diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 90e4113..b26fa40 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -173,6 +173,37 @@ Follow these steps to run the Research Nexas
      password varchar(120) unique,
      token varchar(130) not null unique
      );
+
+     Create the 'badges' table
+    CREATE TABLE badges (
+    id INT AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY,
+    name VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL,
+    description TEXT NOT NULL,
+    criteria VARCHAR(255)
+);
+
+-- Create the 'student_badges' table (stores which student earned which badge)
+CREATE TABLE student_badges (
+    id INT AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY,
+    student_id INT NOT NULL,
+    badge_id INT NOT NULL,
+    awarded_at DATETIME DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
+    FOREIGN KEY (student_id) REFERENCES students(id) ON DELETE CASCADE,
+    FOREIGN KEY (badge_id) REFERENCES badges(id) ON DELETE CASCADE
+);
+
+
+-- Insert some example data into 'student' table
+INSERT INTO student (name, email) VALUES ('Alice', 'alice@example.com');
+
+-- Insert example badges into 'badges' table
+INSERT INTO badges (name, description, criteria) VALUES
+('Research Contributor', 'Awarded for submitting 5 research papers', 'Submit 5 papers'),
+('Peer Reviewer', 'Awarded for completing 10 peer reviews', 'Complete 10 reviews');
+
+-- Award badges to student (student_badges table)
+INSERT INTO student_badges (user_id, badge_id) VALUES (1, 1), (1, 2);
+
      ```
 - Now open code editor(eg. VS Code)
 - Now run the following commands in your terminal
diff --git a/badges_engagement/public/scripts.js b/badges_engagement/public/scripts.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9c2e535
--- /dev/null
+++ b/badges_engagement/public/scripts.js
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+// Fetch user's badges
+function fetchBadges(userId) {
+    fetch(`/badges/${userId}`)
+      .then(response => response.json())
+      .then(badges => {
+        const badgeContainer = document.getElementById('badge-container');
+        badgeContainer.innerHTML = '';
+        
+        badges.forEach(badge => {
+          const badgeElement = document.createElement('div');
+          badgeElement.classList.add('badge');
+          badgeElement.innerHTML = `
+            <h3>${badge.name}</h3>
+            <p>${badge.description}</p>
+            <small>Earned on: ${new Date(badge.earned_at).toLocaleDateString()}</small>
+          `;
+          badgeContainer.appendChild(badgeElement);
+        });
+      })
+      .catch(error => console.error('Error fetching badges:', error));
+  }
+  
+  // Replace with actual userId
+  fetchBadges(1);
+  
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diff --git a/badges_engagement/routes/badges.js b/badges_engagement/routes/badges.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b6e395c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/badges_engagement/routes/badges.js
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+const express = require('express');
+const router = express.Router();
+const db = require('../db');  // Assuming db.js has your MySQL config
+
+// Get all badges for a user
+router.get('/:userId', (req, res) => {
+  const { userId } = req.params;
+  const sql = `
+    SELECT badges.name, badges.description, user_badges.earned_at 
+    FROM badges
+    JOIN user_badges ON badges.id = user_badges.badge_id
+    WHERE user_badges.user_id = ?`;
+
+  db.query(sql, [userId], (err, results) => {
+    if (err) throw err;
+    res.json(results);
+  });
+});
+
+// Award a new badge to a user
+router.post('/award', (req, res) => {
+  const { userId, badgeId } = req.body;
+  const sql = `INSERT INTO user_badges (user_id, badge_id) VALUES (?, ?)`;
+
+  db.query(sql, [userId, badgeId], (err, result) => {
+    if (err) throw err;
+    res.json({ message: 'Badge awarded successfully' });
+  });
+});
+
+module.exports = router;
diff --git a/login-system/dbServer.js b/login-system/dbServer.js
index 4eda187..b904f06 100644
--- a/login-system/dbServer.js
+++ b/login-system/dbServer.js
@@ -14,6 +14,29 @@ const { allot, DisplayPapers } = require("../stakeholder/allotment");
 const { Dis_fac_papers, fac_signup, fac_login, dis_mail, giverating } = require("../stakeholder/faculty");
 const app = express();
 
+const mysql = require('mysql2');
+const dotenv = require('dotenv');
+dotenv.config();
+
+const db = mysql.createConnection({
+  host: process.env.DB_HOST,
+  user: process.env.DB_USER,
+  password: process.env.DB_PASS,
+  database: process.env.DB_NAME
+});
+
+db.connect((err) => {
+  if (err) throw err;
+  console.log('MySQL connected...');
+});
+
+// Importing and setting up the badgesRouter to handle all badge-related routes
+// This allows endpoints like '/badges/create' or '/badges/view' to be managed
+// within the badgesRouter module, keeping route organization modular and clean
+const badgesRouter = require('./routes/badges');
+app.use('/badges', badgesRouter);
+
+
 const globalLimit = rateLimiter({
   windowMs: 30 * 60 * 1000,
   max: 100,