diff --git a/src/app/api/papers/route.ts b/src/app/api/papers/route.ts
index 12186d0..5a33b13 100644
--- a/src/app/api/papers/route.ts
+++ b/src/app/api/papers/route.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ export async function GET(req: NextRequest) {
     if (papers.length === 0) {
       return NextResponse.json(
         { message: "No papers found for the specified subject" },
-        { status: 404 },
+        { status: 200 },
       );
     }
 
diff --git a/src/app/api/upcoming-papers/route.ts b/src/app/api/upcoming-papers/route.ts
index 83f78b0..8b426fa 100644
--- a/src/app/api/upcoming-papers/route.ts
+++ b/src/app/api/upcoming-papers/route.ts
@@ -18,8 +18,13 @@ export async function GET() {
         { status: 404 },
       );
     }
-    const nextSlot = String.fromCharCode(slot.charCodeAt(0) + 1)
-    const correspondingSlots = [slot + "1", slot + "2", nextSlot + "1", nextSlot + "2"];
+    const nextSlot = String.fromCharCode(slot.charCodeAt(0) + 1);
+    const correspondingSlots = [
+      slot + "1",
+      slot + "2",
+      nextSlot + "1",
+      nextSlot + "2",
+    ];
     const selectedSubjects = await UpcomingSubject.find({
       slots: { $in: correspondingSlots },
     });
diff --git a/src/app/api/user-papers/route.ts b/src/app/api/user-papers/route.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7cef1f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/api/user-papers/route.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+import { NextResponse } from "next/server";
+import { connectToDatabase } from "@/lib/mongoose";
+import Paper from "@/db/papers";
+
+export const dynamic = "force-dynamic";
+
+export async function POST(req: Request) {
+  try {
+    await connectToDatabase();
+    const body = await req.json();
+
+    const subjects: string[] = body;
+
+    const usersPapers = await Paper.find({
+      subject: { $in: subjects },
+    });
+
+    const transformedPapers = usersPapers.reduce((acc, paper) => {
+      const existing = acc.find((item) => item.subject === paper.subject);
+
+      if (existing) {
+        existing.slots.push(paper.slot);
+      } else {
+        acc.push({ subject: paper.subject, slots: [paper.slot] });
+      }
+
+      return acc;
+    }, []);
+
+    // check duplicates
+    const seenSubjects = new Set();
+    const uniquePapers = transformedPapers.filter((paper) => {
+      if (seenSubjects.has(paper.subject)) return false;
+      seenSubjects.add(paper.subject);
+      return true;
+    });
+
+    return NextResponse.json(uniquePapers, {
+      status: 200,
+    });
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error("Error fetching papers:", error);
+    return NextResponse.json(
+      {
+        error: "Failed to fetch papers.",
+      },
+      { status: 500 },
+    );
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/components/StoredPapers.tsx b/src/components/PapersCarousel.tsx
similarity index 72%
rename from src/components/StoredPapers.tsx
rename to src/components/PapersCarousel.tsx
index 5e84ce3..287e6a6 100644
--- a/src/components/StoredPapers.tsx
+++ b/src/components/PapersCarousel.tsx
@@ -15,7 +15,11 @@ import {
 import Autoplay from "embla-carousel-autoplay";
 import { chunkArray } from "@/util/utils";
 
-function StoredPapers() {
+function PapersCarousel({
+  carouselType,
+}: {
+  carouselType: "users" | "default";
+}) {
   const [displayPapers, setDisplayPapers] = useState<IUpcomingPaper[]>([]);
   const [isLoading, setIsLoading] = useState(true);
   const [chunkSize, setChunkSize] = useState<number>(4);
@@ -29,6 +33,17 @@ function StoredPapers() {
       }
     };
 
+    localStorage.setItem(
+      "userSubjects",
+      JSON.stringify([
+        "Information Security [CBS3002]",
+        "Foundations of Data Analytics [BCSE351E]",
+        "Design and Analysis of Algorithms [MCSE502L]",
+        "Complex Variables and Linear Algebra [BMAT201L]",
+        "Differential Equations and Transforms [BMAT102L]",
+      ]),
+    );
+
     handleResize();
     window.addEventListener("resize", handleResize);
 
@@ -43,10 +58,18 @@ function StoredPapers() {
     async function fetchPapers() {
       try {
         setIsLoading(true);
-        const response = await axios.get<IUpcomingPaper[]>(
-          "/api/upcoming-papers",
-        );
-        setDisplayPapers(response.data);
+        if (carouselType === "users") {
+          const storedSubjects = JSON.parse(
+            localStorage.getItem("userSubjects"),
+          );
+          const response = await axios.post("/api/user-papers", storedSubjects);
+          setDisplayPapers(response.data);
+        } else {
+          const response = await axios.get<IUpcomingPaper[]>(
+            "/api/upcoming-papers",
+          );
+          setDisplayPapers(response.data);
+        }
       } catch (error) {
         console.error("Failed to fetch papers:", error);
       } finally {
@@ -66,7 +89,7 @@ function StoredPapers() {
   return (
     <div className="px-4">
       <p className="my-8 text-center font-play text-lg font-semibold">
-        Upcoming Papers
+        {carouselType === "users" ? "Your Papers" : "Upcoming Papers"}
       </p>
 
       <div className="">
@@ -107,4 +130,4 @@ function StoredPapers() {
   );
 }
 
-export default StoredPapers;
+export default PapersCarousel;
diff --git a/src/components/Searchbar/searchbar-child.tsx b/src/components/Searchbar/searchbar-child.tsx
index eb4c159..3e7ba10 100644
--- a/src/components/Searchbar/searchbar-child.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Searchbar/searchbar-child.tsx
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { Search } from "lucide-react";
 import { useRouter } from "next/navigation";
 import { Input } from "@/components/ui/input";
 import Fuse from "fuse.js";
+import axios from "axios";
 
 function SearchBarChild({
   initialSubjects,
@@ -19,7 +20,26 @@ function SearchBarChild({
   const suggestionsRef = useRef<HTMLUListElement | null>(null);
   const fuzzy = new Fuse(initialSubjects);
 
-  const handleSearchChange = (e: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => {
+  const fetchPaperQuantityByName = async (subjectName: string) => {
+    try {
+      const response = await axios.get("/api/papers", {
+        params: { subject: subjectName },
+      });
+
+      if (
+        response.data.message === "No papers found for the specified subject"
+      ) {
+        return 0;
+      }
+
+      return response.data.papers.length;
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error("Error fetching paper quantity:", error);
+      return "request-error";
+    }
+  };
+
+  const handleSearchChange = async (e: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => {
     const text = e.target.value;
     setSearchText(text);
 
@@ -32,7 +52,16 @@ function SearchBarChild({
         .map((item) => item.item)
         .slice(0, 10);
 
-      setSuggestions(filteredSuggestions);
+      const suggestionsWithCount = await Promise.all(
+        filteredSuggestions.map(async (suggestion) => {
+          const count = await fetchPaperQuantityByName(suggestion);
+          return count !== "request-error"
+            ? `${suggestion} (${count})`
+            : suggestion;
+        }),
+      );
+
+      setSuggestions(suggestionsWithCount);
     } else {
       setSuggestions([]);
     }
@@ -62,7 +91,7 @@ function SearchBarChild({
   }, []);
 
   return (
-    <div className="font-play mx-auto w-full max-w-xl">
+    <div className="mx-auto w-full max-w-xl font-play">
       <form
         onSubmit={(e) => {
           e.preventDefault();
@@ -78,7 +107,7 @@ function SearchBarChild({
             value={searchText}
             onChange={handleSearchChange}
             placeholder="Search by subject..."
-            className={`text-md font-play rounded-lg bg-[#B2B8FF] px-4 py-6 pr-10 tracking-wider text-black shadow-sm ring-0 placeholder:text-black focus:outline-none focus:ring-0 dark:bg-[#7480FF66] dark:text-white placeholder:dark:text-white ${suggestions.length > 0 ? "rounded-b-none" : ""}`}
+            className={`text-md rounded-lg bg-[#B2B8FF] px-4 py-6 pr-10 font-play tracking-wider text-black shadow-sm ring-0 placeholder:text-black focus:outline-none focus:ring-0 dark:bg-[#7480FF66] dark:text-white placeholder:dark:text-white ${suggestions.length > 0 ? "rounded-b-none" : ""}`}
           />
           <button
             type="submit"
diff --git a/src/components/screens/Hero.tsx b/src/components/screens/Hero.tsx
index 3cb0ffc..b85e9dd 100644
--- a/src/components/screens/Hero.tsx
+++ b/src/components/screens/Hero.tsx
@@ -1,17 +1,18 @@
 import React from "react";
 import SearchBar from "../Searchbar/searchbar";
-import StoredPapers from "../StoredPapers";
+import PapersCarousel from "../PapersCarousel";
 
 const Hero = () => {
   return (
     <div id="hero" className="flex flex-col justify-between">
-      <h1 className="font-vipnabd mx-auto my-8 text-center text-3xl font-extrabold">
+      <h1 className="mx-auto my-8 text-center font-vipnabd text-3xl font-extrabold">
         Built by Students for Students
       </h1>
       <div className="px-6">
         <SearchBar />
       </div>
-      <StoredPapers />
+      <PapersCarousel carouselType="users" />
+      <PapersCarousel carouselType="default" />
       {/* <div className="hidden lg:flex flex-col items-center whitespace-nowrap text-center">
         <h1 className="font-play text-md">Learn More</h1>
         <Link