diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 90c72bd..2741c87 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/gofiber/fiber/v2/middleware/cors"
 )
 
-const version string = "\nv0.8.4-Alpha"
+const version string = "\nv0.8.5-Alpha"
 
 func main() {
 	fmt.Println(version)
diff --git a/routes/routes.go b/routes/routes.go
index 01c7870..582b358 100644
--- a/routes/routes.go
+++ b/routes/routes.go
@@ -13,6 +13,14 @@ func Setup(app *fiber.App) {
 	// API Handling
 	var routerPrefix string = "/api/v1"
 
+	// API check
+	app.Get(routerPrefix+"/status", func(c *fiber.Ctx) error {
+		return c.Status(fiber.StatusOK).JSON(fiber.Map{
+			"success": true,
+			"message": "the API is active",
+		})
+	})
+
 	// Student Authentication Handler
 	app.Get(routerPrefix+"/student", controllers.Student)
 	app.Post(routerPrefix+"/student/enroll", controllers.Enroll)