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India reported the first case of COVID-19 in Kerala on 30 th January 2020. On 25 th March 2020, a complete lockdown for 21 days was imposed in India. It has been more than a year since the first lockdown in India due to COVID-19 as a result of which colleges remain shut for most of the time. Online classes are the new normal for the students since then. Objective of this study was to understand the changes in dietary behavior and food choice due to online classes among college going girls (18-25 years) studying in Delhi on account of COVID-19. Cross-sectional research design was used for the study. The participants included college going girls (18-25 years) studying in Lady Irwin College, University of Delhi (n=110). Data was collected after taking the consent of the participant through questionnaire via Google forms. The data was coding and analyzed on MS Excel. Continuous data was analyzed using measures of central tendencies. For the categorical data, chi square test was used for analysis of data. Consumption of baked goods increased 5.4% in physical classes to 11.8% in online classes. Consumption of fruits and salads and homemade food also increased during online classes accounting for 17.3% and 33% respectively. Consumption of carbonated beverages decreased from 18.1% to 3.6%. Students binge eat more frequently during physical classes (37.3%). There has been significant differences (p< 0.05) between online and physical in terms of binge eating and food choices among students.