diff --git a/src/app/admin/students/page.tsx b/src/app/admin/students/page.tsx
index 703687f..939a074 100644
--- a/src/app/admin/students/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/admin/students/page.tsx
@@ -147,7 +147,9 @@ export default function StudentsPage() {
     
     return searchMatch && tierMatch && courseMatch
   })
- }
+
+  const formatDate = (iso: string) => {
+    try { return new Date(iso).toLocaleDateString("en-IN", { day: "numeric", month: "short", year: "numeric" }) }
     catch { return iso }
   }