Paper—Learners’ Perception Towards the Shift from Offine to Online Pedagogy and Factors Affecting it Learners’ Perception Towards the Shift from Offine to Online Pedagogy and Factors Affecting it https://doi.org/10.3991/ijet.v18i06.37511 PS Nivedhya, Sushant Malik () , Dharmesh K. Mishra, Dipen Paul, Jeevan Nagarkar Symbiosis Institute of International Business, Symbiosis International (Deemed University), Pune, India mailsushantmalik@gmail.com Abstract—The paper provides an introduction to e-learning and the impact of its shift from offine to online pedagogy. On one side, e-learning has made access to numerous learning opportunities fexible in time. On the other side, it also impacts the student’s learning process. This paper aims to fnd out the status of e-learning adaptation among students by understanding the impact of COVID scenario on e-learning adaptation, the impact of user’s time, course structure, and edginess among students. This paper also studies if the cost-effectiveness does prevail or not with the current course design and if it can be applied to the virtual courses as well or not. This study discovers the possible outcomes through virtual learning and is affects the present mindset of a learner or not. Keywords—e-learning, online learning, knowledge, shift, factors affecting e-learning, learners’ perception, offine learning 1 Introduction In the early days, Vedic and Buddhist education systems were followed, primarily teachers and students stayed together and received an education, sharing a deep under- standing of education and culture. Education, an important sector, has been follow- ing a traditional pedagogy of face-to-face interacting learning process for ages, which has now been shifted to virtual platforms. This, in turn, has jeopardized the students’ absorption of the learning process. The quick shift from the offine to online pedagogy system has confused the entire education system pouring many thoughts like- is the quality of the education being affected, is the attention which was paid in a direct meeting with students, possible virtually, is the absorption process while the increase in screen timing affects the student? So, this pandemic has created uncertainty pouring all these doubts and questions and disturbing the exam cycle. There has been a more signifcant impact in the student internships, placements, decrease and increase of fee collection, also created an issue in managing the working capital. Several hiring decisions for the vacant positions have been halted, affecting the quality and excellence. This paradigm shift has disrupted 190 http://www.i-jet.org