American Research Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences

This descriptive research is based on an interpretive philosophy carried out to understand the effectiveness of online teaching and social extension activities during the time of the pandemic. With India under a lockdown, the collection of data was done using "Google Forms." Data was first collected from faculties and students of BRAUSS, and later expanded all over India. The main purpose is to comprehend the impact of online teaching along with understanding the effectiveness of online applications such as WhatsApp, Email, Facebook, and YouTube. The major finding with regards to the study, highlight that epidemic cannot hamper teaching/learning and social extensions services. The BRAUSS initiated and completed the campaign of online teaching/learning and social extension activities, successfully using WhatsApp and Facebook. The major limitation of the study is the sample size. However, the research was effective as it used online messaging via applications. The pattern made the survey, examination, and interpretation, seamless, making it reliable and inexpensive. The success of the study expresses that the use of online applications for social extension activities can be easily implemented for a survey. The findings of the study articulate the potential of the positive impacts of the research concluding that other studies can also be conducted following similar method for other social issues during an epidemic. The messages to fight against COVID-19 surpass 1.7 million, concluding an unimaginable reach of online applications. This makes the study unique in its approach to check the influence of online applications for social extension services, and online teaching/learning activities