diff --git a/public/locales/en/common.json b/public/locales/en/common.json
index 726a4dd4..df586d69 100644
--- a/public/locales/en/common.json
+++ b/public/locales/en/common.json
@@ -137,7 +137,8 @@
     "ASSIGNED_TEAM_LEADERS":"{{assignedTeamLeaderNames}} and more..",
     "CONTINUE":"Continue",
     "DESCRIPTION": "Description",
-    "PAGE_NOT_FOUND": "Page Not Found"
+    "PAGE_NOT_FOUND": "Page Not Found",
+    "ALREADY_EXIST":"Cohort name already exist.Please provide another name"
   },
   "LOGIN_PAGE": {
     "USERNAME": "Username",
diff --git a/src/components/AddNewCenters.tsx b/src/components/AddNewCenters.tsx
index 864b3f0d..e5a75d22 100644
--- a/src/components/AddNewCenters.tsx
+++ b/src/components/AddNewCenters.tsx
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ const AddNewCenters: React.FC<AddLearnerModalProps> = ({
           ).values()
         );
 
-        const cohortData = await createCohort(cohortDetails);
+        const cohortData = await createCohort(cohortDetails, t);
         if (cohortData) {
           showToastMessage(t("CENTERS.CENTER_CREATED_SUCCESSFULLY"), "success");
           const windowUrl = window.location.pathname;
diff --git a/src/services/CohortService/cohortService.ts b/src/services/CohortService/cohortService.ts
index 70ff766a..761be7b8 100644
--- a/src/services/CohortService/cohortService.ts
+++ b/src/services/CohortService/cohortService.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 import { CohortMemberList } from "@/utils/Interfaces";
 import { get, post, put } from "../RestClient";
+import axios from 'axios';
+import { showToastMessage } from "@/components/Toastify";
+import { useTranslation } from "next-i18next";
 
 export interface cohortListFilter {
   type: string;
@@ -81,16 +84,26 @@ export const createUser = async (userData: any): Promise<any> => {
   }
 };
 
-export const createCohort = async (userData: any): Promise<any> => {
+export const createCohort = async (userData: any, t?:any): Promise<any> => {
   const apiUrl: string = `${process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_MIDDLEWARE_URL}/user/v1/cohort/create`;
+
   try {
+
     const response = await post(apiUrl, userData);
     return response?.data;
   } catch (error) {
     console.error("error in getting cohort list", error);
-    // throw error;
+
+    if (axios.isAxiosError(error) && error.response) {
+      if (error.response.status === 409) {
+        showToastMessage(t("COMMON.ALREADY_EXIST"), "info");
+
+   
+     } 
+      else
+     throw error;
   }
-};
+}};
 
 export const fetchCohortMemberList = async ({
   limit,