Pandemic, Physics Enrollment and Current Needs

Virtual mode of teaching and learning became the only mode of education during pandemic. This shift in teaching modality led to modifications in learning outcomes, faculty involvement and class requirements. Pandemic, along with all its outcomes, has reduced students' interest to attend face-to-face classes and encouraged to look at more options in the choice of subjects. Now there is a need to develop courses which can attract students to classrooms, where they enjoy class engagements and prefer to attend face-to-face classes. Due to the all positive and negative consequences of pandemic, the current trends in physics require to develop probably more inter-disciplinary and applied courses in teaching to attract students back into physics.