Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, April-June 2021, Vol. 15, No. 2 155 Dissection of Learning Opportunities and Obstacles While Learning Through Video Conferencing Platform (VCP) - During Covid 19 Lockdown Jyoti 1 , Khina Sharma 2 , Jyoti Sarin 3 1 Principal, College of Nursing, Government Medical College & Hospital, Chandigarh, 2 Nursing tutor, College of Nursing, Government Medical College &Hospital Chandigarh, 3 Director, College of Nursing, Maharishi Markandeshwar College Of Nursing Mullana Abstract Background- COVID 19 pandemic has infuenced our lives in all the aspects, even the younger generations are also not left untouched, specially their studies. Professional courses like nursing has integrated theory with practical learning and due to the lock down situation both aspects of learning - theory as well as the clinical learning are suffering. Though the teaching institutes have come up with the solutions like online lectures, using the video conferencing platform (VCP). This has expanded the horizon of traditional classroom. Though it is widely practiced in developed countries but in India it is still a new trend of learning. Purpose - of this study was to assess learner’s satisfaction level while learning through video conferencing platform and various opportunities and obstacles learner’s faced were explored. Methods – nursing students were the participants and online self-reporting method was adopted for the data collection. Self-developed questionnaire was completed by 138 participants and questionnaire had 36 items to respond on Video Conferencing Platform related to learner’s satisfaction, also opportunities & obstacles encountered while learning through VCP. Results – Majority (63%) of the participants were somewhat satisfed, learning through VCP and 26.1% were highly satisfed. Observation of the opportunities were found to be better learning outcome – brainstorming stimulation, self-motivated learning, able to ask and clear doubts and lecture was reported to be captivating. Another opportunity reported was comfort while learning which included the learning in personal space, no compulsion of physical presence at teaching institute and freedom to choose which lecture to attend. Obstacles reported were related to the classroom environment where the chances avoiding questions and fooling the instructor was reported by majority participants, technical challenges like slow internet disturbed the lecture and made it diffcult to articulate lecture and also missed part of lecture. Other obstacles reported were decreased social interaction, participants found learning through VCP to be tiresome as compared to traditional classroom, connectivity issues disturbance create due to the surroundings. Association between the course of study with satisfaction level, opportunities and obstacles were found to be signifcant, whereas the association between the time spend on VCP was found to be signifcant only with obstacles. Keywords: video conferencing platform, learning, nursing students, opportunities and obstacle Introduction COVID 19 has tremendously infuenced the world in all aspects and education system has not been left untouched. Corona virus pandemic has signifcantly disrupted various sectors in India, since March 2020 the educational institutions are closed as precautionary and preventive measures. As per present situation there is an uncertainty when will these educational institutions will reopen. According to UNESCO Institute for Statistics data around 320,713,810 learners are affected in India due to COVID 19 lock down situation. 1