AbstractThe outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic that started in Wuhan City, China, in 2020 has left the academic sector in Malaysia a total chaos. The shift from face-to-face class to full implementation of online distance learning (ODL) has brought significant changes in students' academic performance. This research aims to determine the impact of COVID-19 lockdown on students' academic performance. The study was conducted in UiTM Perlis Branch, and 54 bachelor's degree students from four faculties were invited to participate in this research. Descriptive Statistics were presented as counts and percentages to summarize the collected data. To measure the effect of COVID-19 lockdown on students' academic performance, 5-likert scale was used. The findings revealed that the COVID-19 pandemic had varying degrees of impact on students' academic performance. From an online perspective, almost all students in various faculties and semesters experienced moderate difficulties while participating in onlin.....