diff --git a/cmd/api/main.go b/cmd/api/main.go
index c3bbaf1..1260196 100644
--- a/cmd/api/main.go
+++ b/cmd/api/main.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	logger "github.com/CodeChefVIT/cookoff-backend/internal/helpers/logging"
 	"github.com/CodeChefVIT/cookoff-backend/internal/helpers/queue"
 	"github.com/CodeChefVIT/cookoff-backend/internal/helpers/submission"
+	"github.com/CodeChefVIT/cookoff-backend/internal/helpers/validator"
 	"github.com/CodeChefVIT/cookoff-backend/internal/server"
 	"github.com/CodeChefVIT/cookoff-backend/internal/worker"
 	"github.com/hibiken/asynq"
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ func main() {
 	database.InitCache()
 	auth.InitJWT()
 	submission.Init(database.RedisClient)
+	validator.InitValidator()
 
 	taskServer, taskClient := queue.InitQueue("redis:6379", 2)
 
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 0ba15a7..ec057ca 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ go 1.22
 require (
 	github.com/go-chi/chi/v5 v5.1.0
 	github.com/go-chi/jwtauth/v5 v5.3.1
+	github.com/go-playground/validator v9.31.0+incompatible
 	github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v4 v4.5.0
 	github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0
 	github.com/jackc/pgx/v5 v5.6.0
@@ -14,11 +15,15 @@ require (
 )
 
 require (
+	github.com/go-playground/locales v0.14.1 // indirect
+	github.com/go-playground/universal-translator v0.18.1 // indirect
 	github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.2 // indirect
+	github.com/leodido/go-urn v1.4.0 // indirect
 	github.com/robfig/cron/v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
 	github.com/spf13/cast v1.3.1 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/time v0.0.0-20190308202827-9d24e82272b4 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.26.0 // indirect
+	gopkg.in/go-playground/assert.v1 v1.2.1 // indirect
 )
 
 require (
@@ -38,7 +43,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/lestrrat-go/option v1.0.1 // indirect
 	github.com/segmentio/asm v1.2.0 // indirect
 	go.uber.org/multierr v1.10.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/crypto v0.21.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/crypto v0.21.0
 	golang.org/x/sync v0.1.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/sys v0.18.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/text v0.14.0 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 1c65bb9..b0d6c94 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -17,6 +17,12 @@ github.com/go-chi/chi/v5 v5.1.0 h1:acVI1TYaD+hhedDJ3r54HyA6sExp3HfXq7QWEEY/xMw=
 github.com/go-chi/chi/v5 v5.1.0/go.mod h1:DslCQbL2OYiznFReuXYUmQ2hGd1aDpCnlMNITLSKoi8=
 github.com/go-chi/jwtauth/v5 v5.3.1 h1:1ePWrjVctvp1tyBq5b/2ER8Th/+RbYc7x4qNsc5rh5A=
 github.com/go-chi/jwtauth/v5 v5.3.1/go.mod h1:6Fl2RRmWXs3tJYE1IQGX81FsPoGqDwq9c15j52R5q80=
+github.com/go-playground/locales v0.14.1 h1:EWaQ/wswjilfKLTECiXz7Rh+3BjFhfDFKv/oXslEjJA=
+github.com/go-playground/locales v0.14.1/go.mod h1:hxrqLVvrK65+Rwrd5Fc6F2O76J/NuW9t0sjnWqG1slY=
+github.com/go-playground/universal-translator v0.18.1 h1:Bcnm0ZwsGyWbCzImXv+pAJnYK9S473LQFuzCbDbfSFY=
+github.com/go-playground/universal-translator v0.18.1/go.mod h1:xekY+UJKNuX9WP91TpwSH2VMlDf28Uj24BCp08ZFTUY=
+github.com/go-playground/validator v9.31.0+incompatible h1:UA72EPEogEnq76ehGdEDp4Mit+3FDh548oRqwVgNsHA=
+github.com/go-playground/validator v9.31.0+incompatible/go.mod h1:yrEkQXlcI+PugkyDjY2bRrL/UBU4f3rvrgkN3V8JEig=
 github.com/goccy/go-json v0.10.2 h1:CrxCmQqYDkv1z7lO7Wbh2HN93uovUHgrECaO5ZrCXAU=
 github.com/goccy/go-json v0.10.2/go.mod h1:6MelG93GURQebXPDq3khkgXZkazVtN9CRI+MGFi0w8I=
 github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v4 v4.5.0 h1:7cYmW1XlMY7h7ii7UhUyChSgS5wUJEnm9uZVTGqOWzg=
@@ -45,6 +51,8 @@ github.com/joho/godotenv v1.5.1/go.mod h1:f4LDr5Voq0i2e/R5DDNOoa2zzDfwtkZa6DnEwA
 github.com/kr/pretty v0.1.0/go.mod h1:dAy3ld7l9f0ibDNOQOHHMYYIIbhfbHSm3C4ZsoJORNo=
 github.com/kr/pty v1.1.1/go.mod h1:pFQYn66WHrOpPYNljwOMqo10TkYh1fy3cYio2l3bCsQ=
 github.com/kr/text v0.1.0/go.mod h1:4Jbv+DJW3UT/LiOwJeYQe1efqtUx/iVham/4vfdArNI=
+github.com/leodido/go-urn v1.4.0 h1:WT9HwE9SGECu3lg4d/dIA+jxlljEa1/ffXKmRjqdmIQ=
+github.com/leodido/go-urn v1.4.0/go.mod h1:bvxc+MVxLKB4z00jd1z+Dvzr47oO32F/QSNjSBOlFxI=
 github.com/lestrrat-go/blackmagic v1.0.2 h1:Cg2gVSc9h7sz9NOByczrbUvLopQmXrfFx//N+AkAr5k=
 github.com/lestrrat-go/blackmagic v1.0.2/go.mod h1:UrEqBzIR2U6CnzVyUtfM6oZNMt/7O7Vohk2J0OGSAtU=
 github.com/lestrrat-go/httpcc v1.0.1 h1:ydWCStUeJLkpYyjLDHihupbn2tYmZ7m22BGkcvZZrIE=
@@ -128,6 +136,8 @@ google.golang.org/protobuf v1.26.0/go.mod h1:9q0QmTI4eRPtz6boOQmLYwt+qCgq0jsYwAQ
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405/go.mod h1:Co6ibVJAznAaIkqp8huTwlJQCZ016jof/cbN4VW5Yz0=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v1.0.0-20180628173108-788fd7840127/go.mod h1:Co6ibVJAznAaIkqp8huTwlJQCZ016jof/cbN4VW5Yz0=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v1.0.0-20190902080502-41f04d3bba15/go.mod h1:Co6ibVJAznAaIkqp8huTwlJQCZ016jof/cbN4VW5Yz0=
+gopkg.in/go-playground/assert.v1 v1.2.1 h1:xoYuJVE7KT85PYWrN730RguIQO0ePzVRfFMXadIrXTM=
+gopkg.in/go-playground/assert.v1 v1.2.1/go.mod h1:9RXL0bg/zibRAgZUYszZSwO/z8Y/a8bDuhia5mkpMnE=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.0-20200313102051-9f266ea9e77c/go.mod h1:K4uyk7z7BCEPqu6E+C64Yfv1cQ7kz7rIZviUmN+EgEM=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 h1:fxVm/GzAzEWqLHuvctI91KS9hhNmmWOoWu0XTYJS7CA=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1/go.mod h1:K4uyk7z7BCEPqu6E+C64Yfv1cQ7kz7rIZviUmN+EgEM=
diff --git a/internal/controllers/auth.go b/internal/controllers/auth.go
index 67f5d41..792711b 100644
--- a/internal/controllers/auth.go
+++ b/internal/controllers/auth.go
@@ -11,21 +11,22 @@ import (
 	"github.com/CodeChefVIT/cookoff-backend/internal/helpers/database"
 	httphelpers "github.com/CodeChefVIT/cookoff-backend/internal/helpers/http"
 	logger "github.com/CodeChefVIT/cookoff-backend/internal/helpers/logging"
+	"github.com/CodeChefVIT/cookoff-backend/internal/helpers/validator"
 	"github.com/google/uuid"
 	"github.com/jackc/pgx/v5/pgtype"
 	"golang.org/x/crypto/bcrypt"
 )
 
 type LoginRequest struct {
-	Email    string `json:"email"`
-	Password string `json:"password"`
+	Email    string `json:"email" validate:"required"`
+	Password string `json:"password" validate:"required"`
 }
 
 type SignupRequest struct {
-	Email string `json:"email"`
-	Name  string `json:"name"`
-	RegNo string `json:"reg_no"`
-	Key   string `json:"fuck_you"`
+	Email string `json:"email" validate:"required"`
+	Name  string `json:"name" validate:"required"`
+	RegNo string `json:"reg_no" validate:"required"`
+	Key   string `json:"fuck_you" validate:"required"`
 }
 
 func SignUp(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
@@ -36,6 +37,11 @@ func SignUp(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 
+	if err := validator.ValidatePayload(w, payload); err != nil {
+		httphelpers.WriteError(w, http.StatusNotAcceptable, "Please provide values for all required fields.")
+		return
+	}
+
 	if payload.Key != os.Getenv("SECRET_KEY_FUCKERS") {
 		httphelpers.WriteError(w, http.StatusUnauthorized, "I WILL POP YOUR CHERRY BRO")
 		return
diff --git a/internal/controllers/questions.go b/internal/controllers/questions.go
index 5a70bac..e0820a8 100644
--- a/internal/controllers/questions.go
+++ b/internal/controllers/questions.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/CodeChefVIT/cookoff-backend/internal/helpers/auth"
 	"github.com/CodeChefVIT/cookoff-backend/internal/helpers/database"
 	httphelpers "github.com/CodeChefVIT/cookoff-backend/internal/helpers/http"
+	"github.com/CodeChefVIT/cookoff-backend/internal/helpers/validator"
 	"github.com/go-chi/chi/v5"
 	"github.com/google/uuid"
 	"github.com/jackc/pgx/v5"
@@ -25,6 +26,17 @@ type Question struct {
 	OutputFormat *string     `json:"output_format"`
 }
 
+type QuestionRequest struct {
+	ID           uuid.UUID   `json:"id" validate:"required"`
+	Description  *string     `json:"description"`
+	Title        *string     `json:"title"`
+	InputFormat  *string     `json:"input_format"`
+	Points       pgtype.Int4 `json:"points"`
+	Round        int32       `json:"round"`
+	Constraints  *string     `json:"constraints"`
+	OutputFormat *string     `json:"output_format"`
+}
+
 func GetAllQuestion(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	ctx := r.Context()
 	fetchedQuestions, err := database.Queries.GetQuestions(ctx)
@@ -79,6 +91,11 @@ func CreateQuestion(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 
+	if err := validator.ValidatePayload(w, question); err != nil {
+		httphelpers.WriteError(w, http.StatusNotAcceptable, "Please provide values for all required fields.")
+		return
+	}
+
 	questions, err := database.Queries.CreateQuestion(ctx, db.CreateQuestionParams{
 		ID:           uuid.New(),
 		Description:  question.Description,
@@ -116,12 +133,17 @@ func DeleteQuestion(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 func UpdateQuestion(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	ctx := r.Context()
-	var updateQuestion Question
+	var updateQuestion QuestionRequest
 	if err := httphelpers.ParseJSON(r, &updateQuestion); err != nil {
 		httphelpers.WriteError(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, err.Error())
 		return
 	}
 
+	if err := validator.ValidatePayload(w, updateQuestion); err != nil {
+		httphelpers.WriteError(w, http.StatusNotAcceptable, "Please provide values for all required fields.")
+		return
+	}
+
 	question, err := database.Queries.GetQuestion(ctx, updateQuestion.ID)
 	if err != nil {
 		if err == pgx.ErrNoRows {
diff --git a/internal/controllers/runcode.go b/internal/controllers/runcode.go
index 97b97a0..163ae58 100644
--- a/internal/controllers/runcode.go
+++ b/internal/controllers/runcode.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	httphelpers "github.com/CodeChefVIT/cookoff-backend/internal/helpers/http"
 	logger "github.com/CodeChefVIT/cookoff-backend/internal/helpers/logging"
 	"github.com/CodeChefVIT/cookoff-backend/internal/helpers/submission"
+	"github.com/CodeChefVIT/cookoff-backend/internal/helpers/validator"
 	"github.com/google/uuid"
 )
 
@@ -29,6 +30,11 @@ func RunCode(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 
+	if err := validator.ValidatePayload(w, req); err != nil {
+		httphelpers.WriteError(w, http.StatusNotAcceptable, "Please provide values for all required fields.")
+		return
+	}
+
 	question_id, _ := uuid.Parse(req.QuestionID)
 	userID, _ := auth.GetUserID(w, r)
 
diff --git a/internal/controllers/submission.go b/internal/controllers/submission.go
index f94496f..c525539 100644
--- a/internal/controllers/submission.go
+++ b/internal/controllers/submission.go
@@ -13,13 +13,14 @@ import (
 	httphelpers "github.com/CodeChefVIT/cookoff-backend/internal/helpers/http"
 	logger "github.com/CodeChefVIT/cookoff-backend/internal/helpers/logging"
 	"github.com/CodeChefVIT/cookoff-backend/internal/helpers/submission"
+	"github.com/CodeChefVIT/cookoff-backend/internal/helpers/validator"
 	"github.com/google/uuid"
 )
 
 type subreq struct {
-	SourceCode string `json:"source_code"`
-	LanguageID int    `json:"language_id"`
-	QuestionID string `json:"question_id"`
+	SourceCode string `json:"source_code" validate:"required"`
+	LanguageID int    `json:"language_id" validate:"required"`
+	QuestionID string `json:"question_id" validate:"required"`
 }
 
 var JUDGE0_URI = os.Getenv("JUDGE0_URI")
@@ -34,6 +35,11 @@ func SubmitCode(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 
+	if err := validator.ValidatePayload(w, req); err != nil {
+		httphelpers.WriteError(w, http.StatusNotAcceptable, "Please provide values for all required fields.")
+		return
+	}
+
 	userID, _ := auth.GetUserID(w, r)
 	nullUserID := uuid.NullUUID{UUID: userID, Valid: true}
 
diff --git a/internal/controllers/verify_role.go b/internal/helpers/auth/verify_role.go
similarity index 97%
rename from internal/controllers/verify_role.go
rename to internal/helpers/auth/verify_role.go
index 672523b..8ee1184 100644
--- a/internal/controllers/verify_role.go
+++ b/internal/helpers/auth/verify_role.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package controllers
+package auth
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
diff --git a/internal/helpers/validator/validator.go b/internal/helpers/validator/validator.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f664e25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/helpers/validator/validator.go
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+package validator
+
+import (
+	"net/http"
+
+	httphelpers "github.com/CodeChefVIT/cookoff-backend/internal/helpers/http"
+	logger "github.com/CodeChefVIT/cookoff-backend/internal/helpers/logging"
+	"github.com/go-playground/validator"
+)
+
+var Validate *validator.Validate
+
+func InitValidator() {
+	Validate = validator.New()
+}
+
+func ValidatePayload(w http.ResponseWriter, v any) error {
+	if err := Validate.Struct(v); err != nil {
+		logger.Errof("Please provide values for all required fields.")
+		httphelpers.WriteError(w, http.StatusNotAcceptable, err.Error())
+		return err
+	}
+	httphelpers.WriteJSON(w, http.StatusOK, map[string]string{"message": "Payload Validated"})
+	return nil
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/internal/middlewares/role_authorization.go b/internal/middlewares/role_authorization.go
index 5c72daf..22fcd61 100644
--- a/internal/middlewares/role_authorization.go
+++ b/internal/middlewares/role_authorization.go
@@ -3,14 +3,16 @@ package middlewares
 import (
 	"net/http"
 
-	"github.com/CodeChefVIT/cookoff-backend/internal/controllers"
+	"github.com/CodeChefVIT/cookoff-backend/internal/helpers/auth"
+	httphelpers "github.com/CodeChefVIT/cookoff-backend/internal/helpers/http"
 )
 
 func RoleAuthorizationMiddleware(requiredRole string) func(http.Handler) http.Handler {
 	return func(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 		return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-			ok := controllers.RoleFromToken(w, r, requiredRole)
+			ok := auth.RoleFromToken(w, r, requiredRole)
 			if !ok {
+				httphelpers.WriteError(w, http.StatusUnauthorized, "Not Authorized")
 				return
 			}
 			next.ServeHTTP(w, r)