diff --git a/models/user.ts b/models/user.ts
index 55eb41f..b292be2 100644
--- a/models/user.ts
+++ b/models/user.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ export default interface IUser {
     email: string,
     password: string,
     isVerified: boolean,
+    otp: number,
     userType: 'ADMIN' | 'MODERATOR' | 'APPLICANT',
     skillSet?: Array<skillInformation>,
     progress?: Array<{
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index c43f4e4..4d782cc 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -64,6 +64,32 @@
         }
       }
     },
+    "@sendgrid/client": {
+      "version": "7.4.7",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@sendgrid/client/-/client-7.4.7.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Zh3H/nCyI2+MaAZW9KJpyk6JXfxE27W+mR636Hju/GX95SR7+uymeuLLJ3GtLvtapLTl8l6/0YoHjzlg65xtqg==",
+      "requires": {
+        "@sendgrid/helpers": "^7.4.6",
+        "axios": "^0.21.4"
+      }
+    },
+    "@sendgrid/helpers": {
+      "version": "7.4.6",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@sendgrid/helpers/-/helpers-7.4.6.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Vvt4d60fkU/DPSwMyxXtlnbw4/B+5Y9eeYnygTxhmw8TNzUhdPphr7SaRSperWJ8P1VeQZzobvQNyMj5E7A3UA==",
+      "requires": {
+        "deepmerge": "^4.2.2"
+      }
+    },
+    "@sendgrid/mail": {
+      "version": "7.4.7",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@sendgrid/mail/-/mail-7.4.7.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-lGfXJBEx7PMQje/NsVsebF6MdP2ptHWjmuI4YANjReAQlIGq3Cqm4JLP5Fb4n5Bbr1LXLCM7R0gJo+/PT6ENKw==",
+      "requires": {
+        "@sendgrid/client": "^7.4.7",
+        "@sendgrid/helpers": "^7.4.6"
+      }
+    },
     "@sindresorhus/is": {
       "version": "0.14.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@sindresorhus/is/-/is-0.14.0.tgz",
@@ -682,6 +708,11 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/deep-extend/-/deep-extend-0.6.0.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-LOHxIOaPYdHlJRtCQfDIVZtfw/ufM8+rVj649RIHzcm/vGwQRXFt6OPqIFWsm2XEMrNIEtWR64sY1LEKD2vAOA=="
     },
+    "deepmerge": {
+      "version": "4.2.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/deepmerge/-/deepmerge-4.2.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-FJ3UgI4gIl+PHZm53knsuSFpE+nESMr7M4v9QcgB7S63Kj/6WqMiFQJpBBYz1Pt+66bZpP3Q7Lye0Oo9MPKEdg=="
+    },
     "defer-to-connect": {
       "version": "1.1.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/defer-to-connect/-/defer-to-connect-1.1.3.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index da2583e..0b8e549 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
     "author": "",
     "license": "ISC",
     "dependencies": {
+        "@sendgrid/mail": "^7.4.7",
         "axios": "^0.21.4",
         "bcrypt": "^5.0.1",
         "body-parser": "^1.19.0",
diff --git a/src/authentication/routes.ts b/src/authentication/routes.ts
index 6162ac0..64c659b 100644
--- a/src/authentication/routes.ts
+++ b/src/authentication/routes.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
-import express from 'express';
+import express, { response } from 'express';
 import { DB_NAME, getDatabaseClient } from '../db-utils';
 import bcrypt from 'bcrypt';
 import { generateJWT, SALT_ROUNDS } from './auth';
+import sendGridMail from '@sendgrid/mail';
+import { MailDataRequired } from '@sendgrid/helpers/classes/mail';
 
 const authRoutes = express.Router();
 
@@ -11,11 +13,11 @@ authRoutes.get('/users/', async (request, response) => {
 });
 
 authRoutes.post('/register-applicant/', async (request, response) => {
-    const name = request.body.name;
-    const email = request.body.email;
-    const password = request.body.password;
-    const userType = 'APPLICANT';
-    const isVerified = false;
+    const name: string = request.body.name;
+    const email: string = request.body.email;
+    const password: string = request.body.password;
+    const userType: string = 'APPLICANT';
+    const isVerified: boolean = false;
 
     const userCollection = getDatabaseClient().db(DB_NAME).collection('users');
     
@@ -66,10 +68,58 @@ authRoutes.post('/register-applicant/', async (request, response) => {
 
 });
 
+
+authRoutes.post('/verify-user/', async (request, response) => {
+    const email: string = request.body.email;
+
+    if (!email) {
+        response.status(400);
+        response.send("Missing Email ID");
+    }
+
+    const userCollection = getDatabaseClient().db(DB_NAME).collection('users');
+
+    let users = await userCollection.find({
+        email,
+    }).toArray();
+
+    const matchedUser = users[0];
+
+    if (!matchedUser) {
+        response.status(400);
+        response.send('No user under this EmailID');
+        return;
+    } else if (matchedUser.isVerified) {
+        response.status(400);
+        response.send('The user is already verified');
+        return;
+    }
+
+    const otp = 1000 + Math.ceil(Math.random() * 8999);
+
+    const otpMail: MailDataRequired = {
+        to: email,
+        from: 'kj@webtrigon.in',
+        subject: 'Webtrigon Job-portal Sign Up Verification',
+        text: `Please use the OTP ${otp} to verify your Email ID`,
+    };
+
+    sendGridMail.send(otpMail).then(data=> {
+        console.log(data);
+        response.send('Verification OTP sent');
+    }, (err) => {
+        console.log(err);
+        response.sendStatus(500);
+        response.send("SMTP system failure");
+    });    
+
+    return;
+});
+
 authRoutes.post('/api-auth/', async (request, response) => {
-    const email = request.body.email;
-    const password = request.body.password;
-    const userType = request.body.userType;
+    const email: string = request.body.email;
+    const password: string = request.body.password;
+    const userType: string = request.body.userType;
 
     if (!email || !password || !userType) {
         response.status(400);
@@ -117,12 +167,6 @@ authRoutes.post('/api-auth/', async (request, response) => {
     }
 
     return;
-
-    // let passwordComparisonResult: boolean;
-
-    // try {
-    //     passwordComparisonResult = await bcrypt.compare(password, user.password);
-    // }
 });
 
 export default authRoutes;
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diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 80edfc7..005a692 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ import cors from 'cors';
 import passport from 'passport';
 import authRoutes from './authentication/routes';
 import { connectToDatabaseServer } from './db-utils';
+import sendGridMail from '@sendgrid/mail';
+
+const SENDGRID_API_KEY = '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';
 
 const app = express();
 app.use(cors());
@@ -17,6 +20,6 @@ app.get('/', (request, response) => {
 
 const server = app.listen(app.get('port'), () => {
     connectToDatabaseServer();
-    // sendGridMail.setApiKey(SENDGRID_API_KEY);
+    sendGridMail.setApiKey(SENDGRID_API_KEY);
     console.log('App is running on http://localhost:%d', app.get('port'));
 });
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