diff --git a/src/main/java/net/gepafin/tendermanagement/dao/ApplicationEvaluationDao.java b/src/main/java/net/gepafin/tendermanagement/dao/ApplicationEvaluationDao.java
index 121d7dfe..1b725c96 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/gepafin/tendermanagement/dao/ApplicationEvaluationDao.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/gepafin/tendermanagement/dao/ApplicationEvaluationDao.java
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ public class ApplicationEvaluationDao {
         entity.setChecklist(Utils.convertObjectToJson(req.getChecklist()));
         entity.setFile(Utils.convertObjectToJson(req.getFiles()));
         entity.setNote(req.getNote());
+        entity.setMotivation(req.getMotivation());
         entity.setIsDeleted(false);
         entity.setStatus(ApplicationEvaluationStatusTypeEnum.OPEN.getValue());
         return entity;
@@ -130,6 +131,7 @@ public class ApplicationEvaluationDao {
         AssignedApplicationsEntity assignedApplications = assignedApplicationsRepository.findByIdAndIsDeletedFalse(entity.getAssignedApplicationsEntity().getId()).orElse(null);
         response.setAssignedApplicationId(assignedApplications.getId());
         response.setNote(entity.getNote());
+        response.setMotivation(entity.getMotivation());
         response.setStatus(ApplicationEvaluationStatusTypeEnum.valueOf(entity.getStatus()));
         response.setCreatedDate(entity.getCreatedDate());
         response.setUpdatedDate(entity.getUpdatedDate());
@@ -437,6 +439,7 @@ public class ApplicationEvaluationDao {
             entity.setFile(Utils.convertObjectToJson(filterNonNullFields(processField(entity, req))));
             entity.setIsDeleted(false);
             setIfUpdated(entity::getNote, entity::setNote, req.getNote());
+            setIfUpdated(entity::getMotivation, entity::setMotivation, req.getMotivation());
         } else {
             entity = convertToEntity(user, req, assignedApplicationId);
         }
@@ -636,6 +639,7 @@ public class ApplicationEvaluationDao {
         response.setApplicationId(application.getId());
         response.setAssignedApplicationId(assignedApplications.getId());
         response.setNote(null);
+        response.setMotivation(null);
         response.setApplicationStatus(ApplicationStatusTypeEnum.valueOf(application.getStatus()));
         response.setStatus(ApplicationEvaluationStatusTypeEnum.valueOf(ApplicationEvaluationStatusTypeEnum.OPEN.getValue()));
         response.setMinScore(call.getThreshold()!=null?call.getThreshold():null);
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/gepafin/tendermanagement/entities/ApplicationEvaluationEntity.java b/src/main/java/net/gepafin/tendermanagement/entities/ApplicationEvaluationEntity.java
index dae9a3fb..e2bb27aa 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/gepafin/tendermanagement/entities/ApplicationEvaluationEntity.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/gepafin/tendermanagement/entities/ApplicationEvaluationEntity.java
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ public class ApplicationEvaluationEntity extends BaseEntity{
 
     @Column(name = "status")
     private String status;
+    
+    @Column(name = "MOTIVATION")
+    private String motivation;
 
     @Column(name="IS_DELETED")
     private Boolean isDeleted;
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/gepafin/tendermanagement/model/request/ApplicationEvaluationRequest.java b/src/main/java/net/gepafin/tendermanagement/model/request/ApplicationEvaluationRequest.java
index 9563f00b..df29c1d8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/gepafin/tendermanagement/model/request/ApplicationEvaluationRequest.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/gepafin/tendermanagement/model/request/ApplicationEvaluationRequest.java
@@ -12,4 +12,5 @@ public class ApplicationEvaluationRequest {
     private List<FieldRequest> files;
     private String note;
     private ApplicationStatusForEvaluation applicationStatus;
+    private String motivation;
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/gepafin/tendermanagement/model/response/ApplicationEvaluationResponse.java b/src/main/java/net/gepafin/tendermanagement/model/response/ApplicationEvaluationResponse.java
index f0be1236..7f4722e2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/gepafin/tendermanagement/model/response/ApplicationEvaluationResponse.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/gepafin/tendermanagement/model/response/ApplicationEvaluationResponse.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ public class ApplicationEvaluationResponse {
     private String beneficiary;
     private Long protocolNumber;
     private String callName;
+    private String motivation;
     private LocalDateTime submissionDate;
     private LocalDateTime evaluationDate;
     private LocalDateTime callEndDate;
diff --git a/src/main/resources/db/changelog/db.changelog-1.0.0.xml b/src/main/resources/db/changelog/db.changelog-1.0.0.xml
index 05f8d108..ea473da2 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/db/changelog/db.changelog-1.0.0.xml
+++ b/src/main/resources/db/changelog/db.changelog-1.0.0.xml
@@ -1798,4 +1798,9 @@
             <where>role_type = 'ROLE_PRE_INSTRUCTOR'</where>
         </update>
     </changeSet>
+    <changeSet id="22-11-2024_1" author="Rajesh Khore">
+        <addColumn tableName="application_evaluation">
+            <column name="MOTIVATION"  type="TEXT"></column>
+        </addColumn>
+    </changeSet>
 </databaseChangeLog>