STUDENTS EXPERIENCES REGARDING ONLINE CLASSES AND ITS EFFECTS ON THEIR ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE: A CASE STUDY OF THE ISLAMIA UNIVERSITY OF BAHAWALPUR

terms. The study titled as “students experience regarding online classes and its effects on their academic performance: a case study of the Islamia university of Bahawalpur”. Survey research method was selected to complete this study. The objectives i.e. to examine effectiveness of online classes on academic performance of the students. Through questionnaire as tool, survey was conducted. Tool of data collection was created on Likert scale format. The data regarding all students in the Islamia University of Bahawalpur as (universe of study) under study was taken from university website. In this study by using convenient sampling technique data was collected. For calculation of representative sample, Raosoft sampling calculator has been used. Total sample was found equal to 381 out of 46000.When the researcher collected all the data from the given respondents then it was analyzed and run systematically by a computer program name SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Sciences). Hence, Maximum respondents agreed that online learning is best solution during pandemic situation.  Maximum respondents agreed that online learning enhance time management skills of students. Maximum respondents agreed that online learning reduces expenses of students. Majority students claimed that due to online classes their hostel expenditures, their food, clothes, and fare expenditures are reduced. Majority 67.2% of students agreed that due to online learning they have become more advance