diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 8931968..da43ab0 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -9,4 +9,5 @@ STUDENT_URL="http://localhost:9000"
 ADMIN_URL="http://localhost:9000"
 ADMIN_DOMAIN="http://localhost:9001"
 
+ALLOWED_EMAIL_DOMAIN="@somaiya.edu"
 AUTH_TRUST_HOST=TRUE
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/apps/admin/app/login/page.tsx b/apps/admin/app/login/page.tsx
index c7195cd..b7b3d49 100644
--- a/apps/admin/app/login/page.tsx
+++ b/apps/admin/app/login/page.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 import { Button } from '@workspace/ui/components/button';
+import { Alert, AlertDescription, AlertTitle } from '@workspace/ui/components/alert';
+import { AlertCircle } from 'lucide-react';
 import { signIn } from '@/auth';
 
 async function logIn() {
@@ -6,7 +8,9 @@ async function logIn() {
   await signIn('google', { redirectTo: '/' });
 }
 
-export default async function Page() {
+export default async function Page(props: { searchParams: Promise<{ error?: string }> }) {
+  const searchParams = await props.searchParams;
+  const error = searchParams?.error;
   return (
     <div className="relative min-h-svh flex items-center justify-center overflow-hidden bg-gradient-to-br from-blue-100 via-red-100 to-pink-100 transition-colors duration-500">
       {/* Animated floating shapes */}
@@ -18,11 +22,22 @@ export default async function Page() {
       <div className="relative z-10 backdrop-blur-md bg-white/70 rounded-2xl shadow-2xl p-10 flex flex-col items-center gap-8 border border-white/30 max-w-sm w-full transition-all duration-300 hover:shadow-[0_0_32px_4px_rgba(239,68,68,0.25)] hover:border-red-400/60">
         <div className="flex flex-col items-center gap-2">
           {/* Animated logo */}
-          <img src="favicon.ico" alt="Logo" className="w-14 h-14 mb-2 drop-shadow-lg animate-bounce-slow" />
+          <img src="/favicon.ico" alt="Logo" className="w-14 h-14 mb-2 drop-shadow-lg animate-bounce-slow" />
           <h1 className="text-2xl font-bold text-gray-800 tracking-tight">Placement Portal Admin</h1>
           <p className="text-gray-500 text-sm text-center">Sign in to manage placements and students</p>
           <p className="text-xs text-red-500 font-semibold italic mt-1 animate-fade-in">Empower your journey. Shape the future.</p>
         </div>
+
+        {error === 'AccessDenied' && (
+           <Alert variant="destructive" className="animate-in fade-in slide-in-from-top-4 duration-300">
+             <AlertCircle className="h-4 w-4" />
+             <AlertTitle>Access Denied</AlertTitle>
+             <AlertDescription>
+               Please sign in with your somaiya email ID.
+             </AlertDescription>
+           </Alert>
+        )}
+
         <form action={logIn} className="w-full">
           <Button type="submit" variant="outline" className="w-full h-12 relative overflow-hidden group rounded-lg shadow-md hover:shadow-lg transition-all focus:ring-2 focus:ring-red-400">
             <span className="absolute inset-0 bg-gradient-to-r from-red-200/0 via-red-200/20 to-red-200/0 translate-x-[-100%] group-hover:translate-x-[100%] transition-transform duration-700 ease-out pointer-events-none" />
diff --git a/apps/admin/auth.ts b/apps/admin/auth.ts
index c020c61..bab19e0 100644
--- a/apps/admin/auth.ts
+++ b/apps/admin/auth.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import NextAuth, { type DefaultSession } from 'next-auth';
 import type { NextAuthConfig } from 'next-auth';
-import Google from "next-auth/providers/google";
+import Google from 'next-auth/providers/google';
 import { db, admins, students } from '@workspace/db';
 import { eq } from '@workspace/db/drizzle';
 
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ declare module 'next-auth' {
       studentId?: number;
       completedProfile?: boolean;
       [key: string]: any;
-    } & DefaultSession["user"];
+    } & DefaultSession['user'];
   }
   
   interface JWT {
@@ -32,6 +32,13 @@ declare module 'next/server' {
 const authConfig: NextAuthConfig = {
   providers: [Google],
   callbacks: {
+    async signIn({ user }) {
+      const allowedDomain = process.env.ALLOWED_EMAIL_DOMAIN;
+      if (allowedDomain && user.email && !user.email.endsWith(allowedDomain)) {
+        return false;
+      }
+      return true;
+    },
     async jwt({ token, account, user }) {
       // Only check DB on first sign in
       if (account && user && user.email) {
diff --git a/apps/student/app/login/page.tsx b/apps/student/app/login/page.tsx
index 97ad872..ee03da6 100644
--- a/apps/student/app/login/page.tsx
+++ b/apps/student/app/login/page.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 import { Button } from '@workspace/ui/components/button';
+import { Alert, AlertDescription, AlertTitle } from '@workspace/ui/components/alert';
+import { AlertCircle } from 'lucide-react';
 import { signIn } from '@/auth';
 
 async function logIn() {
@@ -6,7 +8,10 @@ async function logIn() {
   await signIn('google', { redirectTo: '/' });
 }
 
-export default async function Page() {
+// export default async function Page() {
+export default async function Page(props: { searchParams: Promise<{ error?: string }> }) {
+  const searchParams = await props.searchParams;
+  const error = searchParams?.error;
   return (
     <div className="relative min-h-svh flex items-center justify-center overflow-hidden bg-gradient-to-br from-blue-100 via-red-100 to-pink-100 transition-colors duration-500">
       {/* Animated floating shapes */}
@@ -23,6 +28,17 @@ export default async function Page() {
           <p className="text-gray-500 text-sm text-center">Sign in to manage your placements</p>
           <p className="text-xs text-red-500 font-semibold italic mt-1 animate-fade-in">Empower your journey. Shape the future.</p>
         </div>
+
+        {error === 'AccessDenied' && (
+           <Alert variant="destructive" className="animate-in fade-in slide-in-from-top-4 duration-300">
+             <AlertCircle className="h-4 w-4" />
+             <AlertTitle>Access Denied</AlertTitle>
+             <AlertDescription>
+               Please sign in with your somaiya email ID.
+             </AlertDescription>
+           </Alert>
+        )}
+
         <form action={logIn} className="w-full">
           <Button type="submit" variant="outline" className="w-full h-12 relative overflow-hidden group rounded-lg shadow-md hover:shadow-lg transition-all focus:ring-2 focus:ring-red-400">
             <span className="absolute inset-0 bg-gradient-to-r from-red-200/0 via-red-200/20 to-red-200/0 translate-x-[-100%] group-hover:translate-x-[100%] transition-transform duration-700 ease-out pointer-events-none" />
diff --git a/apps/student/auth.ts b/apps/student/auth.ts
index 249e4f2..8f451d9 100644
--- a/apps/student/auth.ts
+++ b/apps/student/auth.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import NextAuth, { type DefaultSession } from 'next-auth';
 import type { NextAuthConfig } from 'next-auth';
-import Google from "next-auth/providers/google";
+import Google from 'next-auth/providers/google';
 import { db, admins, students } from '@workspace/db';
 import { eq } from '@workspace/db/drizzle';
 
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ declare module 'next-auth' {
       studentId?: number;
       completedProfile?: boolean;
       [key: string]: any;
-    } & DefaultSession["user"];
+    } & DefaultSession['user'];
   }
   
   interface JWT {
@@ -32,6 +32,13 @@ declare module 'next/server' {
 const authConfig: NextAuthConfig = {
   providers: [Google],
   callbacks: {
+    async signIn({ user }) {
+      const allowedDomain = process.env.ALLOWED_EMAIL_DOMAIN;
+      if (allowedDomain && user.email && !user.email.endsWith(allowedDomain)) {
+        return false;
+      }
+      return true;
+    },
     async jwt({ token, account, user }) {
       // Only set role, adminId, studentId, and email in JWT
       const email = user?.email || token?.email;
@@ -94,6 +101,9 @@ const authConfig: NextAuthConfig = {
       return session;
     },
   },
+  pages: {
+    error: '/login',
+  },
 };
 
 // Note: TypeScript warnings about inferred types are expected with NextAuth v5 beta