Index: backend/backend/settings.py
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--- backend/backend/settings.py	(revision 7ddc618be128e5f7b49f1d3747bad5c14fea6fde)
+++ backend/backend/settings.py	(revision 856614139a2f3cef61699dfca3ee440426d96a94)
@@ -56,5 +56,5 @@
 
 SIMPLE_JWT = {
-    'ACCESS_TOKEN_LIFETIME': timedelta(seconds=30),
+    'ACCESS_TOKEN_LIFETIME': timedelta(minutes=30),
     'REFRESH_TOKEN_LIFETIME': timedelta(days=1),
     'ROTATE_REFRESH_TOKENS': True,
Index: frontend/src/components/StudentForm.tsx
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--- frontend/src/components/StudentForm.tsx	(revision 7ddc618be128e5f7b49f1d3747bad5c14fea6fde)
+++ frontend/src/components/StudentForm.tsx	(revision 856614139a2f3cef61699dfca3ee440426d96a94)
@@ -142,5 +142,4 @@
       const method = formData?.current_year ? "PATCH" : "POST";
       const endpoint = "http://localhost:8000/auth/form/";
-
       const res = await fetch(endpoint, {
         method,
@@ -208,7 +207,7 @@
           }`}
         >
+        {formStatus.message}
         </div>
       )}
-
       <div className="grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-2 gap-6">
         <div>