diff --git a/quiz/migrations/0009_auto_20201006_1556.py b/quiz/migrations/0009_auto_20201006_1556.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b0ddc984
--- /dev/null
+++ b/quiz/migrations/0009_auto_20201006_1556.py
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+# Generated by Django 3.0.5 on 2020-10-06 15:56
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('quiz', '0008_auto_20200927_1536'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AlterModelOptions(
+            name='config',
+            options={'ordering': ['-current_day', 'quiz_endtime']},
+        ),
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='config',
+            name='points',
+            field=models.IntegerField(default=10),
+        ),
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name='question',
+            name='hint',
+            field=models.CharField(default='N/A', max_length=555),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/quiz/models.py b/quiz/models.py
index 7d7c2572..a570b684 100644
--- a/quiz/models.py
+++ b/quiz/models.py
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ def leaderboard(self):
 
     def new_score(self,player):
         
-        player.score+=10                                            # 10 added
         curr_config = config.current_config(config)
+        player.score+=curr_config.points                                            # points from config added
         curr_question=player.current_question
         if curr_config.q_no == curr_question:
             player.current_question = 1                             #if the max no. of questions are reached for the day, then ptr is moved
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ class config(models.Model):
     quiz_active=models.BooleanField(default=True)
     quiz_start=models.DateTimeField()
     quiz_endtime=models.DateTimeField()
+    points=models.IntegerField(default=10)
     class Meta:
         ordering =['-current_day','quiz_endtime']
     def __str__(self):