diff --git a/src/pages/Home.vue b/src/pages/Home.vue
index 2597633..bfe21d0 100644
--- a/src/pages/Home.vue
+++ b/src/pages/Home.vue
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ export default {
      * If sessionId exists in route, then retrieve session details. Otherwise, fallback to using group data.
      */
     if (this.sessionId != "") {
-      if (this.sessionId.startsWith("CD_Hiring") || this.sessionId.startsWith("AFTesting") || this.sessionId.startsWith("PunjabTeachers") || this.sessionId.startsWith("Candidates")) {
+      if (this.sessionId.startsWith("CD_Hiring") || this.sessionId.startsWith("PunjabTeachers") || this.sessionId.startsWith("Candidates")) {
         this.oldFlow = true;
         this.sessionData = await sessionAPIService.getOldSessionData(this.sessionId);
       } else {
diff --git a/src/pages/NewSignin.vue b/src/pages/NewSignin.vue
index 15a5caf..d9d0646 100644
--- a/src/pages/NewSignin.vue
+++ b/src/pages/NewSignin.vue
@@ -383,6 +383,13 @@ export default {
      * @returns {Promise<void>} A Promise that resolves once the authentication process is complete.
      */
     async authenticate() {
+      var TESTING_MODE = false;
+      if (this.$store.state.authGroupData.name == "AFTesting") {
+        TESTING_MODE = true;
+        // authenticate all userIds as valid
+        // do not send logs to afdb
+      }
+
       let isUserValid = await validateUser(
         this.auth_type,
         this.userInformation,
@@ -390,6 +397,8 @@ export default {
         this.$store.state.authGroupData.id
       );
 
+      if (TESTING_MODE == true) isUserValid.isUserIdValid = true;
+
       var userId = "";
       if (this.auth_type.includes("ID") && !isUserValid.isUserIdValid) {
         this.invalidLoginMessage =
@@ -431,13 +440,16 @@ export default {
         }
 
         if (this.enable_pop_up_form) {
-          await UserAPI.postUserSessionActivity(
-            this.userInformation["student_id"],
-            "sign-in",
-            this.$store.state.sessionData.session_id,
-            this.$store.state.authGroupData.input_schema.user_type,
-            this.$store.state.sessionData.session_occurrence_id
-          );
+          if (this.$store.state.sessionData.session_id != null && TESTING_MODE == false) {
+            await UserAPI.postUserSessionActivity(
+              this.userInformation["student_id"],
+              "sign-in",
+              this.$store.state.sessionData.session_id,
+              this.$store.state.authGroupData.input_schema.user_type,
+              this.$store.state.sessionData.session_occurrence_id
+            );
+          }
+
           await sendSQSMessage(
             "sign-in",
             this.sub_type,
@@ -459,8 +471,8 @@ export default {
           );
           this.$router.push(`/form/${this.userInformation["student_id"]}`);
         } else {
-          if (this.$store.state.sessionData.session_id != null) {
-              // do not send logs for reports, gurukul
+          if (this.$store.state.sessionData.session_id != null && TESTING_MODE == false) {
+              // do not send logs for reports, gurukul, testing_mode
               await UserAPI.postUserSessionActivity(
                 userId,
                 this.$store.state.sessionData.type,