diff --git a/src/adapters/postgres/user-adapter.ts b/src/adapters/postgres/user-adapter.ts
index 44aacfa..b9ff10d 100644
--- a/src/adapters/postgres/user-adapter.ts
+++ b/src/adapters/postgres/user-adapter.ts
@@ -719,7 +719,7 @@ export class PostgresUserService implements IServicelocator {
     }
     let userDetails = await this.usersRepository.findOne({
       where: whereClause,
-      select: ["userId", "username", "name", "mobile", "email", "temporaryPassword", "createdBy"]
+      select: ["userId", "username", "name", "mobile", "email", "temporaryPassword", "createdBy", "status"]
     })
     if (!userDetails) {
       return false;
diff --git a/src/cohort/cohort.module.ts b/src/cohort/cohort.module.ts
index 6fa8412..061b4ef 100644
--- a/src/cohort/cohort.module.ts
+++ b/src/cohort/cohort.module.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import { User } from "src/user/entities/user-entity";
 import { UserRoleMapping } from "src/rbac/assign-role/entities/assign-role.entity";
 import { PostgresRoleService } from "src/adapters/postgres/rbac/role-adapter";
 import { RolePrivilegeMapping } from "src/rbac/assign-privilege/entities/assign-privilege.entity";
+import { CronService } from './cron/cron.service';
 
 @Module({
   imports: [
@@ -32,6 +33,6 @@ import { RolePrivilegeMapping } from "src/rbac/assign-privilege/entities/assign-
     PostgresModule
   ],
   controllers: [CohortController],
-  providers: [CohortAdapter, FieldsService, PostgresCohortService, PostgresFieldsService, CohortAcademicYearService, PostgresAcademicYearService, PostgresCohortMembersService,PostgresRoleService],
+  providers: [CohortAdapter, FieldsService, PostgresCohortService, PostgresFieldsService, CohortAcademicYearService, PostgresAcademicYearService, PostgresCohortMembersService,PostgresRoleService,CronService],
 })
 export class CohortModule { }
diff --git a/src/cohort/cron/cron.service.ts b/src/cohort/cron/cron.service.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b55225e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cohort/cron/cron.service.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+import { Injectable } from '@nestjs/common';
+import { Cron } from '@nestjs/schedule';
+import { InjectRepository } from '@nestjs/typeorm';
+import { Cohort } from 'src/cohort/entities/cohort.entity';
+import { User, UserStatus } from 'src/user/entities/user-entity';
+import { CohortMembers, MemberStatus } from 'src/cohortMembers/entities/cohort-member.entity';
+import { PostgresUserService } from 'src/adapters/postgres/user-adapter';
+import { Repository } from 'typeorm';
+import { LessThan } from 'typeorm';
+
+@Injectable()
+export class CronService {
+  constructor(
+    @InjectRepository(Cohort)
+    private cohortRepository: Repository<Cohort>,
+    @InjectRepository(User)
+    private userRepository: Repository<User>,
+    @InjectRepository(CohortMembers)
+    private cohortMembersRepository: Repository<CohortMembers>,
+    private postgresUserService: PostgresUserService,
+  ) {}
+
+  // Get all active cohorts older than 30 days
+  async getOldActiveCohorts() {
+    try {
+      const dateThreshold = new Date();
+      dateThreshold.setDate(dateThreshold.getDate() - 30);
+      console.log(dateThreshold)
+
+      const cohorts = await this.cohortRepository.find({
+        where: {
+          status: 'active',
+          createdAt: LessThan(dateThreshold),  // Only get those older than 30 days
+        },
+      });
+
+      return cohorts;
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error('Error fetching cohorts:', error);
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Update the status to inactive
+  async setInactive(cohortId: string) {
+    try {
+      await this.cohortRepository.update(cohortId, {
+        status: 'inactive',
+      });
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error('Error updating cohort status:', error);
+    }
+  }
+  async setUserInactive(cohortIds) {
+    let filter = {
+      "filters": {
+          "role" : "learner",
+          "status" : ["active"]
+      },
+      "tenantCohortRoleMapping": {
+          "tenantId": cohortIds.tenantId,
+          "cohortId": [cohortIds.cohortId]
+      },
+    }
+    let userId = await this.postgresUserService.findAllUserDetails(filter)
+
+    if(userId && userId.getUserDetails.length > 0) {
+      let results = userId.getUserDetails;
+      //get only the userids from userId
+      let userIds = results.map(item => item.userId)
+      //update the user status to inactive in user table
+      await this.userRepository.update(userIds,{
+        status : UserStatus.INACTIVE
+      })
+      await this.cohortMembersRepository.update(userIds,{
+        status : MemberStatus.INACTIVE
+      })
+
+    }
+  }
+
+
+  @Cron(process.env.COHORT_CRON_EXPRESSION)
+  async handleCron() {
+    console.log('Running Cohort Inactive Status Check...');
+
+    const oldCohorts = await this.getOldActiveCohorts();
+
+    if (oldCohorts && oldCohorts.length > 0) {
+      for (const cohort of oldCohorts) {
+        await this.setInactive(cohort.cohortId);
+        console.log(`Cohort with ID ${cohort.cohortId} set to inactive.`);
+        await this.setUserInactive(cohort);
+        console.log(`users mapped to cohortID ${cohort.cohortId} set to inactive.`);
+      }
+    } else {
+      console.log('No cohorts to update.');
+    }
+  }
+}
+