diff --git a/course-mw/course-actors-common/src/main/java/org/sunbird/learner/actors/coursebatch/dao/impl/CourseBatchDaoImpl.java b/course-mw/course-actors-common/src/main/java/org/sunbird/learner/actors/coursebatch/dao/impl/CourseBatchDaoImpl.java
index 1e7677f25..b96920b5b 100644
--- a/course-mw/course-actors-common/src/main/java/org/sunbird/learner/actors/coursebatch/dao/impl/CourseBatchDaoImpl.java
+++ b/course-mw/course-actors-common/src/main/java/org/sunbird/learner/actors/coursebatch/dao/impl/CourseBatchDaoImpl.java
@@ -198,6 +198,11 @@ private static void processStartEndDate(Map<String, Object> map, String timeType
     calendar.set(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY, timeCalendar.get(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY));
     calendar.set(Calendar.MINUTE, timeCalendar.get(Calendar.MINUTE));
     calendar.set(Calendar.SECOND, timeCalendar.get(Calendar.SECOND));
+    if(ProjectUtil.getConfigValue(JsonKey.ADD_EXTRA_HOURS_MINS).equalsIgnoreCase("true")){
+      calendar.add(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY, 5);
+      calendar.add(Calendar.MINUTE, 30);
+      log.info("Added 5hours 30mins to the start_date and end_date");
+    }
     map.put(dateType, calendar.getTime());
     log.info("Updated date in map with key {}: {}", dateType, calendar.getTime());
   }
diff --git a/course-mw/course-actors-common/src/main/java/org/sunbird/learner/util/CourseBatchUtil.java b/course-mw/course-actors-common/src/main/java/org/sunbird/learner/util/CourseBatchUtil.java
index 4be4a8213..4c011aa44 100644
--- a/course-mw/course-actors-common/src/main/java/org/sunbird/learner/util/CourseBatchUtil.java
+++ b/course-mw/course-actors-common/src/main/java/org/sunbird/learner/util/CourseBatchUtil.java
@@ -186,8 +186,8 @@ public static Map<String, Object> esCourseMapping(CourseBatch courseBatch, Strin
     dateTimeFormat.setTimeZone(TimeZone.getTimeZone(ProjectUtil.getConfigValue(JsonKey.SUNBIRD_TIMEZONE)));
     Map<String, Object> esCourseMap = mapper.convertValue(courseBatch, Map.class);
     if (courseBatch.getStartTime() != null && courseBatch.getEndTime() != null) {
-      esCourseMap.put("startTime", courseBatch.getStartDate());
-      esCourseMap.put("endTime", courseBatch.getEndDate());
+      esCourseMap.put(JsonKey.START_TIME, courseBatch.getStartDate());
+      esCourseMap.put(JsonKey.END_TIME, courseBatch.getEndDate());
     }
     changeInDateFormat.forEach(key -> {
       if (null != esCourseMap.get(key))
diff --git a/course-mw/course-actors/src/main/java/org/sunbird/learner/actors/coursebatch/CourseBatchManagementActor.java b/course-mw/course-actors/src/main/java/org/sunbird/learner/actors/coursebatch/CourseBatchManagementActor.java
index 656cd3c6a..44db9e1de 100644
--- a/course-mw/course-actors/src/main/java/org/sunbird/learner/actors/coursebatch/CourseBatchManagementActor.java
+++ b/course-mw/course-actors/src/main/java/org/sunbird/learner/actors/coursebatch/CourseBatchManagementActor.java
@@ -722,8 +722,8 @@ private void updateCollection(RequestContext requestContext, Map<String, Object>
     data.put("createdFor", courseBatch.getOrDefault(JsonKey.COURSE_CREATED_FOR, new ArrayList<>()));
     data.put("startDate", courseBatch.getOrDefault(JsonKey.START_DATE, ""));
     data.put("endDate", courseBatch.getOrDefault(JsonKey.END_DATE, null));
-    data.put("startTime", courseBatch.getOrDefault("startTime", null));
-    data.put("endTime", courseBatch.getOrDefault("endTime", null));
+    data.put("startTime", courseBatch.getOrDefault(JsonKey.START_TIME, null));
+    data.put("endTime", courseBatch.getOrDefault(JsonKey.END_TIME, null));
     data.put("enrollmentType", courseBatch.getOrDefault(JsonKey.ENROLLMENT_TYPE, ""));
     data.put("status", courseBatch.getOrDefault(JsonKey.STATUS, ""));
     data.put("batchAttributes", courseBatch.getOrDefault(CourseJsonKey.BATCH_ATTRIBUTES, new HashMap<String, Object>()));
diff --git a/course-mw/sunbird-util/sunbird-platform-core/common-util/src/main/java/org/sunbird/common/models/util/JsonKey.java b/course-mw/sunbird-util/sunbird-platform-core/common-util/src/main/java/org/sunbird/common/models/util/JsonKey.java
index 34998c4e2..796e1fff0 100644
--- a/course-mw/sunbird-util/sunbird-platform-core/common-util/src/main/java/org/sunbird/common/models/util/JsonKey.java
+++ b/course-mw/sunbird-util/sunbird-platform-core/common-util/src/main/java/org/sunbird/common/models/util/JsonKey.java
@@ -1141,6 +1141,7 @@ public final class JsonKey {
   public static final String COURSE_ENROLL_ALLOWED_PRIMARY_CATEGORY = "course_enroll_allowed_primary_category";
   public static final String START_DATE_BATCH = "start_date";
   public static final String END_DATE_BATCH = "end_date";
+  public static final String ADD_EXTRA_HOURS_MINS = "addExtraHrsAndMins.start_date_end_date";
 
   private JsonKey() {}
 }
diff --git a/course-mw/sunbird-util/sunbird-platform-core/common-util/src/main/resources/externalresource.properties b/course-mw/sunbird-util/sunbird-platform-core/common-util/src/main/resources/externalresource.properties
index 8d8ceeb7b..bd832b787 100644
--- a/course-mw/sunbird-util/sunbird-platform-core/common-util/src/main/resources/externalresource.properties
+++ b/course-mw/sunbird-util/sunbird-platform-core/common-util/src/main/resources/externalresource.properties
@@ -224,3 +224,4 @@ content_bucket=/content-store/content
 static_host_url=https://static.karmayogiprod.nic.in
 profile_update_url=/app/user-profile/details
 course_enroll_allowed_primary_category=Course,Blended Program,Standalone Assessment
+addExtraHrsAndMins.start_date_end_date=true