diff --git a/cdk/src/docs/userRegistration.yaml b/cdk/src/docs/userRegistration.yaml
index 225055c..47c76bc 100644
--- a/cdk/src/docs/userRegistration.yaml
+++ b/cdk/src/docs/userRegistration.yaml
@@ -4,12 +4,6 @@ paths:
       summary: Register a student
       description: Registers a student after email verification and returns authentication tokens.
       parameters:
-        - name: email
-          in: query
-          required: true
-          description: The email address of the student.
-          schema:
-            type: string
         - name: emailVerifiedToken
           in: query
           required: true
@@ -17,17 +11,21 @@ paths:
           schema:
             type: string
       requestBody:
-        description: The username and password for student registration.
+        description: The registration details including email and password.
         required: true
         content:
           application/json:
             schema:
               type: object
               properties:
+                email:
+                  type: string
+                  description: The email address of the student.
                 password:
                   type: string
                   description: The desired password for the new student.
               required:
+                - email
                 - password
       responses:
         '200':
diff --git a/cdk/src/lambda/handlers/emailVerification.ts b/cdk/src/lambda/handlers/emailVerification.ts
index 15e97a8..369ed2f 100644
--- a/cdk/src/lambda/handlers/emailVerification.ts
+++ b/cdk/src/lambda/handlers/emailVerification.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ const emailVerification: APIGatewayProxyHandler = async event => {
   if (doesUserExist) {
     return errorResponse('User already exists with the provided email', 409);
   }
-  
+
   try {
     const verificationCode = Math.floor(100000 + Math.random() * 900000).toString();
     const redis = RedisClient.getInstance();
diff --git a/cdk/src/lambda/handlers/userRegistration.ts b/cdk/src/lambda/handlers/userRegistration.ts
index 6e3174b..86df2f6 100644
--- a/cdk/src/lambda/handlers/userRegistration.ts
+++ b/cdk/src/lambda/handlers/userRegistration.ts
@@ -4,19 +4,19 @@ import { getEmailVerifiedToken, deleteEmailVerifiedToken } from '../../service/e
 import { createUserInCognito } from '../../service/cognito';
 
 export const handler: APIGatewayProxyHandler = wrapHandler(async event => {
-  const email = event.queryStringParameters?.email;
   const emailVerifiedToken = event.queryStringParameters?.emailVerifiedToken;
 
-  if (!email || !emailVerifiedToken) {
-    return errorResponse('Email and email verified token are required', 400);
+  if (!emailVerifiedToken) {
+    return errorResponse('Email verified token is required', 400);
   }
 
-  // Get password from the request body
+  // Get email and password from the request body
   const requestBody = JSON.parse(event.body || '{}');
-  const { password } = requestBody;
-  // Check if password is provided
-  if (!password) {
-    return errorResponse('Password is required in the request body', 400);
+  const { email, password } = requestBody;
+
+  // Check if email and password are provided
+  if (!email || !password) {
+    return errorResponse('Email and password are required in the request body', 400);
   }
 
   // Verify the email verified token after checking email and password