diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Common/PaperEditModal.tsx b/frontend/src/components/Common/PaperEditModal.tsx
index 797ecb0..20fe410 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Common/PaperEditModal.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Common/PaperEditModal.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import toast from "react-hot-toast";
 import { MdCancel } from "react-icons/md";
 import Fuse from 'fuse.js';
 
-import { validate } from "../../utils/validateInput";
+import { validate, validateCourseCode, validateExam, validateSemester, validateYear } from "../../utils/validateInput";
 import { Exam, IAdminDashboardQP, IErrorMessage, IQuestionPaperFile, Semester } from "../../types/question_paper";
 import { extractDetailsFromText, extractTextFromPDF, getCodeFromCourse, getCourseFromCode, IExtractedDetails } from "../../utils/autofillData";
 import './styles/paper_edit_modal.scss';
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ import Spinner from "../Spinner/Spinner";
 import { FormGroup, RadioGroup, NumberInput, SuggestionTextInput } from "./Form";
 
 import COURSE_CODE_MAP from "../../data/courses.json";
+import { makeRequest } from "../../utils/backend";
+import { IEndpointTypes } from "../../types/backend";
+import { useAuthContext } from "../../utils/auth";
 
 type UpdateQPHandler<T> = (qp: T) => void;
 interface IPaperEditModalProps<T> {
@@ -22,6 +25,8 @@ interface IPaperEditModalProps<T> {
 };
 
 function PaperEditModal<T extends IQuestionPaperFile | IAdminDashboardQP>(props: IPaperEditModalProps<T>) {
+	const auth = useAuthContext();
+
 	const [data, setData] = useState(props.qPaper);
 	const [validationErrors, setValidationErrors] = useState<IErrorMessage>(validate(props.qPaper));
 	const [isDataValid, setIsDataValid] = useState<boolean>(false);
@@ -29,6 +34,9 @@ function PaperEditModal<T extends IQuestionPaperFile | IAdminDashboardQP>(props:
 	const [ocrDetails, setOcrDetails] = useState<IExtractedDetails | null>(null);
 	const [awaitingOcr, setAwaitingOcr] = useState<boolean>(false);
 
+	const [similarPapers, setSimilarPapers] = useState<IAdminDashboardQP[]>([]);
+	const [awaitingSimilarPapers, setAwaitingSimilarPapers] = useState<boolean>(false);
+
 	const changeData = <K extends keyof T>(property: K, value: T[K]) => {
 		setData((prev_data) => {
 			return {
@@ -72,11 +80,43 @@ function PaperEditModal<T extends IQuestionPaperFile | IAdminDashboardQP>(props:
 		setAwaitingOcr(false);
 	}
 
-	useEffect(() => {
-		if ('filelink' in props.qPaper) {
-			getOcrData(props.qPaper.filelink);
+	if ('filelink' in props.qPaper) {
+		useEffect(() => {
+			if ('filelink' in props.qPaper) {
+				getOcrData(props.qPaper.filelink);
+			}
+		}, [])
+	}
+
+	const getSimilarPapers = async (details: IEndpointTypes['similar']['request']) => {
+		setAwaitingSimilarPapers(true);
+		const response = await makeRequest('similar', 'get', details, auth.jwt);
+
+		if (response.status === "success") {
+			setSimilarPapers(response.data);
+		} else {
+			toast.error(`Error getting similar papers: ${response.message} (${response.status_code})`);
 		}
-	}, [])
+
+		setAwaitingSimilarPapers(false);
+	};
+
+	if ('filelink' in props.qPaper) {
+		useEffect(() => {
+			if (validateCourseCode(data.course_code)) {
+				const similarityDetails: IEndpointTypes['similar']['request'] = {
+					course_code: data.course_code
+				}
+
+				if (validateYear(data.year)) similarityDetails['year'] = data.year;
+				if (validateExam(data.exam) && data.exam !== 'unknown' && data.exam !== 'ct') similarityDetails['exam'] = data.exam;
+				if (validateSemester(data.semester)) similarityDetails['semester'] = data.semester;
+
+				getSimilarPapers(similarityDetails);
+			}
+
+		}, [data.course_code, data.year, data.exam, data.semester])
+	}
 
 	const courseCodes = Object.keys(COURSE_CODE_MAP);
 	const courseNames = Object.values(COURSE_CODE_MAP);
@@ -154,7 +194,7 @@ function PaperEditModal<T extends IQuestionPaperFile | IAdminDashboardQP>(props:
 							value={data.course_code}
 							onValueChange={(value) => changeData('course_code', value.toUpperCase())}
 							suggestions={trimSuggestions(courseCodes.filter((code) => code.startsWith(data.course_code)))}
-							inputProps={{required: true}}
+							inputProps={{ required: true }}
 						/>
 					</FormGroup>
 					<FormGroup
@@ -174,11 +214,11 @@ function PaperEditModal<T extends IQuestionPaperFile | IAdminDashboardQP>(props:
 					validationError={validationErrors.courseNameErr}
 				>
 					<SuggestionTextInput
-							value={data.course_name}
-							onValueChange={(value) => changeData('course_name', value.toUpperCase())}
-							suggestions={trimSuggestions(courseNamesFuse.search(data.course_name).map((result) => result.item))}
-							inputProps={{required: true}}
-						/>
+						value={data.course_name}
+						onValueChange={(value) => changeData('course_name', value.toUpperCase())}
+						suggestions={trimSuggestions(courseNamesFuse.search(data.course_name).map((result) => result.item))}
+						inputProps={{ required: true }}
+					/>
 				</FormGroup>
 				<FormGroup
 					label="Exam:"
@@ -267,6 +307,12 @@ function PaperEditModal<T extends IQuestionPaperFile | IAdminDashboardQP>(props:
 		{'filelink' in data &&
 			<div className="modal">
 				<h2>Similar Papers</h2>
+				{
+					awaitingSimilarPapers ? <div style={{ justifyContent: 'center', display: 'flex' }}><Spinner /></div> :
+						<div>
+
+						</div>
+				}
 			</div>
 		}
 	</div>;
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Search/SearchForm.tsx b/frontend/src/components/Search/SearchForm.tsx
index 486daaa..e1c7fbf 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Search/SearchForm.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Search/SearchForm.tsx
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ function CourseSearchForm() {
 			params.append("exam", exam);
 
 			setAwaitingResponse(true);
-			const response = await makeRequest(`search?${params}`, 'get');
+			const response = await makeRequest('search', 'get', {course: query, exam});
 
 			if (response.status === 'success') {
 				const data: ISearchResult[] = response.data;
diff --git a/frontend/src/types/backend.ts b/frontend/src/types/backend.ts
index 715c09f..6958d58 100644
--- a/frontend/src/types/backend.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/types/backend.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { IAdminDashboardQP, ISearchResult } from "./question_paper";
+import { Exam, IAdminDashboardQP, ISearchResult, Semester } from "./question_paper";
 
 export type AllowedBackendMethods = "get" | "post";
 
@@ -18,8 +18,11 @@ export type BackendResponse<T> = IOkResponse<T> | IErrorResponse;
 
 
 export interface IEndpointTypes {
-	[route: `search?${string}`]: {
-		request: null,
+	search: {
+		request: {
+			course: string;
+			exam: Exam | "";
+		},
 		response: ISearchResult[]
 	},
 	oauth: {
@@ -61,5 +64,14 @@ export interface IEndpointTypes {
 		response: {
 			username: string;
 		}
+	},
+	similar: {
+		request: {
+			course_code: string;
+			year?: number;
+			semester?: Semester;
+			exam?: Exam;
+		},
+		response: IAdminDashboardQP[];
 	}
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/frontend/src/utils/backend.ts b/frontend/src/utils/backend.ts
index b76b5e0..1f0aebf 100644
--- a/frontend/src/utils/backend.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/utils/backend.ts
@@ -2,11 +2,16 @@ import { AllowedBackendMethods, BackendResponse, IEndpointTypes } from "../types
 
 export const BACKEND_URL: string = import.meta.env.VITE_BACKEND_URL;
 
-async function makeBackendRequest(
+interface IBodyTypes {
+	get: Object;
+	post: Object | FormData;
+}
+
+async function makeBackendRequest<M extends AllowedBackendMethods>(
 	endpoint: string,
-	method: AllowedBackendMethods,
+	method: M,
 	jwt: string | null,
-	body: Object | FormData | null,
+	body: IBodyTypes[M] | null
 ): Promise<Response> {
 	const headers: {
 		"Content-Type"?: string;
@@ -23,7 +28,12 @@ async function makeBackendRequest(
 
 	switch (method) {
 		case "get":
-			return await fetch(`${BACKEND_URL}/${endpoint}`, {
+			const requestURL = new URL(`${BACKEND_URL}/${endpoint}`);
+			if (body !== null) {
+				Object.entries(body).map(([key, value]) => requestURL.searchParams.set(key, value));
+			}
+
+			return await fetch(requestURL, {
 				method: "get",
 				headers,
 			});
@@ -33,6 +43,8 @@ async function makeBackendRequest(
 				headers,
 				body: body instanceof FormData ? body : JSON.stringify(body ?? {}),
 			});
+		default:
+			throw 'This should not happen';
 	}
 }