diff --git a/src/routes/profile.ts b/src/routes/profile.ts
index 7f1c5b4..fb277eb 100644
--- a/src/routes/profile.ts
+++ b/src/routes/profile.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import express from 'express';
 import User from '../models/user';
 import Event from '../models/event';
+import { checkAndAwardBadges } from '../utils/badgeHelpers';
 
 export const profileRoute = express.Router();
 
@@ -54,13 +55,23 @@ profileRoute.patch('/', async (req, res, next) => {
       $push: { events: event._id },
       $inc: { points: event.points, ...countersToIncrement }
     },
-    function (err: NativeError, result: User) {
+    { new: true },
+    async function (err: NativeError, result: User) {
       if (err) return next(err);
 
       if (result) {
-        res
-          .status(200)
-          .send({ message: 'Checked in successfully', event: event });
+        const newBadges = await checkAndAwardBadges(result, event.category);
+        if (newBadges.length > 0) {
+          await User.findOneAndUpdate(
+            { _id: req.user._id },
+            { $push: { badges: { $each: newBadges } } }
+          );
+        }
+        res.status(200).send({
+          message: 'Checked in successfully',
+          event: event,
+          newBadges: newBadges
+        });
       } else {
         res.status(400).send({ message: 'Already checked in', event: event });
       }
diff --git a/src/utils/badgeHelpers.ts b/src/utils/badgeHelpers.ts
index daffcb7..bdf0a9c 100644
--- a/src/utils/badgeHelpers.ts
+++ b/src/utils/badgeHelpers.ts
@@ -1,19 +1,23 @@
 import Badge from '../models/badge';
 
 export function checkAllRounder(user: User): string | null {
-  if (user.badges?.includes("All Rounder")) {
+  if (user.badges?.includes('All Rounder')) {
     return null;
   }
-  const hasAllCategories = (user.n_corporate_events ?? 0) >= 1 && (user.n_explorations_events ?? 0) >= 1 && (user.n_mentoring_events ?? 0) >= 1 && (user.n_social_events ?? 0) >= 1;
- 
-  return hasAllCategories ? "All Rounder" : null;
+  const hasAllCategories =
+    (user.n_corporate_events ?? 0) >= 1 &&
+    (user.n_explorations_events ?? 0) >= 1 &&
+    (user.n_mentoring_events ?? 0) >= 1 &&
+    (user.n_social_events ?? 0) >= 1;
+
+  return hasAllCategories ? 'All Rounder' : null;
 }
 
 export function checkHelloWorld(user: User): string | null {
-  if (user.badges.includes("Hello World")) {
+  if (user.badges.includes('Hello World')) {
     return null;
   }
-  return (user.n_total_events ?? 0) >= 1 ? "Hello World" : null;
+  return (user.n_total_events ?? 0) >= 1 ? 'Hello World' : null;
 }
 
 export async function checkTieredBadge(
@@ -57,3 +61,22 @@ export async function checkTieredBadge(
 
   return null;
 }
+
+export async function checkAndAwardBadges(
+  user: User,
+  eventType: string
+): Promise<string[]> {
+  const categoryMap: Record<string, string> = {
+    corporate: 'n_corporate_events',
+    explorations: 'n_explorations_events',
+    mentoring: 'n_mentoring_events',
+    social: 'n_social_events'
+  };
+  const counterField = categoryMap[eventType];
+  const results = await Promise.all([
+    checkAllRounder(user),
+    checkHelloWorld(user),
+    counterField ? checkTieredBadge(user, counterField, 1, 3, 5) : null
+  ]);
+  return results.filter((badge): badge is string => badge !== null);
+}