Mental health status of students enrolled in professional courses during Covid Pandemic in India

Abstract

Mental health has been always hidden behind a curtain of stigma and discrimination for too long. In the last few years, the world has become more aware of enormous burdens and the potential for mental health gains. In this research article, researchers aim to study the mental health and its coping mechanism of students who were enrolled in professional courses which require practical field exposure, during Covid Pandemic in India. During Covid lockdown beside of other things getting effected, students were too who got badly affected. Researchers took the opportunity to reach out to students to check their mental health in Pandemic era as together we can strengthen our community safety net to fight against mental disorder. Those students who were enrolled in professional courses and were about to be ready with their career opportunities were more likely to be affected by mental disorders more likely in the by neurosis. Researchers have taken Bachelors of Education and Masters of Social work students as prime respondents to assess the mental imbalance among them because of covid and stress. Researchers in this research found that since B.Ed and MSW are professional course which involves compulsory practical part including class room teaching and field visits so candidates found themselves in stress because of their career and future planning. Researcher has tried to analyze the mental health of students and ways to cope up with its imbalances. Through this study knowledge and awareness of students related to mental health will examined. Both primary and secondary data was analyzed to meet research objectives.