Even as the pandemic caught everyone off guard, the education sector rose gamely to the challenge. The mode of education shifted online, and, in the process, educational institutions navigated the challenges and discovered the opportunities that opened up, for the present and the future. Heads of some of India’s top institutes spoke to Sreeradha D. Basu on how Covid-19 has been a game changer for Indian education, not just for their institutes but the ecosystem at large.