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diff --git a/edx_exams/apps/core/management/commands/__init__.py b/edx_exams/apps/core/management/commands/__init__.py
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diff --git a/edx_exams/apps/core/management/commands/bulk_add_course_staff.py b/edx_exams/apps/core/management/commands/bulk_add_course_staff.py
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+"""Management command to populate the CourseStaffRole model and related User objects, from LMS, using CSV"""
+import csv
+import logging
+import time
+
+from django.core.management.base import BaseCommand
+from django.db import transaction
+
+from edx_exams.apps.core.models import CourseStaffRole, User
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class Command(BaseCommand):
+    """
+    Management command to add Course Staff (and User) in batches from CSV
+    """
+    help = """
+    Add Course Staff in bulk from CSV.
+    Expects that the data will be provided in a csv file format with the first row
+    being the header and columns being: username, email, role, course_id.
+    Examples:
+        $ ... bulk_add_course_staff --csv_path=foo.csv
+        $ ... bulk_add_course_staff --csv_path=foo.csv --batch_size=100 --batch_delay=2
+    """
+
+    def add_arguments(self, parser):
+        parser.add_argument(
+            '-p', '--csv_path',
+            metavar='csv_path',
+            dest='csv_path',
+            required=True,
+            help='Path to CSV file.')
+        parser.add_argument(
+            '--batch_size',
+            type=int,
+            default=200,
+            dest='batch_size',
+            help='Batch size')
+        parser.add_argument(
+            '--batch_delay',
+            type=float,
+            default=1.0,
+            dest='batch_delay',
+            help='Time delay in seconds for each batch')
+
+    @transaction.atomic
+    def handle(self, *args, **options):
+        """
+        The main logic and entry point of the management command
+        """
+        csv_path = options['csv_path']
+        batch_size = options['batch_size']
+        batch_delay = options['batch_delay']
+
+        with open(csv_path, 'r') as csv_file:
+            self.add_course_staff_from_csv(csv_file, batch_size, batch_delay)
+
+        logger.info('Bulk add course staff complete!')
+
+    def add_course_staff_from_csv(self, csv_file, batch_size, batch_delay):
+        """
+        Add the given set of course staff provided in csv
+        """
+        reader = list(csv.DictReader(csv_file))
+        users_to_create = []
+        users_existing = {u.username for u in User.objects.filter(username__in=[r.get('username') for r in reader])}
+        for row in reader:
+            if row.get('username') not in users_existing:
+                users_to_create.append(row)
+
+        # bulk create users
+        for i in range(0, len(users_to_create), batch_size):
+            User.objects.bulk_create(
+                User(
+                    username=user.get('username'),
+                    email=user.get('email'),
+                )
+                for user in users_to_create[i:i + batch_size]
+            )
+            time.sleep(batch_delay)
+
+        # bulk create course staff
+        for i in range(0, len(reader), batch_size):
+            CourseStaffRole.objects.bulk_create(
+                CourseStaffRole(
+                    user=User.objects.get(
+                        username=row.get('username'),
+                        email=row.get('email'),
+                    ),
+                    course_id=row.get('course_id'),
+                    role=row.get('role'),
+                )
+                for row in reader[i:i + batch_size]
+            )
+            time.sleep(batch_delay)
diff --git a/edx_exams/apps/core/management/commands/test/__init__.py b/edx_exams/apps/core/management/commands/test/__init__.py
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diff --git a/edx_exams/apps/core/management/commands/test/test_bulk_add_course_staff.py b/edx_exams/apps/core/management/commands/test/test_bulk_add_course_staff.py
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+""" Tests for bulk_add_course_staff management command """
+from tempfile import NamedTemporaryFile
+
+from django.core.management import call_command
+from django.test import TestCase
+
+from edx_exams.apps.core.models import CourseStaffRole, User
+from edx_exams.apps.core.test_utils.factories import UserFactory
+
+
+class TestBulkAddCourseStaff(TestCase):
+    """ Test bulk_add_course_staff management command """
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        super().setUp()
+        self.command = 'bulk_add_course_staff'
+        self.success_log_message = 'Bulk add course staff complete!'
+
+        # create existing user
+        self.user = UserFactory.create(
+            username='amy',
+            is_active=True,
+            is_staff=True,
+        )
+        self.user.email = 'amy@pond.com'
+        self.user.save()
+
+        self.course_id = 'course-v1:edx+test+f19'
+        self.course_role = 'staff'
+
+    def _write_test_csv(self, csv, lines):
+        """ Write a test csv file with the lines provided """
+        csv.write(b'username,email,role,course_id\n')
+        for line in lines:
+            csv.write(line.encode())
+        csv.seek(0)
+        return csv
+
+    def _assert_user_and_role(self, username, email, course_role, course_id):
+        """ Helper that asserts that User and CourseStaffRole are created """
+        user = User.objects.filter(username=username, email=email)
+        assert user.exists()
+        assert CourseStaffRole.objects.filter(
+            user=user[0].id,
+            course_id=course_id,
+            role=course_role,
+        ).exists()
+
+    def test_empty_csv(self):
+        lines = []
+        with NamedTemporaryFile() as csv:
+            csv = self._write_test_csv(csv, lines)
+            call_command(self.command, f'--csv_path={csv.name}')
+            assert not CourseStaffRole.objects.filter(
+                user=self.user.id,
+                course_id=self.course_id,
+                role=self.course_role,
+            ).exists()
+
+    def test_add_course_staff_with_existing_user(self):
+        lines = [f'{self.user.username},{self.user.email},{self.course_role},{self.course_id}\n']
+        with NamedTemporaryFile() as csv:
+            csv = self._write_test_csv(csv, lines)
+            call_command(self.command, f'--csv_path={csv.name}')
+            self._assert_user_and_role(self.user.username, self.user.email, self.course_role, self.course_id)
+
+    def test_add_course_staff_with_new_user(self):
+        username, email = 'pam', 'pam@pond.com'
+        lines = [f'{username},{email},{self.course_role},{self.course_id}\n']
+        with NamedTemporaryFile() as csv:
+            csv = self._write_test_csv(csv, lines)
+            call_command(self.command, f'--csv_path={csv.name}')
+            self._assert_user_and_role(username, email, self.course_role, self.course_id)
+
+    def test_add_course_staff_multiple(self):
+        """ Assert that the course staff role is correct given multiple lines """
+        username, email = 'pam', 'pam@pond.com'
+        username2, email2 = 'cam', 'cam@pond.com'
+        lines = [f'{username},{email},{self.course_role},{self.course_id}\n',
+                 f'{username2},{email2},{self.course_role},{self.course_id}\n']
+        with NamedTemporaryFile() as csv:
+            csv = self._write_test_csv(csv, lines)
+            call_command(self.command, f'--csv_path={csv.name}')
+            self._assert_user_and_role(username, email, self.course_role, self.course_id)
+            self._assert_user_and_role(username2, email2, self.course_role, self.course_id)
+
+    def test_add_course_staff_with_not_default_batch_size(self):
+        """ Assert that the number of queries is correct given 2 batches """
+        lines = ['pam,pam@pond.com,staff,course-v1:edx+test+f20\n',
+                 'sam,sam@pond.com,staff,course-v1:edx+test+f20\n']
+        with NamedTemporaryFile() as csv:
+            csv = self._write_test_csv(csv, lines)
+            with self.assertNumQueries(9):
+                call_command(self.command, f'--csv_path={csv.name}', '--batch_size=1')
+
+    def test_add_course_staff_with_not_default_batch_delay(self):
+        username, email = 'pam', 'pam@pond.com'
+        username2, email2 = 'cam', 'cam@pond.com'
+        lines = [f'{username},{email},{self.course_role},{self.course_id}\n',
+                 f'{username2},{email2},{self.course_role},{self.course_id}\n']
+        with NamedTemporaryFile() as csv:
+            csv = self._write_test_csv(csv, lines)
+            call_command(self.command, f'--csv_path={csv.name}', '--batch_size=1', '--batch_delay=2')
+            self._assert_user_and_role(username, email, self.course_role, self.course_id)
+            self._assert_user_and_role(username2, email2, self.course_role, self.course_id)
+
+    def test_num_queries_correct(self):
+        """
+        Assert the number of queries to be 5 + 1 * number of lines:
+        2 for savepoint/release savepoint, 1 to get existing usernames,
+        1 to bulk create users, 1 to bulk create course role
+        1 for each user (to get user)
+        """
+        num_lines = 20
+        lines = [f'pam{i},pam{i}@pond.com,staff,course-v1:edx+test+f20\n' for i in range(num_lines)]
+        with NamedTemporaryFile() as csv:
+            csv = self._write_test_csv(csv, lines)
+            with self.assertNumQueries(5 + num_lines):
+                call_command(self.command, f'--csv_path={csv.name}')