The Indian Government has recognized the need to enhance the educational quality of pre- and in-service teacher skills. The District Institutes of Education and Training (DIET) has made structural innovation in terms of creating teacher’s training programmes (B.Ed, D.Ed, M.Ed) which offer systemic responsiveness to local requirements and skill expectations.
Technology-based learning devices in education are being commonly used in primary education in India. On the other hand, the EdTech has been introduced in the secondary and higher secondary schools but is yet to include a whole host of education technology-based learning devices and tools (Yadav, Gupta and Khetrapal, 2018).
As the world dives into complexities in growing industrial needs and technological advancements, need for development of skills increases. Corporate leaders confirm the importance of skill development for promotion and advancements. Economists believe that these skills are a key to counter the projected job loss due to decreased dependency on manpower and increased automation (Allen, 2014).
The significant flaw in the Indian school education system is that, despite numerous acts made to enable universalisation of education, very little progress has been made in the technique of teaching.
Higher Education or University education shapes people to be qualified and responsible citizens by knowledge and professional training in their ‘relevant field’ of interest.
“Virtual Environment” is a term which has been referred to by many academicians differently. They use terms like “Virtual Reality”, “Virtual World”, and “Artificial Reality”. Virtual environment means a computer simulated environment which helps users to interact with one another.