diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index cf7a39f..0000000
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-# To get started with Dependabot version updates, you'll need to specify which
-# package ecosystems to update and where the package manifests are located.
-# Please see the documentation for all configuration options:
-# https://help.github.com/github/administering-a-repository/configuration-options-for-dependency-updates
-
-version: 2
-updates:
-  - package-ecosystem: "pip" # See documentation for possible values
-    directory: "/" # Location of package manifests
-    schedule:
-      interval: "daily"
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 38a91f2..238e0ab 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -130,6 +130,8 @@ dmypy.json
 
 /venv/
 /.github/
+./CDC_Backend/static
+./CDC_Backend/Storage
 /CDC_Backend/CDC_Backend/__pycache__/
 /CDC_Backend/APIs/__pycache__/
 /CDC_Backend/APIs/migrations/
diff --git a/CDC_Backend/APIs/adminViews.py b/CDC_Backend/APIs/adminViews.py
index 98607af..4c81893 100644
--- a/CDC_Backend/APIs/adminViews.py
+++ b/CDC_Backend/APIs/adminViews.py
@@ -18,7 +18,13 @@ def markStatus(request, id, email, user_type):
             application = applications.filter(student__roll_no=i[STUDENT_ID])  # Filtering student's application
             if len(application) > 0:
                 application = application[0]
-                application.selected = True if i[STUDENT_SELECTED] == "true" else False
+                if not application.selected:
+                    if i[STUDENT_SELECTED] == True:
+                        application.selected = True
+                    else:
+                        application.selected = False
+                else:
+                    raise ValueError("Student already selected")
 
                 email = str(application.student.roll_no) + "@iitdh.ac.in"  # Only allowing for IITDh emails
                 subject = STUDENT_APPLICATION_STATUS_TEMPLATE_SUBJECT.format(
@@ -53,10 +59,10 @@ def markStatus(request, id, email, user_type):
 def getDashboard(request, id, email, user_type):
     try:
         placements = Placement.objects.all().order_by('-created_at')
-        ongoing = placements.filter(deadline_datetime__gt=datetime.datetime.now(), offer_accepted=True)
+        ongoing = placements.filter(deadline_datetime__gt=datetime.datetime.now(), offer_accepted=True, email_verified=True)
         previous = placements.exclude(deadline_datetime__gt=datetime.datetime.now()).filter(
-            offer_accepted=True)
-        new = placements.filter(offer_accepted__isnull=True)
+            offer_accepted=True, email_verified=True)
+        new = placements.filter(offer_accepted__isnull=True, email_verified=True)
         ongoing = PlacementSerializerForAdmin(ongoing, many=True).data
         previous = PlacementSerializerForAdmin(previous, many=True).data
         new = PlacementSerializerForAdmin(new, many=True).data
@@ -159,8 +165,8 @@ def updateAdditionalInfo(request, id, email, user_type):
     except ValueError:
         return Response({'action': "Update Additional Info", 'message': "Additional Info must be a list"},
                         status=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST)
-    except:
-        logger.warning("Update Additional Info: " + str(sys.exc_info()))
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.warning("Update Additional Info: " + str(e))
         return Response({'action': "Update Additional Info", 'message': "Something went wrong"},
                         status=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST)
 
@@ -209,7 +215,6 @@ def submitApplication(request, id, email, user_type):
                     raise AttributeError(i + " not found in Additional Info")
                 else:
                     additional_info[i] = data[ADDITIONAL_INFO][i]
-
             application.additional_info = json.dumps(additional_info)
             application.save()
             return Response({'action': "Add Student Application", 'message': "Application added"},
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 6f11953..66c8901 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ Django==3.2.12
 django-background-tasks==1.2.5
 django-compat==1.0.15
 django-cors-headers==3.11.0
-django-db-logger==0.1.11
+django-db-logger==0.1.12
 djangorestframework==3.13.1
-google-auth==2.6.3
+google-auth==2.6.6
 gunicorn==20.1.0
 idna==3.3
 importlib-metadata==4.11.3