diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index cd6949f7..df7cd102 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ celerybeat.pid
 *.sage.py
 
 # Environments
-.env
+*.env
 .venv
 env/
 venv/
diff --git a/backend/api/urls.py b/backend/api/urls.py
index ff272fb8..d9ebce91 100644
--- a/backend/api/urls.py
+++ b/backend/api/urls.py
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
 from django.urls import path
 
 from users.views import login, register_user
+from documents.views import upload_pdf
+from flashcards.views import generate_mock_flashcard
 from documents.views import create_flashcards
 
 urlpatterns = [
     path("create-user/", register_user, name="create-user"),
     path("login/", login, name="login"),
+    path("upload/", upload_pdf, name="upload"),
+    path("generate-mock-flashcard/", generate_mock_flashcard, name="generate-mock-flashcards"),
     path("create-flashcards/", create_flashcards, name="create-flashcards"),
 ]
diff --git a/backend/config.py b/backend/config.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7868220c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/config.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import os
+from dotenv import load_dotenv
+
+"""
+This module provides the Config class to manage configuration variables
+from environment files. It also supports fetching test cases 
+ifthe configuration is loaded from a test environment file.
+"""
+
+#a class for defining the config variables
+class Config():
+    def __init__(self, path='config.env', gpt_model="gpt-3.5-turbo"):
+        self.path = path
+        self.GPT_MODEL = gpt_model
+        load_dotenv(dotenv_path=path)
+        self.API_KEY = os.getenv('OPENAI_API_KEY')
+    
+        
diff --git a/backend/flashcards/__init__.py b/backend/flashcards/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/backend/flashcards/admin.py b/backend/flashcards/admin.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3c33bec3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/flashcards/admin.py
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+from django.contrib import admin
+
+from flashcards.models import Flashcard, Cardset
+
+# Register your models here.
+admin.site.register(Flashcard)
+admin.site.register(Cardset)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/backend/flashcards/apps.py b/backend/flashcards/apps.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..681fc385
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/flashcards/apps.py
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+from django.apps import AppConfig
+
+
+class FlashcardsConfig(AppConfig):
+    default_auto_field = 'django.db.models.BigAutoField'
+    name = 'flashcards'
diff --git a/backend/flashcards/convert_pdf_to_txt.py b/backend/flashcards/convert_pdf_to_txt.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f7dfedb4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/flashcards/convert_pdf_to_txt.py
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import os
+from pdfminer.high_level import extract_text
+
+def convert_pdf_to_txt(pdf_file):
+    """Convert a PDF file to text and return the path to the text file.
+    
+    Args:
+        pdf_file (str/pdf): Path to the PDF file or the PDF file itself.
+        
+    Returns:
+        str: Text content of PDF file.
+    """
+    # Extract text from the PDF file
+    text = extract_text(pdf_file, codec='utf-8')
+    return text
diff --git a/backend/flashcards/models.py b/backend/flashcards/models.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f2b3a7f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/flashcards/models.py
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+from django.db import models
+
+# Create your models here.
+
+class Flashcard(models.Model):
+    """Model to store flashcards"""
+    id = models.AutoField(primary_key=True)
+    front = models.TextField(help_text="The front of the flashcard")
+    back = models.TextField(help_text="The back of the flashcard")
+    cardset = models.ForeignKey(
+        "Cardset", on_delete=models.CASCADE, help_text="The cardset to which the flashcard belongs"
+    )
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        return self.front
+
+class Cardset(models.Model):
+    """Model to store cardsets"""
+    id = models.AutoField(primary_key=True)
+    name = models.CharField(max_length=100, help_text="The name of the cardset")
+    description = models.TextField(help_text="The description of the cardset")
+    user = models.ForeignKey(
+        "users.User", on_delete=models.CASCADE, help_text="The user to which the cardset belongs"
+    )
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        return self.name
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/backend/flashcards/test.pdf b/backend/flashcards/test.pdf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8b6622bd
Binary files /dev/null and b/backend/flashcards/test.pdf differ
diff --git a/backend/flashcards/tests.py b/backend/flashcards/tests.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8cd97e23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/flashcards/tests.py
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+from django.test import TestCase, Client
+from django.core.files.uploadedfile import SimpleUploadedFile
+
+from flashcards.convert_pdf_to_txt import convert_pdf_to_txt
+
+import os
+from flashcards.models import Cardset, Flashcard
+from users.models import User
+
+# Create your tests here.
+
+
+base = "/api/"
+
+class ConvertPdfTest(TestCase):
+
+    def setUp(self) -> None:
+        self.pdf_file_path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'test.pdf')
+
+    def test_convert_pdf(self):
+        # Convert the PDF file to text
+        text = convert_pdf_to_txt(self.pdf_file_path)
+        # Assert that the returned value is a string
+        self.assertIsInstance(text, str)
+
+class GetFlashcardTest(TestCase):
+
+    def setUp(self) -> None:
+        self.client = Client()
+        self.url = base + "generate-mock-flashcard/"
+    
+    def test_get_flashcards(self):
+        response = self.client.get(self.url)
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+
+    def test_get_flashcards_format(self):
+        response = self.client.get(self.url)
+        self.assertEqual(response['Content-Type'], "application/json")
+        # Check that response is a list
+        self.assertIsInstance(response.json(), list)
+        # Check that response items have the correct keys
+        self.assertIn("front", response.json()[0])
+        self.assertIn("back", response.json()[0])
+        
+class testPersistantFlashcard(TestCase):
+    
+    def setUp(self):
+        # This code will run before each test
+        self.user = User.objects.create_user(username="testuser", password="12345")
+        self.valid_username = "username"
+
+        
+    def tearDown(self):
+        # This code will run after each test
+        self.user.delete()
+
+    def test_persistant_cardset(self):
+        self.assertTrue(Cardset.objects.count() == 0)
+        
+        self.cardset = Cardset.objects.create(name="testcardset", description="testcardset", user=self.user)
+        self.assertTrue(Cardset.objects.count() == 1)
+        
+        self.cardset.delete()
+    
+    def test_persistant_flashcard(self):
+        self.assertTrue(Flashcard.objects.count() == 0)
+        
+        self.cardset = Cardset.objects.create(name="testcardset", description="testcardset", user=self.user)
+        self.card1 = Flashcard.objects.create(front="testfront", back="testback", cardset=self.cardset)
+        self.card2 = Flashcard.objects.create(front="testfront2", back="testback2", cardset=self.cardset)
+        self.assertTrue(Flashcard.objects.count() == 2)
+
+        self.cardset.delete()
+        self.card1.delete()
+        self.card2.delete()
+
+    def test_get_flashcards_from_cardset(self):
+        self.cardset = Cardset.objects.create(name="testcardset", description="testcardset", user=self.user)
+        self.assertTrue(self.cardset.flashcard_set.all().count() == 0)
+
+        self.card1 = Flashcard.objects.create(front="testfront", back="testback", cardset=self.cardset)
+        self.card2 = Flashcard.objects.create(front="testfront2", back="testback2", cardset=self.cardset)
+        self.assertTrue(self.cardset.flashcard_set.all().count() == 2)
+        
+
+        
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/backend/flashcards/textToFlashcards.py b/backend/flashcards/textToFlashcards.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5b3ac441
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/flashcards/textToFlashcards.py
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+import openai
+from config import Config
+
+api_key = Config().API_KEY
+
+openai.api_key = api_key
+sample_info = "Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro GOIH ComM (Portuguese pronunciation: [kɾiʃˈtjɐnu ʁɔˈnaldu]; born 5 February 1985) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for and captains both Saudi Pro League club Al Nassr and the Portugal national team. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all-time, Ronaldo has won five Ballon d'Or awards,[note 3] a record three UEFA Men's Player of the Year Awards, and four European Golden Shoes, the most by a European player."
+
+
+def request_chat_completion(previous_message: dict, role: str = "system", message: str = "", functions: list = []) -> list[str]: 
+    """
+    Returns a response from the OpenAI API
+
+    Args:
+        previous_message (dict): The previous message in the conversation
+        role (str, optional): The role of the message. Defaults to "system".
+        message (str, optional): The message to be sent. Defaults to "".
+        functions (list, optional): The functions to be used. Defaults to [].
+    
+    Returns:
+        response list[str]: The response from the OpenAI API
+        if empty string, an error has occured
+    """
+    try:
+        if(not (role == "system" or "user" or "assistant")):
+            print("Invalid role")
+            return ""
+        
+        if(previous_message):
+            response = openai.chat.completions.create(
+                model = "gpt-4",
+                messages = [
+                    previous_message,
+                    {"role": role, "content": message}
+                ], 
+                functions = functions
+            )
+        else: 
+            response = openai.chat.completions.create(
+                model = "gpt-4",
+                messages=[
+                    {"role": role, "content": message}, 
+                ]
+            )
+        return response.choices[0].message.content
+    
+    except Exception as error: 
+        print(f"An error has occured while requesting chat completion.")
+        print(f"The error: {str(error)}")
+        return ""
+    
+def generate_template(sample_info: str) -> str:
+    """
+    Returns a template with the correct flashcard and prompt format which can be used to generate flashcards using the sample text
+    """
+    example_flashcard = "What is the capital of France? - Paris | Why is is coffe good? - Because it is tasty. | Who was the first man on the moon - Lance Armstrong"
+    template = f"Generate a set flashcard with this format {example_flashcard} about the most important part of this sample text: {sample_info}. Use only information from the sample text. Use only the format given.  "
+
+    return template
+
+def generate_flashcards(sample_info: str = sample_info) -> str:
+    """
+    Returns a flashcard generated from the sample text
+
+    Args:
+        sample_info (str): The sample text to be used
+
+    Returns:
+        str: The flashcard generated from the sample text
+    """
+    template = generate_template(sample_info)
+
+    result = request_chat_completion(None, 'system', template)
+    result = result.split('|')
+
+    return result
+def parse_flashcard(flashcards_data: list[str]) -> list[dict[str, str]]:
+    """
+    Returns a list of dictionaries with the front and back of the flashcard
+
+    Args:
+        flashcards_data (list[str]): The flashcard to be parsed
+
+    Returns:
+        list[dict[str, str]]: A list of dictionaries with the front and back of the flashcard
+
+    example:
+        [{"front": "What is the capital of the USA?", "back": "Washington DC"}, {"front": "What is the capital of France?", "back": "Paris"}]
+
+    """
+    parse_flashcard = []
+    separator = '-'
+    
+    for card in flashcards_data:
+        card = {
+            "front": card.split(separator)[0].strip(),
+            "back": card.split(separator)[1].strip()
+        }
+        parse_flashcard.append(card)
+
+    return parse_flashcard
diff --git a/backend/flashcards/views.py b/backend/flashcards/views.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0faded8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/flashcards/views.py
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+from django.shortcuts import render
+from flashcards.textToFlashcards import generate_flashcards, parse_flashcard
+
+from rest_framework.decorators import api_view
+from rest_framework.response import Response
+from rest_framework import status
+
+from drf_yasg.utils import swagger_auto_schema
+from drf_yasg import openapi
+
+#Flashcard view
+get_mock_flashcard_error_response = openapi.Response(
+    description="Error generating flashcards",
+    examples={"application/json": {"message": "Error generating flashcards"}},
+)
+
+get_mock_flashcard_success_response = openapi.Response(
+    description="Flashcards generated successfully",
+    examples={"application/json": [{"front": "What is the capital of India?", "back": "New Delhi"}]},
+)
+
+@swagger_auto_schema(
+    method="get",
+    operation_description="Generate flashcards from a given text",
+    tags=["Flashcards"],
+    responses={200: get_mock_flashcard_error_response, 400: get_mock_flashcard_error_response},
+)
+@api_view(["GET"])
+def generate_mock_flashcard(request):
+    flashcards = generate_flashcards()
+    flashcards = parse_flashcard(flashcards)
+
+    if flashcards == "":
+        return Response(
+            {"message": "Error generating flashcards"}, status=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST
+        )
+    return Response(flashcards, status=status.HTTP_200_OK)
diff --git a/backend/requirements.txt b/backend/requirements.txt
index af3e81a0..a07b40f9 100644
--- a/backend/requirements.txt
+++ b/backend/requirements.txt
@@ -1,17 +1,38 @@
+annotated-types==0.6.0
+anyio==4.2.0
 asgiref==3.7.2
+certifi==2023.11.17
+cffi==1.16.0
+charset-normalizer==3.3.2
+colorama==0.4.6
+cryptography==41.0.7
+distro==1.9.0
 Django==5.0.1
 django-cors-headers==4.3.1
 django-rest-framework==0.1.0
 djangorestframework==3.14.0
 djangorestframework-simplejwt==5.3.1
 drf-yasg==1.21.7
+h11==0.14.0
+httpcore==1.0.2
+httpx==0.26.0
+idna==3.6
 inflection==0.5.1
+openai==1.6.1
 packaging==23.2
+pdfminer.six==20231228
 psycopg2==2.9.9
+pycparser==2.21
+pydantic==2.5.3
+pydantic_core==2.14.6
 PyJWT==2.8.0
+PyPDF2==1.26.0
+python-dotenv==1.0.0
 pytz==2023.3.post1
 PyYAML==6.0.1
+sniffio==1.3.0
 sqlparse==0.4.4
+tqdm==4.66.1
 typing_extensions==4.9.0
 tzdata==2023.4
 uritemplate==4.1.1
diff --git a/backend/tutorai/settings.py b/backend/tutorai/settings.py
index 682ceb19..5211890f 100644
--- a/backend/tutorai/settings.py
+++ b/backend/tutorai/settings.py
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
     "api",
     "users",
     "documents",
+    "flashcards",
 ]
 
 MIDDLEWARE = [
diff --git a/backend/users/models.py b/backend/users/models.py
index b2dcd8a3..6a78f91f 100644
--- a/backend/users/models.py
+++ b/backend/users/models.py
@@ -15,6 +15,6 @@ class User(AbstractUser):
         auto_now=True, help_text="Last time the user fulfilled the daily task"
     )
     streak_count = models.IntegerField(default=0, help_text="Current streak count")
-
+    
     def __str__(self):
         return self.username