the student is becoming increasingly independent in ancient times the indian system of learning was gurucentric and the production and dissemination of knowledge was a centralised system but when asked whether teachers and trainers could become dispensable in the future many remain apprehensive we can communicate better in the classroom while motivated learners may do well how many of us actually manage to stay motivated all the time one such example is the indian institute of management iim that in partnership with direcway global education dwge has launched the interactive onsite learning iol programme nitya talwar class xii student mater dei high school opines at present if one doesnt perform well in boards their entire life seemingly goes down the drain the outlook towards peertopeer relationship has finally changed says akansha mishra a student at national institute of fashion technology nift guru vs elearningtwo schools of thought exist on this topic one that cant let go their gurus and one that can get enough of elearning indeed it still persists but to a lesser extent it also reflects on their level of maturity because you have to work within self imposed deadlines and schedules knowledge was accessible and used by a privileged few the ageold belief girls for hospitality and boys for fieldwork has been broken besides the modern student has no place for unnecessary gender divisions and wants to be classified as a thorough professional is that fair until the 1990s when the internet was not so popular there were clear traces of this gurushishya tradition still persisting in our education system madhuparna agrees saying it eventually depends on the individual as to what he or she learns from a programme online students have been the pioneers of change all over the world the transformation of the education system to suit the employment demands of the future would manifest itself in the changes brought about in the values attitudes and lifestyle of the modern indian student making students do something rather than merely telling them what to do is where a guru will always beat the computerit is perhaps as a reaction to this that many online educational initiatives are now looking to incorporate the best of both worlds they now listen to their hearts and 10 years hence many more people would take up their hobbies as their profession the face of an indian student in the future would coincide with the forces of globalisation modernisation and urbanisation of society whereas the guru serves not only as a caring therapist pointing out our hidden psychological blind spots but also as a constant reminder that the task at hand must be completed gone are the days when ones guru and a copy of the employment news served as the only source of information i have been participating in online seminars and discussion forums since the past year at iit which i could have never imagined doing from back home in manipur students pursuing unconventional courses like music choreography and