Indian Streams Research Journal ISSN 2230 - 7850 Impact Factor: 2.1506 (UIF) Volume-4 | Issue-4 | May-2014 Page 1 BLENDED LEARNING – A BOON OR BANE FOR TEACHER-LEARNER Vipin Sharma Associate Professor, Lingaya’s University,Faridabad Abstract: The concept of liberalization, privatization and globalization in our country has opened up the boundaries to become a part of global village. Our country should bring out some changes in our traditional education system to provide the right content, in the right format, to the right people at the right time for quality and timely education. This can be achieved only when we transform our conventional education system as per the needs of society and economic status in the world. New innovations like the use of information and communication techniques (ICT) have made it imperative to adopt a new approach and Blended learning can be a key to success to meet global standards. It has been observed that at Lingaya’s University, the use of this approach in the classrooms that require the physical co-presence of teacher and students has produced good results. The author tries to explore the possibilities of its use in our educational institutions discussing its pros as a boon and cons as a bane, justifying the title while adaptation into current conceptions, helps in engage students to attain academic success, combining online learning and face-to-face instruction effectively and ultimately throwing light on the uses of blended learning in the beginning and suggesting its expansion to ensure quality and accountability and socialization. Blended learning has become a buzzword and is in demand in corporate as well as academic fields and it is likely to emerge as the predominant model for the students in future. Words: liberalization, privatization and globalization,innovations, blended, buzzword Historical Background: