diff --git a/backend/src/controllers/importController.js b/backend/src/controllers/importController.js
index 18b9b54..655b856 100644
--- a/backend/src/controllers/importController.js
+++ b/backend/src/controllers/importController.js
@@ -200,22 +200,59 @@ export const bulkImportExcelData = async (req, res) => {
 		if (appointments) {
 			for (const row of appointments) {
 				if (!row.FullName) continue;
-				const docId = row.Doctor?.toString();
-				const deptId = row["Department Id"]?.toString();
-				if (docId && deptId) {
-					await prisma.appointment
-						.create({
-							data: {
-								name: row.FullName.toString(),
-								mobileNumber: row.Number?.toString() || "",
-								email: row["Email Id"]?.toString() || null,
-								message: row.Message?.toString() || null,
-								date: row.Date ? new Date(row.Date) : new Date(),
-								doctorId: docId,
-								departmentId: deptId,
-							},
-						})
-						.catch(() => {});
+				const doctorName = row.Doctor?.toString();
+				const departmentName = row["Department Id"]?.toString();
+
+				const doctor = await prisma.doctor.findFirst({
+					where: { name: doctorName },
+				});
+
+				const department = await prisma.department.findFirst({
+					where: { name: departmentName },
+				});
+				const parseDate = (value) => {
+					if (!value) return new Date();
+
+					// Excel numeric date
+					if (typeof value === "number") {
+						return new Date((value - 25569) * 86400 * 1000);
+					}
+
+					if (typeof value === "string") {
+						const v = value.trim();
+
+						// Handle DD/MM/YYYY
+						const ddmmyyyy = /^(\d{2})\/(\d{2})\/(\d{4})$/;
+						const match = v.match(ddmmyyyy);
+
+						if (match) {
+							const [_, dd, mm, yyyy] = match;
+							return new Date(`${yyyy}-${mm}-${dd}`);
+						}
+
+						// Fallback (ISO or other valid formats)
+						const d = new Date(v);
+
+						if (!isNaN(d.getTime()) && d.getFullYear() < 2100) {
+							return d;
+						}
+					}
+
+					console.warn("⚠️ Invalid date, using current date:", value);
+					return new Date();
+				};
+				if (doctor && department) {
+					await prisma.appointment.create({
+						data: {
+							name: row.FullName.toString(),
+							mobileNumber: row.Number?.toString() || "",
+							email: row["Email Id"]?.toString() || null,
+							message: row.Message?.toString() || null,
+							date: parseDate(row.Date),
+							doctorId: doctor.doctorId,
+							departmentId: department.departmentId,
+						},
+					});
 				}
 			}
 		}