Online teaching became a mandate during the COVID-19 pandemic. Irrespective of technical expertise of teachers or students each one of them were made to sit before their mobile or laptop to complete the course curriculum and their examinations. The present study was carried out amongst university students, to find out the perception and satisfaction of students towards online teaching and learning and how this teaching mode changed their psychological behaviour as well as their perception towards exams and self-study. This study was conducted among students at rural universities in India. The findings of the study reveal that students found the online teaching and learning experience as effective and interesting like classroom learning, however competency with the online learning system was an area concern. Students found disturbances and lack of space in their home environment for online teaching and learning as one of the challenges faced in online teaching and learning.