diff --git a/src/main/java/com/booleanuk/cohorts/controllers/CohortController.java b/src/main/java/com/booleanuk/cohorts/controllers/CohortController.java
index 3900a9a..2e02ac8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/booleanuk/cohorts/controllers/CohortController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/booleanuk/cohorts/controllers/CohortController.java
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 import com.booleanuk.cohorts.payload.request.ProfileRequest;
 import com.booleanuk.cohorts.payload.response.*;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+
 import com.booleanuk.cohorts.repository.CohortRepository;
 import com.booleanuk.cohorts.repository.CourseRepository;
 import com.booleanuk.cohorts.repository.ProfileRepository;
@@ -13,6 +14,9 @@
 import org.springframework.http.HttpStatus;
 import org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.*;
+
+import java.time.LocalDate;
+import java.time.format.DateTimeFormatter;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
@@ -77,7 +81,11 @@ public ResponseEntity<?> addCohort(@RequestBody CohortRequest cohortRequest){
         if (name.isBlank()) return new ResponseEntity<>("Name cannot be blank", HttpStatus.BAD_REQUEST);
 
 
-        Cohort cohort = new Cohort(cohortRequest.getName(), course);
+        DateTimeFormatter formatter = DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern("dd-MM-yyyy");
+        LocalDate startDate = LocalDate.parse(cohortRequest.getStartDate().trim(), formatter);
+        LocalDate endDate = LocalDate.parse(cohortRequest.getEndDate().trim(), formatter);
+
+        Cohort cohort = new Cohort(cohortRequest.getName(),startDate,endDate,course);
         return ResponseEntity.ok(cohortRepository.save(cohort));
     }
 
@@ -92,6 +100,11 @@ public ResponseEntity<?> editCohortById(@PathVariable int id, @RequestBody Cohor
 
         String name = cohortRequest.getName();
         if (name.isBlank()) return new ResponseEntity<>("Name cannot be blank", HttpStatus.BAD_REQUEST);
+        
+        DateTimeFormatter formatter = DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern("dd-MM-yyyy");
+        LocalDate startDate = LocalDate.parse(cohortRequest.getStartDate(),formatter);
+        LocalDate endDate = LocalDate.parse(cohortRequest.getEndDate(),formatter);
+
 
 
         List<Profile> profiles = profileRepository.findAll().stream().filter(it -> cohortRequest.getProfileIds().contains(it.getId())).collect(Collectors.toList());
@@ -108,6 +121,8 @@ public ResponseEntity<?> editCohortById(@PathVariable int id, @RequestBody Cohor
         cohort.setProfiles(profiles);
         cohort.setCourse(course);
         cohort.setName(cohortRequest.getName());
+        cohort.setStartDate(startDate);
+        cohort.setEndDate(endDate);
 
         return ResponseEntity.ok(cohortRepository.save(cohort));
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/booleanuk/cohorts/models/Cohort.java b/src/main/java/com/booleanuk/cohorts/models/Cohort.java
index e7f1712..2201c10 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/booleanuk/cohorts/models/Cohort.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/booleanuk/cohorts/models/Cohort.java
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 package com.booleanuk.cohorts.models;
 
-import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonIdentityInfo;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonIgnoreProperties;
-import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.ObjectIdGenerators;
+
+
 import jakarta.persistence.*;
 import lombok.AllArgsConstructor;
 import lombok.Data;
 import lombok.NoArgsConstructor;
 
+import java.time.LocalDate;
 import java.util.List;
 
 
@@ -23,6 +24,12 @@ public class Cohort {
 
     @Column
     private String name;
+  
+    @Column
+    private LocalDate startDate;
+
+    @Column
+    private LocalDate endDate;
 
     @ManyToOne
     @JoinColumn(name = "course_id")
@@ -39,7 +46,8 @@ public Cohort(int id) {
     }
 
 
-    public Cohort(String name, List<Profile> profiles, Course course){
+
+    public Cohort(String name, List<Profile> profiles, LocalDate startDate, LocalDate endDate, Course course){
         this.name = name;
         this.profiles = profiles;
         this.course = course;
@@ -49,8 +57,10 @@ public Cohort(String name){
         this.name = name;
     }
 
-    public Cohort(String name, Course course){
+    public Cohort(String name,LocalDate startDate, LocalDate endDate ,Course course){
         this.name = name;
+        this.startDate = startDate;
+        this.endDate = endDate;
         this.course = course;
     }
 
@@ -61,6 +71,8 @@ public Cohort(int id, String name) {
 
     @Override
     public String toString(){
-        return "Cohort Id: " + this.id;
+        return "Cohort Id: " + this.id + "\n" +
+                "Start date: " + this.startDate +
+                "End date: " + this.startDate;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/booleanuk/cohorts/payload/request/CohortRequest.java b/src/main/java/com/booleanuk/cohorts/payload/request/CohortRequest.java
index f5864ce..919f410 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/booleanuk/cohorts/payload/request/CohortRequest.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/booleanuk/cohorts/payload/request/CohortRequest.java
@@ -9,5 +9,8 @@
 public class CohortRequest {
     private String name;
     private int courseId;
+    private String startDate;
+    private String endDate;
+  
 
     public CohortRequest(){}}
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/booleanuk/cohorts/payload/request/CohortRequestWithProfiles.java b/src/main/java/com/booleanuk/cohorts/payload/request/CohortRequestWithProfiles.java
index fc6f540..0d5c954 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/booleanuk/cohorts/payload/request/CohortRequestWithProfiles.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/booleanuk/cohorts/payload/request/CohortRequestWithProfiles.java
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 package com.booleanuk.cohorts.payload.request;
 
-import com.booleanuk.cohorts.models.Course;
-import com.booleanuk.cohorts.models.Profile;
 import lombok.Getter;
 import lombok.Setter;
 
@@ -12,6 +10,8 @@
 public class CohortRequestWithProfiles {
     private String name;
     private int courseId;
+    private String startDate;
+    private String endDate;
     private List<Integer> profileIds;
 
     public CohortRequestWithProfiles(){}}