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COVID-19 pandemic affected more than 63 million teachers, 1.5 billion students and huge number of education sector. It is a sector where huge number of people i.e. students and teacher has to meet with each other and teaching and learning happens. Teachers use to think that teaching cannot happen virtually. But sudden entry of corona virus and then becoming pandemic disturbed the life of the people around the globe. Actually work from home was not new concept for many companies but it was for schools, colleges and universities. Thus the new word which become a buzz word is ‘Online’. Initially everybody connected to education sector was reluctant to accept online mode for teaching and learning. The present research aims to examine the challenges faced by the teachers in adopting to the online mode of teaching and conducting classes in COVID-19 pandemic and alsoto know the perception of teachers about student’s learning and participation in online class during COVID-19 pandemic. Questionnaire designed to collect responses from the teachers through online mode like e-mail, Whats App etc. Google form was created and send to the teacher. The study reveals that More than 60% teachers are facing difficulty in handling online e-learning technology. 75% teachers responded that online teaching during COVID-19 pandemic is stressful. Various difficulties were faced by the teachers while conducting online classes like poor internet connectivity, lack of technical knowledge, lack of interest of students, non-availability of device etc. More than 70% teachers are facing poor internet connectivity problem while more than 60% teachers found lack of interest among the students.

Teachers, Online classes, COVID-19, difficulties, Impact