diff --git a/app/db/crud.py b/app/db/crud.py
index eba10b7..55d0aa5 100644
--- a/app/db/crud.py
+++ b/app/db/crud.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from typing import Optional
 from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
 from app.db import models
-from datetime import datetime, date
+from datetime import datetime, date, timedelta
 from sqlalchemy import func
 
 def get_user_by_email(db: Session, email: str):
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ def get_user_by_email(db: Session, email: str):
 def get_task(db: Session, track_id: int, task_no: int):
     return db.query(models.Task).filter_by(track_id=track_id, task_no=task_no).first()
 
+
 def submit_task(db: Session, mentee_id: int, task_id: int, reference_link: str,start_date: date):
     existing = db.query(models.Submission).filter_by(mentee_id=mentee_id, task_id=task_id).first()
     if existing:
@@ -30,15 +31,16 @@ def submit_task(db: Session, mentee_id: int, task_id: int, reference_link: str,s
     db.refresh(submission)
     return submission
 
-def approve_submission(db: Session, submission_id: int, mentor_feedback: str, status: str):
+def approve_submission(db: Session, submission_id: int, mentor_feedback: str, points_awarded: int):
     sub = db.query(models.Submission).filter_by(id=submission_id).first()
     if not sub:
         return None
 
-    sub.status = status
     sub.mentor_feedback = mentor_feedback
-    if status == "approved":
-        sub.approved_at = datetime.utcnow()
+    sub.approved_at = datetime.now()
+    sub.points_awarded += points_awarded
+    sub.total_paused_time = (datetime.now() - sub.submitted_at).days
+    sub.status = "approved"
 
     db.commit()
     db.refresh(sub)
@@ -76,6 +78,46 @@ def create_or_update_otp(db, email, otp, expires_at):
         db.add(entry)
     db.commit()
 
+def pause_task(db: Session, submission: int):
+    pause_row=db.query(models.Submission).filter_by(id=submission).first()
+    pause_row.pause_start=datetime.now()
+    pause_row.status = "paused"
+    db.commit()
+    db.refresh(pause_row)
+    return pause_row
+
+def end_pause(db: Session, submission: int):
+    pause_row=db.query(models.Submission).filter_by(id=submission).first()
+    pause_row.total_paused_time+= (datetime.now().date() - pause_row.pause_start.date()).days
+    pause_row.status = "ongoing"
+    pause_row.pause_start = None
+    db.commit()
+    db.refresh(pause_row)
+    return pause_row
+
+def start_task(db: Session, task_id: int, mentee_id: int):
+    task_start = models.Submission(
+        mentee_id = mentee_id,
+        task_id = task_id,
+        start_date = datetime.now(),
+        status = "ongoing"
+    )
+    db.add(task_start)
+    db.commit()
+    db.refresh(task_start)
+    return task_start
+
+def find_time_spent_on_task(db: Session, submission_id: int):
+    submission = db.query(models.Submission).filter_by(id=submission_id).first()
+    start = datetime.fromisoformat(submission.start_date) if isinstance(submission.start_date, str) else submission.start_date
+    end = submission.submitted_at or datetime.now()
+    time_spent = (end - start - timedelta(days=submission.total_paused_time)).days
+    return time_spent
+
+def get_submission(db: Session, mentee_email: str, track_id: int, task_no: int):
+    mentee = get_user_by_email(db, email=mentee_email)
+    task = get_task(db, track_id=track_id, task_no=task_no)
+    return db.query(models.Submission).filter_by(mentee_id=mentee.id, task_id=task.id).first()
 
 def get_submissions(db: Session, email: str, track_id: Optional[int] = None):
     user = db.query(models.User).filter(models.User.email == email).first()
@@ -85,4 +127,20 @@ def get_submissions(db: Session, email: str, track_id: Optional[int] = None):
     if track_id is not None:
         query = query.join(models.Task, models.Submission.task_id == models.Task.id)
         query = query.filter(models.Task.track_id == track_id)
-    return query.all()
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+    return query.all()
+    
+def reject_submission(db: Session, submission_id: int, mentor_feedback: str):
+    sub = db.query(models.Submission).filter_by(id=submission_id).first()
+    if not sub:
+        return None
+
+    sub.reference_link = None
+    sub.mentor_feedback = mentor_feedback
+    sub.total_paused_time = (datetime.now() - sub.submitted_at).days
+    sub.submitted_at = None
+    sub.status = "ongoing"
+    sub.start_date = None
+
+    db.commit()
+    db.refresh(sub)
+    return sub
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/db/models.py b/app/db/models.py
index 4c1df21..641e242 100644
--- a/app/db/models.py
+++ b/app/db/models.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 from sqlalchemy import Column, Integer, String, Text, DateTime, ForeignKey, UniqueConstraint
 from sqlalchemy.orm import relationship
-from datetime import datetime
 from app.db.db import Base
 
 class User(Base):
@@ -37,12 +36,16 @@ class Submission(Base):
     id = Column(Integer, primary_key=True, index=True)
     mentee_id = Column(Integer, ForeignKey("users.id"), nullable=False)
     task_id = Column(Integer, ForeignKey("tasks.id"), nullable=False)
-    reference_link = Column(Text, nullable=False)
-    status = Column(String, default="submitted")  # submitted / approved / paused / rejected
-    submitted_at = Column(DateTime, default=datetime.utcnow)
-    start_date = Column(DateTime, nullable=False)
+
+    reference_link = Column(Text, nullable=True)
+    status = Column(String, default="ongoing")  # submitted / approved / paused  / ongoing / not started
+    start_date = Column(String, nullable=False)
+    submitted_at = Column(DateTime, nullable=True)
     approved_at = Column(DateTime, nullable=True)
     mentor_feedback = Column(Text, nullable=True)
+    pause_start = Column(DateTime, nullable=True)
+    total_paused_time = Column(Integer, nullable=False, default=0)
+
     mentee = relationship("User")
     task = relationship("Task")
 
@@ -63,7 +66,7 @@ class LeaderboardEntry(Base):
     tasks_completed = Column(Integer, default=0)
 class OTP(Base):
     __tablename__ = "otp"
-
+    
     email = Column(String, primary_key=True, index=True)
     otp = Column(String, nullable=False)
     expires_at = Column(DateTime, nullable=False)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/routes/progress.py b/app/routes/progress.py
index 0130b93..dc0f6c6 100644
--- a/app/routes/progress.py
+++ b/app/routes/progress.py
@@ -2,14 +2,14 @@
 from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
 from app.db import crud, models
 from app.db.db import get_db
-from app.schemas.submission import SubmissionCreate, SubmissionOut, SubmissionApproval
+from app.schemas.submission import SubmissionCreate, SubmissionOut, SubmissionApproval, PauseTask, StartTask
 
 router = APIRouter()
 
-@router.post("/submit-task", response_model=SubmissionOut)
+@router.post("/submit-task", response_model=SubmissionOut) # check if it has already been submitted, 
 def submit_task(data: SubmissionCreate, db: Session = Depends(get_db)):
     # 1. Validate mentee
-    mentee = crud.get_user_by_email(db, data.mentee_email)
+    mentee = crud.get_user_by_email(db, email=data.mentee_email)
     if not mentee or mentee.role != "mentee":
         raise HTTPException(status_code=403, detail="Invalid or missing mentee")
 
@@ -18,17 +18,20 @@ def submit_task(data: SubmissionCreate, db: Session = Depends(get_db)):
     if not task:
         raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="Task not found")
 
+
     # 3. Submit
     submission = crud.submit_task(db, mentee_id=mentee.id, task_id=task.id, reference_link=data.reference_link, start_date=data.start_date)
     if not submission:
         raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail="Task already submitted")
+    # 4. Submit task
+    submission = crud.submit_task(db, mentee_id=mentee.id, task_id=task.id, reference_link=data.reference_link, status = "submitted")
 
     return submission
 
-@router.patch("/approve-task", response_model=SubmissionOut)
+@router.patch("/review-task", response_model=SubmissionOut) 
 def approve_task(data: SubmissionApproval, db: Session = Depends(get_db)):
     # 1. Validate mentor
-    mentor = crud.get_user_by_email(db, data.mentor_email)
+    mentor = crud.get_user_by_email(db, email=data.mentor_email)
     if not mentor or mentor.role != "mentor":
         raise HTTPException(status_code=403, detail="Invalid or missing mentor")
 
@@ -36,16 +39,68 @@ def approve_task(data: SubmissionApproval, db: Session = Depends(get_db)):
     sub = db.query(models.Submission).filter_by(id=data.submission_id).first()
     if not sub:
         raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="Submission not found")
+    task = db.query(models.Tasks).filter_by(id=sub.task_id).first()
 
     # 3. Confirm mentor is assigned to this mentee
     if not crud.is_mentor_of(db, mentor.id, sub.mentee_id):
         raise HTTPException(status_code=403, detail="Mentor not authorized for this mentee")
+    
+    # 4. See if accepted or rejected
+    if data.accepted:
+        if data.points_awarded > task.points:
+            raise HTTPException(status_code=422, detail='Awarded points exceed maximum points of the task')
+        else:
+            crud.approve_submission(
+            db,
+            submission_id=sub.id,
+            mentor_feedback=data.mentor_feedback,
+            points_awarded=data.points_awarded
+            )
+    else:
+        crud.reject_submission(
+            db,
+            submission_id=sub.id,
+            mentor_feedback=data.mentor_feedback,
+            )
+    return SubmissionOut(mentee_id=sub.mentee_id,
+        task_id=sub.task_id, 
+        reference_link=sub.reference_link or None,
+        status=sub.status,
+        submitted_at=sub.submitted_at or None
+        )
+
+@router.post("/pause-task", response_model=PauseTask)
+def pause_task(data: PauseTask, db: Session = Depends(get_db)):
+    mentor = crud.get_user_by_email(db, email=data.mentor_email)
+    mentee = crud.get_user_by_email(db, email=data.mentee_email)
+    if not crud.is_mentor_of(db, mentor.id, mentee.id):
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=403, detail="Mentor not authorized for this mentee")
+    task = crud.get_task(db, task_no=data.task_no, track_id=data.track_id)
+    mentee_task_submission = crud.get_submission(db, mentee.email, task.track_id, task.task_no)
+    if mentee_task_submission.pause_start:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail="This task is already paused")
+    crud.pause_task(db, mentee_task_submission.id)
+    return PauseTask(task_no=task.task_no, track_id=task.track_id, mentee_email=mentee.email, mentor_email=mentor.email)
 
-    # 4. Approve or pause
-    updated = crud.approve_submission(
-        db,
-        submission_id=sub.id,
-        mentor_feedback=data.mentor_feedback,
-        status=data.status
-    )
-    return updated
\ No newline at end of file
+@router.post("/pause-end", response_model=PauseTask)
+def end_pause(data: PauseTask, db: Session = Depends(get_db)):
+    mentor = crud.get_user_by_email(db, email=data.mentor_email)
+    mentee = crud.get_user_by_email(db, email=data.mentee_email)
+    if not crud.is_mentor_of(db, mentor.id, mentee.id):
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=403, detail="Mentor not authorized for this mentee")
+    task = crud.get_task(db, task_no=data.task_no, track_id=data.track_id)
+    mentee_task_submission = db.query(models.Submission).filter_by(mentee_id=mentee.id, task_id=task.id).first()
+    if not mentee_task_submission.pause_start:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail="This task is not paused")
+    crud.end_pause(db, mentee_task_submission.id)
+    return PauseTask(task_no=task.task_no, track_id=task.track_id, mentee_email=mentee.email, mentor_email=mentor.email)
+
+@router.post("/start-task", response_model=StartTask)
+def start_task(data: StartTask, db: Session = Depends(get_db)):
+    mentee = crud.get_user_by_email(db, email=data.mentee_email)
+    task = crud.get_task(db, track_id=data.track_id, task_no=data.task_no)
+    existing = crud.get_submission(db, mentee.email, task.track_id, task.task_no)
+    if existing:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=403, detail="Already Started")
+    crud.start_task(db, task_id=task.id, mentee_id=mentee.id)
+    return mentee.email, task.task_no, task.track.id
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/routes/tracks.py b/app/routes/tracks.py
index f200351..57ec4b0 100644
--- a/app/routes/tracks.py
+++ b/app/routes/tracks.py
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@
 from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
 from app.db import models
 from app.db.db import get_db
-from app.schemas.track import TrackOut
+from app.schemas.track import TrackOut, MenteeTasks
 from app.schemas.task import TaskOut
+from app.db import crud
 
 router = APIRouter()
 
@@ -12,9 +13,33 @@ def list_tracks(db: Session = Depends(get_db)):
     return db.query(models.Track).all()
 
 @router.get("/{track_id}/tasks", response_model=list[TaskOut])
-def list_tasks_for_track(track_id: int, db: Session = Depends(get_db)):
-    track = db.query(models.Track).filter_by(id=track_id).first()
-    if not track:
-        raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="Track not found")
-
-    return db.query(models.Task).filter_by(track_id=track_id).order_by(models.Task.task_no).all()
\ No newline at end of file
+def mentee_specific_status(track_id: int, mentee_email: str, db: Session = Depends(get_db)):
+    tasks = db.query(models.Task).filter_by(track_id=track_id).order_by(models.Task.task_no).all()
+    if not tasks:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail='Track not found')
+    mentee = crud.get_user_by_email(db, mentee_email)
+    if not mentee:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="Mentee not found")
+    tasks_with_status=[]
+    for task in tasks:
+        submission_of_task = db.query(models.Submission).filter_by(task_id=task.id, mentee_id=mentee.id).first()
+        if submission_of_task:
+            status = submission_of_task.status
+            time_spent = crud.find_time_spent_on_task(db, submission_of_task.id)
+        else:
+            status = "Not started"
+            time_spent = 0
+        progress_bar = int((time_spent/task.deadline_days) * 100)
+        tasks_with_status.append(
+            {
+            "task_no": task.task_no,
+            "title": task.title,
+            "points": task.points,
+            "deadline": task.deadline_days,
+            "status": status,
+            "progress_bar": progress_bar,
+            "description": task.description,
+            "track_id": task.track_id
+            }
+        )
+    return tasks_with_status
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/schemas/submission.py b/app/schemas/submission.py
index b00954d..227d802 100644
--- a/app/schemas/submission.py
+++ b/app/schemas/submission.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ class SubmissionCreate(SubmissionBase):
 
 
 class SubmissionOut(BaseModel):
-    id: int
+    id: int 
     mentee_id: int
     task_id: int
     reference_link: str
@@ -27,5 +27,22 @@ class Config:
 class SubmissionApproval(BaseModel):
     submission_id: int
     mentor_email: str
-    status: str  # approved, paused, rejected
-    mentor_feedback: Optional[str] = None
\ No newline at end of file
+    status: str
+    mentor_feedback: Optional[str] = None
+    accepted: bool
+    points_awarded: int
+
+class PauseTask(BaseModel):
+    task_no: int
+    track_id: int
+    mentee_email: str
+    mentor_email: str
+
+class TasksList(BaseModel):
+    track_id: int
+    mentee_id: str
+
+class StartTask(BaseModel):
+    mentee_email: str
+    task_no: int
+    track_id: int
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/schemas/task.py b/app/schemas/task.py
index 0a2de6b..4e0998d 100644
--- a/app/schemas/task.py
+++ b/app/schemas/task.py
@@ -8,13 +8,14 @@ class TaskBase(BaseModel):
     title: str
     description: Optional[str] = None
     points: int = 10
-    deadline: Optional[datetime] = None 
+    deadline: Optional[int] = None 
 
 class TaskCreate(TaskBase):
     pass
 
 class TaskOut(TaskBase):
-    id: int
+    progress_bar: int
+    status: str
 
     class Config:
         orm_mode = True
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/schemas/track.py b/app/schemas/track.py
index 0ac8fdd..e6b982c 100644
--- a/app/schemas/track.py
+++ b/app/schemas/track.py
@@ -12,4 +12,19 @@ class TrackOut(TrackBase):
     id: int
 
     class Config:
-        orm_mode = True
\ No newline at end of file
+        orm_mode = True
+
+class TaskOut(BaseModel):
+    task_no: int
+    title: str
+    points: int
+    deadline: int
+    status: str
+    time_spent: int
+    description: str
+    track: str
+
+class MenteeTasks(BaseModel):
+    mentee_email: str
+    task_no: int
+    track_id: int
\ No newline at end of file