Onset of COVID -19 pandemic in Wuhan, China in December 2019 and advent of pandemic in India with first case being reported on 27th January 2020 in Kerala and first case in Chhattisgarh reported on 19 th March in Raipur was alarming. The exponential rise in the Covid-19 cases and death rates not only in Chhattisgarh but all over India and across the globe led the Indian Government to impose strict lockdown as a measure to put a check on the increasing cases. Lockdown induced school closure raised challenges for students of B.Ed and D.El.Ed programs in continuing their school internship activities.

School internship, Online platform, Paradigm shift, Pre-service Biology Teachers, Teaching strategies.