diff --git a/controller/faculty.js b/controller/faculty.js
index 9343765..5e00b33 100644
--- a/controller/faculty.js
+++ b/controller/faculty.js
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ import { logger } from "#util";
 
 async function addFaculty(req, res) {
   const {
-    ERPID,
     dateOfJoining,
     dateOfLeaving,
     profileLink,
@@ -56,6 +55,15 @@ async function addFaculty(req, res) {
   const session = await mongoose.startSession();
   session.startTransaction();
   try {
+    const alphabet = "ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ";
+    const randomIndex = Math.floor(Math.random() * alphabet.length);
+    const randomLetter = alphabet[randomIndex];
+    let randomNumber = Math.floor(Math.random() * 1000).toString();
+    if (randomNumber.length === 2) {
+      randomNumber = `0${  randomNumber}`;
+    }
+    const ERPID = `F${  randomLetter  }${randomNumber}`;
+
     const newFaculty = await createFaculty(
       ERPID,
       dateOfJoining,
diff --git a/controller/student.js b/controller/student.js
index e501d6f..510ff28 100644
--- a/controller/student.js
+++ b/controller/student.js
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@ import { logger } from "#util";
 import { isEntityIdValid } from "#middleware/entityIdValidation";
 import Department from "#models/department";
 import Course from "#models/course";
+import { departmentAbbrev, departmentNames } from "#constant";
 
 async function addStudent(req, res) {
   const {
-    ERPID,
     name,
     joiningYear,
     branch,
@@ -192,6 +192,16 @@ async function addStudent(req, res) {
     const isBranchValid = await isEntityIdValid(branch, Department);
     const isCourseValid = await isEntityIdValid(coursesOpted, Course);
     if (isBranchValid && isCourseValid) {
+      const departmentData = await Department.read({ _id: branch });
+      const departmentName = departmentData.data[0].name;
+      const abbrev = departmentAbbrev[departmentNames.indexOf(departmentName)];
+      const year = joiningYear.toString().slice(-2);
+      let randomNumber = Math.floor(Math.random() * 1000).toString();
+      if (randomNumber.length === 2) {
+        randomNumber = `0${  randomNumber}`;
+      }
+      const ERPID = `S${  abbrev  }${year  }${randomNumber}`;
+
       const session = await mongoose.startSession();
       session.startTransaction();
 
diff --git a/misc/constant.js b/misc/constant.js
index 2308b95..3cc1d6d 100644
--- a/misc/constant.js
+++ b/misc/constant.js
@@ -3,3 +3,38 @@ export const logLevel = {
   dev: "debug",
   prod: "info",
 };
+
+export const departmentNames = [
+  "Mechanical Engineering",
+  "Civil Engineering",
+  "Computer Engineering",
+  "Information Technology",
+  "Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering",
+  "Electronics and Computer Science",
+  "Artificial Intelligence and Data Science",
+  "Internet of Things",
+  "Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning",
+  "Computer Science and Engineering (Cyber Security)",
+  "Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering (Additive Manufacturing)",
+  "Artificial Intelligence and Data Science",
+  "Software Development",
+  "Animation & Graphic Designing",
+  "Data Analytics",
+];
+export const departmentAbbrev = [
+  "ME",
+  "CE",
+  "CS",
+  "IT",
+  "ETE",
+  "ECS",
+  "AIDS",
+  "IOT",
+  "AIML",
+  "CSS",
+  "MEMM",
+  "AIDS",
+  "SD",
+  "AGD",
+  "DA",
+];
diff --git a/misc/mockDB/deptMock.js b/misc/mockDB/deptMock.js
index fff6cc9..1746ae3 100644
--- a/misc/mockDB/deptMock.js
+++ b/misc/mockDB/deptMock.js
@@ -1,40 +1,5 @@
 import { faker } from "@faker-js/faker"; // eslint-disable-line import/no-extraneous-dependencies
-
-/* eslint-disable no-underscore-dangle */
-const departmentNames = [
-  "Mechanical Engineering",
-  "Civil Engineering",
-  "Computer Engineering",
-  "Information Technology",
-  "Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering",
-  "Electronics and Computer Science",
-  "Artificial Intelligence and Data Science",
-  "Internet of Things",
-  "Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning",
-  "Computer Science and Engineering (Cyber Security)",
-  "Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering (Additive Manufacturing)",
-  "Artificial Intelligence and Data Science",
-  "Software Development",
-  "Animation & Graphic Designing",
-  "Data Analytics",
-];
-const departmentAbbrev = [
-  "ME",
-  "CE",
-  "CS",
-  "IT",
-  "ETE",
-  "ECS",
-  "AIDS",
-  "IOT",
-  "AIML",
-  "CSS",
-  "MEMM",
-  "AIDS",
-  "SD",
-  "AGD",
-  "DA",
-];
+import { departmentNames, departmentAbbrev } from "#constant";
 
 const createRandomDepartment = (
   i,
diff --git a/test/routes/faculty.test.js b/test/routes/faculty.test.js
index 64708bf..b19efe0 100644
--- a/test/routes/faculty.test.js
+++ b/test/routes/faculty.test.js
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ const { agent } = global;
 
 // test case for deletion
 function cleanUp(callback) {
+
   facultyBankModel.remove({ uid: "aaaaa" });
   facultyCurrentModel.remove({ uid: "aaaaa" });
   facultyEducationModel.remove({ uid: "aaaaa" });
@@ -48,7 +49,6 @@ afterAll((done) => {
 describe("Faculty API", () => {
   it("should create faculty", async () => {
     const response = await agent.post("/faculty/create").send({
-      ERPID: "test123",
       dateOfJoining: "2023-06-18T14:11:30Z",
       dateOfLeaving: "2023-07-18T14:11:30Z",
       profileLink: "xyz",
@@ -277,6 +277,7 @@ describe("Faculty API", () => {
     ]);
   });
 
+
   describe("after adding faculty", () => {
     let id;
     beforeEach(async () => {
diff --git a/test/routes/student.test.js b/test/routes/student.test.js
index 6c6c1a1..4a30004 100644
--- a/test/routes/student.test.js
+++ b/test/routes/student.test.js
@@ -48,9 +48,8 @@ afterAll((done) => {
 describe("Student API", () => {
   it("should create student", async () => {
     const response = await agent.post("/student/create").send({
-      ERPID: "ST14556245",
-      name: "John",
-      joiningYear: 2022,
+      name: "Arya",
+      joiningYear: 2020,
       branch: branchId,
       division: "B",
       rollNo: 101,
@@ -217,9 +216,8 @@ describe("Student API", () => {
     let id;
     beforeEach(async () => {
       id = await agent.post("/student/create").send({
-        ERPID: "ST14556245",
-        name: "John",
-        joiningYear: 2022,
+        name: "Arya",
+        joiningYear: 2020,
         branch: branchId,
         division: "B",
         rollNo: 101,
@@ -381,12 +379,11 @@ describe("Student API", () => {
         stdMedHistory.remove({ uid: "USR25123456445" }),
         stdPersonal.remove({ uid: "USR25123456445" }),
         studentModel.remove({
-          ERPID: "ST14556245",
-          name: "John",
-          joiningYear: 2022,
+          name: "Arya",
+          joiningYear: 2020,
           branch: branchId,
-          division: "B",
-          rollNo: 101,
+          division: "A",
+          rollNo: 12,
           coursesOpted: courseIds,
         }),
       ]);
@@ -401,7 +398,7 @@ describe("Student API", () => {
     it("should update student", async () => {
       const response = await agent
         .post(`/student/update/${id}`)
-        .send({ ERPID: "S1032220999" }, { joiningYear: 2021 });
+        .send({ name: "Arya" }, { joiningYear: 2021 });
 
       expect(response.status).toBe(200);
       expect(response.body.res).toMatch(`updated Student with id ${id}`);