diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Modals/EditProfile.vue b/frontend/src/components/Modals/EditProfile.vue
index e1c993b9..d38ad699 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Modals/EditProfile.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Modals/EditProfile.vue
@@ -37,10 +37,12 @@
 							<FormControl
 								v-model="profile.first_name"
 								:label="__('First Name')"
+								:required="true"
 							/>
 							<FormControl
 								v-model="profile.last_name"
 								:label="__('Last Name')"
+								:required="true"
 							/>
 							<FormControl v-model="profile.headline" :label="__('Headline')" />
 
@@ -141,7 +143,25 @@ const updateProfile = createResource({
 	},
 })
 
+const validateMandatoryFields = () => {
+	let missingFields = []
+	if (!profile.first_name) missingFields.push(__('First Name'))
+	if (!profile.last_name) missingFields.push(__('Last Name'))
+	if (!profile.image) missingFields.push(__('Profile Image'))
+	if (missingFields.length) {
+		toast.error(
+			__('Please fill the mandatory fields: {0}').format(
+				missingFields.join(', ')
+			)
+		)
+		console.error('Missing mandatory fields:', missingFields)
+	}
+	return missingFields.length
+}
+
 const saveProfile = () => {
+	let missingMandatoryFields = validateMandatoryFields()
+	if (missingMandatoryFields) return
 	profile.bio = sanitizeHTML(profile.bio)
 	updateProfile.submit(
 		{},
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Sidebar/AppSidebar.vue b/frontend/src/components/Sidebar/AppSidebar.vue
index 6b103138..85aa547c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Sidebar/AppSidebar.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Sidebar/AppSidebar.vue
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 						class="flex items-center text-sm text-ink-gray-5 my-1"
 					>
 						<span class="grid h-5 w-6 flex-shrink-0 place-items-center">
-							<ChevronRight
+							<ChevronsRight
 								class="h-4 w-4 stroke-1.5 text-ink-gray-9 transition-all duration-300 ease-in-out"
 								:class="{ 'rotate-90': !sidebarStore.isWebpagesCollapsed }"
 							/>
@@ -90,6 +90,36 @@
 					)
 				}}
 			</div>
+			<div
+				v-if="isStudent && !profileIsComplete"
+				class="flex flex-col gap-3 text-ink-gray-9 py-2.5 px-3 bg-surface-white shadow-sm rounded-md"
+			>
+				<div class="flex flex-col text-p-sm gap-1">
+					<div class="inline-flex gap-1">
+						<User class="h-4 my-0.5 shrink-0" />
+						<div class="font-medium">
+							{{ __('Complete your profile') }}
+						</div>
+					</div>
+					<div class="text-ink-gray-7 leading-5">
+						{{ __('Highlight what makes you unique and show your skills.') }}
+					</div>
+				</div>
+				<router-link
+					:to="{
+						name: 'Profile',
+						params: {
+							username: userResource.data?.username,
+						},
+					}"
+				>
+					<Button :label="__('My Profile')" class="w-full">
+						<template #prefix>
+							<ChevronsRight class="h-4 w-4 text-ink-gray-7 stroke-1.5" />
+						</template>
+					</Button>
+				</router-link>
+			</div>
 			<TrialBanner
 				v-if="
 					userResource.data?.is_system_manager && userResource.data?.is_fc_site
@@ -210,15 +240,18 @@ import {
 	markRaw,
 	h,
 	onUnmounted,
+	computed,
 } from 'vue'
 import {
 	BookOpen,
 	CircleAlert,
 	ChevronRight,
+	ChevronsRight,
 	Plus,
 	CircleHelp,
 	FolderTree,
 	FileText,
+	User,
 	UserPlus,
 	Users,
 	BookText,
@@ -613,6 +646,18 @@ const redirectToWebsite = () => {
 	window.open('https://frappe.io/learning', '_blank')
 }
 
+const isStudent = computed(() => {
+	return userResource.data?.is_student
+})
+
+const profileIsComplete = computed(() => {
+	return (
+		userResource.data?.user_image &&
+		userResource.data?.headline &&
+		userResource.data?.bio
+	)
+})
+
 onUnmounted(() => {
 	socket.off('publish_lms_notifications')
 })
diff --git a/lms/lms/api.py b/lms/lms/api.py
index f119742e..b38ee35e 100644
--- a/lms/lms/api.py
+++ b/lms/lms/api.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ def get_user_info():
 	user = frappe.db.get_value(
 		"User",
 		frappe.session.user,
-		["name", "email", "enabled", "user_image", "full_name", "user_type", "username"],
+		["name", "email", "enabled", "user_image", "full_name", "user_type", "username", "bio", "headline"],
 		as_dict=1,
 	)
 	user["roles"] = frappe.get_roles(user.name)