The pandemic COVID-19 has significantly hampered every aspect of human life, including education worldwide. Every school is closed to control the spread of the global pandemic COVID-19. Sudden closure of schools brings difficulties to carry on with face-to-face classroom teaching. So, online education is a panacea to continue the education system in India. However, the lack of technological awareness among teachers and students, network infrastructures, computers, and internet access create a challenging situation in handling the school education system. This paper analyses the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the school education system in India. Based on the published articles, documents, reports, and news commentaries, this paper provides a critical analysis and reflection on the challenges and opportunities created by the global pandemic COVID-19 in the school education system of India. The study revealed that schools, teachers, and students do not have sufficient infrastructure like configured laptops, internet, microphones, etc., to efficiently impart education and significant problems raised in the field of E-learning atmosphere, Pedagogical practices, Curricular and Co-curricular activities, and Evaluation and feedback.