indian students living in Ukraine are left with two options – to stay and continue in offline classes amid uncertainty despite warnings from the Indian embassy, or return to India after spending lakhs on further shortages. incur learning loss due to Unveiling.
While some universities are supporting online education, students especially in medical colleges claim that online courses cannot make doctors. Moreover, the National Medical Council (NMC) of India has also refused to recognize the online MBBS degree as valid.
High ticket prices are proving to be a deterrent for those wishing to return. The students claim that flights which usually cost Rs 50,000-70,000 are now being offered for Rs 1 lakh.
The third and sixth year students of the course have their exams in May-June. With no clarity about the exam dates and methods, many people are waiting to take a decision on it. Return,
More waiting, again, means higher prices.
“Locally, the situation is fine, but local residents are also preparing for the tough times ahead,” said Anubhav Arya, a native of Bihar and a third-year student at Ivano Frankwisch National Medical University.
Foreign students, including Indians, protested demanding online classes for those wishing to shift to digital mode. The varsity has allowed the students to continue their classes online till March 12.
While Arya agrees that going online mode will lead to learning loss especially for medical students, he added, “be safe Now the first priority”.
He also told News18.com that his parents and family members in India are worried and are calling him back home. “It’s really impossible to book a ticket at this price.”
“If the university allows 20 days of online education and things start getting better after that, then we have to come back. Looking at the current prices, commuting will cost us around Rs 2 lakh. We cannot spend so much in such a short time,” said the student.
An Indian student from Bareilly, UP and studying in his sixth year at a Kharkiv-based university, spoke to News18.com on the condition of anonymity, “Even though some universities support online classes, the third and sixth year students I don’t want to return to India as there are exams in May and June. We will not be able to get a degree without clearing these exams. In addition, we are facing pressure from parents who are concerned about our stay in Ukraine. We need full information about our Ukrainian exam and reduction in flight prices.”
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Ketul Karelia, a native of Surendranagar in Gujarat and MBBS graduate from Ukraine claims that he is getting questions from his juniors. There have been no clashes on the streets so far, but it is just the unpredictability of the situation, which is creating tension among the students.
“Students are in a big dilemma, they are feeling insecure but also worried about the future as embassy has advised them to return and continue online education, but NMC in India does not recognize online education . Most of the students are opting to return by the first flight. The people who are choosing to stay back are those who are either in their final years nearing graduation or who cannot afford such expensive flights,” he told News18.com.
Afzal (name changed upon request), a third-year student at Ukraine’s Bogomolets National Medical University, said although the situation in his region is almost normal, he plans to Return,
“I reached out to the Indian embassy and they said there could be a situation where an evacuation would be required.”
However, he is worried about missing practical exposure, especially due to limited offline classes due to COVID-19. The Madhya Pradesh native said, “I am in my fourth year, but I have got only a few months in offline mode.”
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