diff --git a/client/src/api/User.js b/client/src/api/User.js
index 296dd486..803f9805 100644
--- a/client/src/api/User.js
+++ b/client/src/api/User.js
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ export const handleLogin = () => {
     window.location.href = "http://localhost:8080/api/auth/login"
 };
 export const AddNewCourseAPI = async (code, name) => {
-    const resp = await axios.post(`${serverRoot}/api/user/course`, { code, name });
+    // const resp = await axios.post(`${serverRoot}/api/user/course`, { code, name });
+    const resp = await axios.post(`${serverRoot}/api/user/readonly`, { code, name });
     // console.log(resp);
     return resp;
 };
diff --git a/client/src/screens/browse/components/browsefolder/index.jsx b/client/src/screens/browse/components/browsefolder/index.jsx
index 93094956..95cdbb2a 100644
--- a/client/src/screens/browse/components/browsefolder/index.jsx
+++ b/client/src/screens/browse/components/browsefolder/index.jsx
@@ -13,6 +13,12 @@ const BrowseFolder = ({ type = "file", color, path, name, subject, folderData, p
     const currYear = useSelector((state) => state.fileBrowser.currentYear);
     const isBR = useSelector((state) => state.user.user.isBR);
     const [showConfirm, setShowConfirm] = useState(false);
+    const user = useSelector((state) => state.user.user);
+    const courseCode = subject || folderData?.course;
+    const isReadOnlyCourse = user?.readOnly?.some(
+        (c) => c.code.toLowerCase() === courseCode?.toLowerCase()
+    );
+
     const onClick = (folderData) => {
         // return;
         dispatch(ChangeFolder(folderData));
@@ -121,14 +127,16 @@ const BrowseFolder = ({ type = "file", color, path, name, subject, folderData, p
                     <div className="top">
                         <p className="path">{""}</p>
                         <p className="name">{name ? name : "Name"}</p>
-                        {isBR && <span
-                            className="delete"
-                            onClick={(e) => {
-                                e.stopPropagation();
-                                setShowConfirm(true);
-                            }}
-                            title="Delete folder"
-                        ></span>}
+                        {isBR && !isReadOnlyCourse && (
+                            <span
+                                className="delete"
+                                onClick={(e) => {
+                                    e.stopPropagation();
+                                    setShowConfirm(true);
+                                }}
+                                title="Delete folder"
+                            ></span>
+                        )}
                     </div>
                     <div className="bottom">
                         <p className="subject">
@@ -137,12 +145,14 @@ const BrowseFolder = ({ type = "file", color, path, name, subject, folderData, p
                     </div>
                 </div>
             </div>
-            {isBR &&<ConfirmDialog
-                isOpen={showConfirm}
-                type="delete"
-                onConfirm={handleDelete}
-                onCancel={cancelDelete}
-            />}
+            {isBR && !isReadOnlyCourse && (
+                <ConfirmDialog
+                    isOpen={showConfirm}
+                    type="delete"
+                    onConfirm={handleDelete}
+                    onCancel={cancelDelete}
+                />
+            )}
         </>
     );
 };
diff --git a/client/src/screens/browse/components/file-display/index.jsx b/client/src/screens/browse/components/file-display/index.jsx
index 09fe0d5b..7ca3c3dd 100644
--- a/client/src/screens/browse/components/file-display/index.jsx
+++ b/client/src/screens/browse/components/file-display/index.jsx
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ const FileDisplay = ({ file, path, code }) => {
     const currCourseCode = useSelector((state) => state.fileBrowser?.currentCourseCode);
     const currFolderId = useSelector((state) => state.fileBrowser?.currentFolder?._id);
     const currentUser = useSelector((state) => state.user.user);
+    const isReadOnlyCourse = currentUser?.readOnly?.some(
+        (c) => c.code.toLowerCase() === currCourseCode?.toLowerCase()
+    );
 
     if (!file.isVerified && !currentUser?.isBR) {
         return null;
@@ -180,7 +183,7 @@ const FileDisplay = ({ file, path, code }) => {
                 }}
             >
                 <div className="top">
-                    {user?.isBR && (
+                    {user?.isBR && !isReadOnlyCourse && (
                         <>
                         {!(file.isVerified)? <span className="verify" onClick={handleVerify} title="Verify"></span> : <></>}
                             <span className="unverify" onClick={handleUnverify} title="Delete"></span>
diff --git a/client/src/screens/browse/components/folder-info/index.jsx b/client/src/screens/browse/components/folder-info/index.jsx
index a401a4b3..13d2dd45 100644
--- a/client/src/screens/browse/components/folder-info/index.jsx
+++ b/client/src/screens/browse/components/folder-info/index.jsx
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@ const FolderInfo = ({
     const [newFolderName, setNewFolderName] = useState("");
     const [childType, setChildType] = useState("File"); 
 
+    const user = useSelector((state) => state.user.user);
+    const isReadOnlyCourse = user?.readOnly?.some(
+        (c) => c.code.toLowerCase() === courseCode?.toLowerCase()
+    );
+
     const handleShare = () => {
         const sectionShare = document.getElementById("share");
         sectionShare.classList.add("show");
@@ -97,7 +102,7 @@ const FolderInfo = ({
                         </div>
                     </div>
                 </div>
-                {canDownload ? (
+                {!isReadOnlyCourse && canDownload ? (
                     <div className="btn-container">
                         {/* <button
                             className="btn download"
@@ -116,7 +121,7 @@ const FolderInfo = ({
                 ) : (
                     <></>
                 )}
-                {isBR && !canDownload && (
+                {!isReadOnlyCourse && isBR && !canDownload && (
                     <div className="btn-container">
                         <button className="btn plus" onClick={handleCreateFolder}>
                             <span className="icon plus-icon"></span>
diff --git a/client/src/screens/browse/components/year-info/index.jsx b/client/src/screens/browse/components/year-info/index.jsx
index 56d9d703..d59e82ee 100644
--- a/client/src/screens/browse/components/year-info/index.jsx
+++ b/client/src/screens/browse/components/year-info/index.jsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 //import "./styles.scss";
 import { toast } from "react-toastify";
 import { useState } from "react";
-import { addYear,deleteYear } from "../../../../api/Year";
+import { useSelector } from "react-redux";import { addYear,deleteYear } from "../../../../api/Year";
 import { getCourse } from "../../../../api/Course";
 import { useDispatch } from "react-redux";
 import { ChangeCurrentYearData,ChangeFolder,LoadCourses,RefreshCurrentFolder} from "../../../../actions/filebrowser_actions";
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ const YearInfo = ({
     const [showConfirm, setShowConfirm] = useState(false);
     const [showConfirmDel, setShowConfirmDel] = useState(false);
     const [newYearName, setNewYearName] = useState("");
+    const user = useSelector((state) => state.user.user);
+    const isReadOnlyCourse = user?.readOnly?.some(
+        (c) => c.code.toLowerCase() === courseCode?.toLowerCase()
+    );
 
     const handleAddYear = () => {
         setNewYearName("");
@@ -123,7 +127,7 @@ const YearInfo = ({
                             );
                         })}
                 </div>
-                {isBR?
+                {isBR && !isReadOnlyCourse?
                     <div className="year-content year add-year">
                         {course &&
                             <div>
diff --git a/client/src/screens/browse/index.jsx b/client/src/screens/browse/index.jsx
index 81c65751..229401fc 100644
--- a/client/src/screens/browse/index.jsx
+++ b/client/src/screens/browse/index.jsx
@@ -202,29 +202,46 @@ const BrowseScreen = () => {
                         ? ""
                         : user.user?.courses?.map((course, idx) => {
                               return (
-                                  <Collapsible color={getColors(idx)} key={idx} course={course} />
+                                  <Collapsible
+                                      color={getColors(idx)}
+                                      key={idx}
+                                      course={course}
+                                      isReadOnly={false}
+                                  />
                               );
                           })}
                     {user.localCourses?.map((course, idx) => {
                         return <Collapsible color={course.color} key={idx} course={course} />;
                     })}
-                    {user.user?.isBR && (
-                        <h4 className="heading">PREVIOUS COURSES</h4>
+
+                    {user.user?.readOnly?.length > 0 && (
+                        <h4 className="heading">OTHERS</h4>
                     )}
+
+                    {user.user?.readOnly?.map((course, idx) => (
+                        <Collapsible
+                            color={course.color}
+                            key={`readonly-${idx}`}
+                            course={course}
+                            isReadOnly={true}
+                        />
+                    ))}
+
+                    {user.user?.isBR && <h4 className="heading">PREVIOUS COURSES</h4>}
                     {!(user.user?.isBR && user.user?.previousCourses?.length > 0)
                         ? ""
                         : `<h4 className="heading">PREVIOUS COURSES</h4>` &&
-                        user.user?.previousCourses?.map((course, idx) => {
-                            return (
-                                <Collapsible color={getColors(idx)} key={idx} course={course} />
-                            );
-                        })}
+                          user.user?.previousCourses?.map((course, idx) => {
+                              return (
+                                  <Collapsible color={getColors(idx)} key={idx} course={course} />
+                              );
+                          })}
                 </div>
                 <div className="middle">
                     {folderData && (
                         <FolderInfo
                             isBR={user.user.isBR}
-                            path={folderData?.path ? folderData.path :HeaderText}
+                            path={folderData?.path ? folderData.path : HeaderText}
                             name={folderData?.name ? folderData.name : HeaderText}
                             canDownload={folderData?.childType === "File"}
                             contributionHandler={contributionHandler}
@@ -236,9 +253,11 @@ const BrowseScreen = () => {
                         {!folderData ? (
                             <div className="empty-message">{HeaderText}</div>
                         ) : folderData?.childType === "File" ? (
-                                folderData?.children?.length === 0 ? 
-                                    <p className="empty-message">No files available.</p>
-                                    :<FileController files={folderData?.children} />
+                            folderData?.children?.length === 0 ? (
+                                <p className="empty-message">No files available.</p>
+                            ) : (
+                                <FileController files={folderData?.children} />
+                            )
                         ) : folderData?.children?.length === 0 ? (
                             <div className="empty-folder">
                                 <p className="empty-message">No folders available.</p>
diff --git a/client/src/screens/dashboard/components/addcoursemodal/index.jsx b/client/src/screens/dashboard/components/addcoursemodal/index.jsx
index 97b293fd..758c2454 100644
--- a/client/src/screens/dashboard/components/addcoursemodal/index.jsx
+++ b/client/src/screens/dashboard/components/addcoursemodal/index.jsx
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import "./styles.scss";
 import Space from "../../../../components/space";
 import { useState } from "react";
 import { useEffect } from "react";
+import { useSelector } from "react-redux";
 import { GetSearchResult } from "../../../../api/Search";
 import Result from "./components/result";
 const AddCourseModal = ({ handleAddCourse }) => {
@@ -14,6 +15,14 @@ const AddCourseModal = ({ handleAddCourse }) => {
     const [err, setErr] = useState(null);
     const [results, setResults] = useState([]);
     const [loading, setLoading] = useState(false);
+    const user = useSelector((state) => state.user);
+    const userCourses = user.user?.courses || [];
+    const previousCourses = user.user?.previousCourses || [];
+    const readOnlyCourses = user.user?.readOnly || [];
+
+    const allUserCourseCodes = [...userCourses, ...previousCourses, ...readOnlyCourses].map((c) =>
+        c.code?.replace(/\s+/g, "").toLowerCase()
+    );
 
     useEffect(() => {
         if (code.length > 2) {
@@ -30,12 +39,13 @@ const AddCourseModal = ({ handleAddCourse }) => {
             setLoading(true);
             setErr(null);
             let searchArr;
-            if(/\d/.test(code)){    //if code contains number then pass it as one element array
+            if (/\d/.test(code)) {
+                //if code contains number then pass it as one element array
                 let codeWithoutSpace = code.replace(/\s+/g, "");
-                searchArr= [codeWithoutSpace]
-            }
-            else{                  //if code does not contain number then split it and pass array of words
-                searchArr= code.split(" ")
+                searchArr = [codeWithoutSpace];
+            } else {
+                //if code does not contain number then split it and pass array of words
+                searchArr = code.split(" ");
             }
             const { data } = await GetSearchResult(searchArr);
             if (data?.found === true) {
@@ -61,7 +71,9 @@ const AddCourseModal = ({ handleAddCourse }) => {
     return (
         <SectionC>
             <Wrapper>
-                <div className="head">Add new course</div>
+                <div className="head">Add New Course</div>
+                <div className="info-message">This course will be read only</div>
+                <div className="info-message.secondary">No space between course code, for e.g- CS101</div>
                 <form onSubmit={(e) => e.preventDefault()}>
                     <div className="course">
                         <label htmlFor="course" className="label_course">
@@ -82,16 +94,27 @@ const AddCourseModal = ({ handleAddCourse }) => {
                 {err === null
                     ? loading
                         ? "Loading courses..."
-                        : results.map((course) => (
-                              <Result
-                                  key={course._id}
-                                  _id={course._id}
-                                  code={course.code}
-                                  name={course.name}
-                                  handleClick={handleAddCourse}
-                                  handleModalClose={handleModalClose}
-                              />
-                          ))
+                        : (() => {
+                              const filtered = results.filter(
+                                  (course) =>
+                                      !allUserCourseCodes.includes(
+                                          course.code?.replace(/\s+/g, "").toLowerCase()
+                                      )
+                              );
+                              if (results.length > 0 && filtered.length === 0) {
+                                  return "Course already exists";
+                              }
+                              return filtered.map((course) => (
+                                  <Result
+                                      key={course._id}
+                                      _id={course._id}
+                                      code={course.code}
+                                      name={course.name}
+                                      handleClick={handleAddCourse}
+                                      handleModalClose={handleModalClose}
+                                  />
+                              ));
+                          })()
                     : err}
                 <Space amount={35} />
 
diff --git a/client/src/screens/dashboard/components/addcoursemodal/styles.scss b/client/src/screens/dashboard/components/addcoursemodal/styles.scss
index f0c53c7a..a27ea293 100644
--- a/client/src/screens/dashboard/components/addcoursemodal/styles.scss
+++ b/client/src/screens/dashboard/components/addcoursemodal/styles.scss
@@ -6,6 +6,20 @@
 
 }
 
+.info-message {
+    font-family: 'Bold';
+    font-size: 1.2rem;
+
+    
+}
+
+.info-message.secondary {
+    font-family: 'Regular';
+    font-size: 1rem;
+    color: grey;
+    
+}
+
 .course {
     display: flex;
     align-items: center;
diff --git a/client/src/screens/dashboard/components/coursecard/index.jsx b/client/src/screens/dashboard/components/coursecard/index.jsx
index 7994de27..4955c0d3 100644
--- a/client/src/screens/dashboard/components/coursecard/index.jsx
+++ b/client/src/screens/dashboard/components/coursecard/index.jsx
@@ -21,13 +21,12 @@ const CourseCard = ({ code, color, name, type, setClicked }) => {
         SetCourseAvailability();
     }, []);
     return type === "ADD" ? (
-        // <div className="coursecard ADD" onClick={setClicked}>
-        //     <div className="content">
-        //         <i className="fa fa-xl fa-plus" aria-hidden="true"></i>
-        //         <p>Add Course</p>
-        //     </div>
-        // </div>
-        <></>
+        <div className="coursecard ADD" onClick={setClicked}>
+            <div className="content">
+                <i className="fa fa-xl fa-plus" aria-hidden="true"></i>
+                <p>Add Course</p>
+            </div>
+        </div>
     ) : (
         <div
             className={`coursecard ${isAvailable}`}
diff --git a/client/src/screens/dashboard/index.jsx b/client/src/screens/dashboard/index.jsx
index f9c3c852..d42ee5a8 100644
--- a/client/src/screens/dashboard/index.jsx
+++ b/client/src/screens/dashboard/index.jsx
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ const Dashboard = () => {
     }, []);
 
     const handleClick = (code) => {
-        let Code=code.replaceAll(" ","");
+        let Code = code.replaceAll(" ", "");
         dispatch(ChangeCurrentCourse(null, Code.toUpperCase()));
         navigate("/browse");
     };
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@ const Dashboard = () => {
                                 name={course.name}
                                 color={getColors(index)}
                                 setClicked={() => handleClick(course.code)}
+                                isReadOnly={false}
                             />
                         ))}
                         {/* {user.localCourses.map((course) => (
@@ -168,6 +169,46 @@ const Dashboard = () => {
                         />
                     ))} */}
 
+                        {/* <CourseCard
+                            type={"ADD"}
+                            setClicked={() => {
+                                // dispatch(
+                                //     AddNewCourseLocal({
+                                //         _id: "638f1709897b3c84b7d8d32c",
+                                //         name: "Introduction to Engineering Drawing",
+                                //         code: "ce101",
+                                //         color: "#DBCEFF",
+                                //     })
+                                // );
+                                // console.log(user);
+                                addCourseModalShowHandler();
+                            }}
+                        /> */}
+                    </div>
+                    <Space amount={50} />
+
+                    <SubHeading text={"OTHERS"} color={"light"} type={"bold"} />
+                    <Space amount={20} />
+                    <div className="coursecard-container">
+                        {user.user.readOnly.map((course, index) => (
+                            <CourseCard
+                                key={course.name}
+                                code={course?.code?.toUpperCase()}
+                                name={course.name}
+                                color={getColors(index)}
+                                setClicked={() => handleClick(course.code)}
+                                isReadOnly={true}
+                            />
+                        ))}
+                        {/* {user.localCourses.map((course) => (
+                        <CourseCard
+                            key={course.name}
+                            code={course?.code?.toUpperCase()}
+                            name={course.name}
+                            color={course.color}
+                            setClicked={() => handleClick(course.code)}
+                        />
+                    ))} */}
                         <CourseCard
                             type={"ADD"}
                             setClicked={() => {
@@ -184,6 +225,7 @@ const Dashboard = () => {
                             }}
                         />
                     </div>
+
                     <Space amount={50} />
 
                     {user.user.isBR && user.user.previousCourses?.length > 0 && (
@@ -193,7 +235,11 @@ const Dashboard = () => {
                                 style={{ cursor: "pointer", display: "inline-block" }}
                             >
                                 <SubHeading
-                                    text={showPrevious ? "▼ HIDE PREVIOUS COURSES" : "▶ SHOW PREVIOUS COURSES"}
+                                    text={
+                                        showPrevious
+                                            ? "▼ HIDE PREVIOUS COURSES"
+                                            : "▶ SHOW PREVIOUS COURSES"
+                                    }
                                     color={"light"}
                                     type={"bold"}
                                 />
@@ -225,7 +271,6 @@ const Dashboard = () => {
                         </>
                     )}
                     <Space amount={50} />
-
                 </Container>
                 <ContributionBanner contributionHandler={contributionHandler} />
                 <Space amount={50} />
diff --git a/client/yarn.lock b/client/yarn.lock
index b06eafa0..66057e70 100644
--- a/client/yarn.lock
+++ b/client/yarn.lock
@@ -487,11 +487,6 @@ electron-to-chromium@^1.4.251:
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/electron-to-chromium/-/electron-to-chromium-1.4.284.tgz"
   integrity sha512-M8WEXFuKXMYMVr45fo8mq0wUrrJHheiKZf6BArTKk9ZBYCKJEOU5H8cdWgDT+qCVZf7Na4lVUaZsA+h6uA9+PA==
 
-esbuild-darwin-arm64@0.15.16:
-  version "0.15.16"
-  resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/esbuild-darwin-arm64/-/esbuild-darwin-arm64-0.15.16.tgz"
-  integrity sha512-fMXaUr5ou0M4WnewBKsspMtX++C1yIa3nJ5R2LSbLCfJT3uFdcRoU/NZjoM4kOMKyOD9Sa/2vlgN8G07K3SJnw==
-
 esbuild@^0.15.9:
   version "0.15.16"
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/esbuild/-/esbuild-0.15.16.tgz"
@@ -556,11 +551,6 @@ form-data@^4.0.0:
     combined-stream "^1.0.8"
     mime-types "^2.1.12"
 
-fsevents@~2.3.2:
-  version "2.3.2"
-  resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/fsevents/-/fsevents-2.3.2.tgz"
-  integrity sha512-xiqMQR4xAeHTuB9uWm+fFRcIOgKBMiOBP+eXiyT7jsgVCq1bkVygt00oASowB7EdtpOHaaPgKt812P9ab+DDKA==
-
 function-bind@^1.1.1:
   version "1.1.1"
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/function-bind/-/function-bind-1.1.1.tgz"
diff --git a/server/modules/auth/auth.controller.js b/server/modules/auth/auth.controller.js
index 8625230e..2e250ed8 100644
--- a/server/modules/auth/auth.controller.js
+++ b/server/modules/auth/auth.controller.js
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import {
 } from "../snapshot/snapshot.controller.js";
 
 import BR from "../br/br.model.js";
+import { read } from "fs";
 //not used
 export const loginHandler = (req, res) => {
     res.redirect(
@@ -248,6 +249,7 @@ export const redirectHandler = async (req, res, next) => {
             department: department,
             isBR: br ? true : false,
             previousCourses: br ? previousCourses : [],
+            readOnly: [],
         };
 
         const { error } = validateUser(userData);
diff --git a/server/modules/search/search.routes.js b/server/modules/search/search.routes.js
index bbc8d589..4c90f7f5 100644
--- a/server/modules/search/search.routes.js
+++ b/server/modules/search/search.routes.js
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ import catchAsync from "../../utils/catchAsync.js";
 import SearchResult from "./search.model.js";
 import isAuthenticated from "../../middleware/isAuthenticated.js";
 const router = Router();
+import CourseModel from "../course/course.model.js";
+
+
 
 // router.post(
 //     "/",
@@ -27,13 +30,33 @@ router.post(
     // isAuthenticated,
     catchAsync(async (req, res, next) => {
         let { words } = req.body;
+        const searchWords = words.map((w) => w.toLowerCase());
+        const allCourses = await CourseModel.find().select("code name");
 
-        const agg = await SearchResult.getSearchResults(words);
-        const payload = [];
-        agg.forEach((item) => {
-            if (item.numberOfWordsMatched > 0 || item.codeMatch) payload.push(item);
-        });
-        return res.status(200).json({ found: payload.length > 0 ? true : false, results: payload });
+        const payload = allCourses
+            .map((course) => {
+                const matchCount = searchWords.reduce((acc, word) => {
+                    if (
+                        course.code.toLowerCase().includes(word) ||
+                        course.name.toLowerCase().includes(word)
+                    ) {
+                        return acc + 1;
+                    }
+                    return acc;
+                }, 0);
+                return { code: course.code, name: course.name, matchCount };
+            })
+            .filter((course) => course.matchCount > 0)
+            .sort((a, b) => b.matchCount - a.matchCount);
+
+        return res.status(200).json({ found: payload.length > 0, results: payload });
+
+        // const agg = await SearchResult.getSearchResults(words);
+        // const payload = [];
+        // agg.forEach((item) => {
+        //     if (item.numberOfWordsMatched > 0 || item.codeMatch) payload.push(item);
+        // });
+        // return res.status(200).json({ found: payload.length > 0 ? true : false, results: payload });
     })
 );
 
diff --git a/server/modules/user/user.controller.js b/server/modules/user/user.controller.js
index 58082bc3..a6f9f639 100644
--- a/server/modules/user/user.controller.js
+++ b/server/modules/user/user.controller.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import AppError from "../../utils/appError.js";
 import User, { RemoveCourse } from "./user.model.js";
-import { addToFavourites, removeFromFavourites, AddNewCourse } from "./user.model.js";
+import { addToFavourites, removeFromFavourites, AddNewCourse , AddReadOnlyCourse } from "./user.model.js";
 import { updateUserData } from "./user.model.js";
 import BR from "../br/br.model.js";
 
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ export const getUser = async (req, res, next) => {
         favourites: user.favourites,
         deviceToken: user.deviceToken,
         isBR: !!isBR,
+        readOnly: user.readOnly,
     };
 
     if (isBR) {
@@ -63,6 +64,15 @@ export const addNewCourse = async (req, res, next) => {
     const updatedUser = await AddNewCourse(req.user._id, data.code, data.name);
     return res.status(200).json(updatedUser);
 };
+
+export const addReadOnly = async (req, res, next) => {
+    const data = req.body;
+    if (!data.code || !data.name) return res.sendStatus(400);
+
+    const updatedUser = await AddReadOnlyCourse(req.user._id, data.code, data.name);
+    return res.status(200).json(updatedUser);
+};
+
 export const deleteCourse = async (req, res, next) => {
     const { code } = req.params;
     if (!code) return res.sendStatus(400);
diff --git a/server/modules/user/user.model.js b/server/modules/user/user.model.js
index 3781e091..0a5d65b5 100644
--- a/server/modules/user/user.model.js
+++ b/server/modules/user/user.model.js
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ const userSchema = Schema({
     semester: { type: Number, reqiured: true },
     degree: { type: String, required: true },
     courses: { type: Array, default: [], required: true },
+    readOnly: {type: Array, default: []},
     isBR: { type: Boolean },
     previousCourses: { type: Array, default: [] },
     // contri
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@ export const validateUser = function (obj) {
         isBR: Joi.boolean().optional(),
         previousCourses: Joi.array().required(),
         department: Joi.string().required(),
+        readOnly: Joi.array().required(),
     });
     return joiSchema.validate(obj);
 };
@@ -147,6 +149,19 @@ export const AddNewCourse = async (userid, code, name) => {
     const updatedUser = await UserData.save();
     return updatedUser;
 };
+
+export const AddReadOnlyCourse = async (userid, code, name) => {
+    const UserData = await User.findById(userid);
+    const color = getRandomColor();
+    UserData.readOnly.push({
+        code,
+        name,
+        color,
+    });
+    const updatedUser = await UserData.save();
+    return updatedUser;
+};
+
 export const RemoveCourse = async (userid, code) => {
     const UserData = await User.findById(userid);
     let filtered = UserData.courses.filter(
diff --git a/server/modules/user/user.routes.js b/server/modules/user/user.routes.js
index d08ba098..0b7a1ffc 100644
--- a/server/modules/user/user.routes.js
+++ b/server/modules/user/user.routes.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import {
     deleteCourse,
     updateDeviceToken,
     getFavouritesController,
+    addReadOnly
 
 } from "./user.controller.js";
 import catchAsync from "../../utils/catchAsync.js";
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ router.post("/favourites", isAuthenticated, catchAsync(addToFavouriteController)
 
 router.delete("/favourites/:id", isAuthenticated, catchAsync(removeFromFavouritesController));
 router.post("/course", isAuthenticated, catchAsync(addNewCourse));
+router.post("/readonly", isAuthenticated, catchAsync(addReadOnly))
 router.delete("/course/:code", isAuthenticated, catchAsync(deleteCourse));
 router.put("/devicetoken", isAuthenticated, catchAsync(updateDeviceToken));
 export default router;
diff --git a/server/yarn.lock b/server/yarn.lock
index 46c8594e..12f358fc 100644
--- a/server/yarn.lock
+++ b/server/yarn.lock
@@ -1541,11 +1541,6 @@ fs.realpath@^1.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/fs.realpath/-/fs.realpath-1.0.0.tgz"
   integrity sha512-OO0pH2lK6a0hZnAdau5ItzHPI6pUlvI7jMVnxUQRtw4owF2wk8lOSabtGDCTP4Ggrg2MbGnWO9X8K1t4+fGMDw==
 
-fsevents@~2.3.2:
-  version "2.3.2"
-  resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/fsevents/-/fsevents-2.3.2.tgz"
-  integrity sha512-xiqMQR4xAeHTuB9uWm+fFRcIOgKBMiOBP+eXiyT7jsgVCq1bkVygt00oASowB7EdtpOHaaPgKt812P9ab+DDKA==
-
 function-bind@^1.1.1:
   version "1.1.1"
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/function-bind/-/function-bind-1.1.1.tgz"