iarjmsIARJMSIARJMS2708-3594https://doi.org/10.47310/iarjms.2022.v03i01.018A Snapshot of Medical Students' Perceptions about Online Assessment and Its Comparison with Online Teaching Experience during COVID-19 Pandemic”AnuradhaYadavManishaSankhlaKavitaYadavBackground: Educational institute adopted online teaching and assessment method during the COVID-19 pandemic to continue the students’ studies and to minimize the spread of disease in the community. Medical education did a good and energetic effort in these circumstances, students satisfaction feedback about the quality of online teaching and assessment is still not evaluated. Method: The study was conducted on 250 phase-I MBBS students, after taking permission from the institutional research review board. The Google feedback form was shared on the student WhatsApp group, the participation was voluntary, total 212 students gave the response, that was analyzed in the excel sheet. Statistical analysis was done by primer version 7 and P-value <0.05 was considered as a significant. Result: One in every 3 students accepted the effectiveness of online assessment while the remaining 2 students were neutral and disagree, respectively. The internet assess was a major barrier for e-lectures and when comparing it with online assessment significant difference was observed (p = 0.001). Students’ satisfaction with online classes and assessment also statistically differs (p= 0.001). At the same time, students’ satisfaction for online assessment was not influenced by students’ residential area. Conclusion: Medical students’ satisfaction was 40% with the online mode of assessment. The students’ satisfaction towards online classes and online assessment has a statistically significant difference, that was not influenced by geographical settlement. Internet connectivity was a barrier for online classes and assessment with a statistically significant difference.