diff --git a/app/Config/Routes.php b/app/Config/Routes.php
index 6912a8e..d5cc961 100755
--- a/app/Config/Routes.php
+++ b/app/Config/Routes.php
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ $routes->post("employeeRest/changePassword", "RestAuthenticationController::chan
 $routes->post("employeeRest/verifyPassword", "RestAuthenticationController::verifyPassword");
 $routes->post("employeeRest/verifyOtp", "RestAuthenticationController::verifyOtp");
 $routes->post("employeeRest/checkPassword", "RestAuthenticationController::checkPassword");
-$routes->get("employeeRest/downloadSampleExcel/(:any)", "EmployeeController::downloadSampleExcelFile/$1");
+$routes->get("employeeRest/downloadSampleExcel", "EmployeeRestController::downloadSampleExcel");
 
 
 
diff --git a/app/Controllers/EmployeeController.php b/app/Controllers/EmployeeController.php
index 564fc92..dcb7ec7 100755
--- a/app/Controllers/EmployeeController.php
+++ b/app/Controllers/EmployeeController.php
@@ -412,27 +412,48 @@ class EmployeeController extends AdminController
      * @return redirect back with an error message if the file is not found, otherwise sends the file to the user for download.
      */
 
-    public function downloadSampleExcelFile($actionType = null)
+    public function downloadSampleExcelFile($actionType = null, $return_type = 0)
     {
         // $actionType = $this->request->getGet();
         $filePath = '';
+
         // Path to your file
         if ($actionType == 'inception') {
-            $filePath = ROOTPATH . 'public/sample_excel/sample_inception.xls';
+            $filePath = ($return_type == 1) 
+                ? base_url('public/sample_excel/sample_inception.xls') 
+                : ROOTPATH . 'public/sample_excel/sample_inception.xls';
         } else if ($actionType == 'correction') {
-            $filePath = ROOTPATH . 'public/sample_excel/sample_correction .xls';
+            $filePath = ($return_type == 1) 
+                ? base_url('public/sample_excel/sample_correction.xls') 
+                : ROOTPATH . 'public/sample_excel/sample_correction.xls';
         } else if ($actionType == 'si_enhancement') {
-            $filePath = ROOTPATH . 'public/sample_excel/sample_si_enhancement.xls';
+            $filePath = ($return_type == 1) 
+                ? base_url('public/sample_excel/sample_si_enhancement.xls') 
+                : ROOTPATH . 'public/sample_excel/sample_si_enhancement.xls';
         } else if ($actionType == 'dependent_addtion') {
-            $filePath = ROOTPATH . 'public/sample_excel/sample_dependent_addition.xls';
+            $filePath = ($return_type == 1) 
+                ? base_url('public/sample_excel/sample_dependent_addition.xls') 
+                : ROOTPATH . 'public/sample_excel/sample_dependent_addition.xls';
         } else if ($actionType == 'addition') {
-            $filePath = ROOTPATH . 'public/sample_excel/sample_addition.xls';
+            $filePath = ($return_type == 1) 
+                ? base_url('public/sample_excel/sample_addition.xls') 
+                : ROOTPATH . 'public/sample_excel/sample_addition.xls';
         } else if ($actionType == 'deletion') {
-            $filePath = ROOTPATH . 'public/sample_excel/sample_deletion.xls';
+            $filePath = ($return_type == 1) 
+                ? base_url('public/sample_excel/sample_deletion.xls') 
+                : ROOTPATH . 'public/sample_excel/sample_deletion.xls';
         } else if ($actionType == 'enrollment') {
-            $filePath = ROOTPATH . 'public/sample_excel/enrollment.xlsx';
-        }else if ($actionType == 'missed_inception') {
-            $filePath = ROOTPATH . 'public/sample_excel/sample_inception.xls';
+            $filePath = ($return_type == 1) 
+                ? base_url('public/sample_excel/enrollment.xlsx') 
+                : ROOTPATH . 'public/sample_excel/enrollment.xlsx';
+        } else if ($actionType == 'missed_inception') {
+            $filePath = ($return_type == 1) 
+                ? base_url('public/sample_excel/sample_inception.xls') 
+                : ROOTPATH . 'public/sample_excel/sample_inception.xls';
+        }
+
+        if($return_type == 1){
+            return $filePath;
         }
 
         // Check if the file exists
diff --git a/app/Controllers/EmployeeRestController.php b/app/Controllers/EmployeeRestController.php
index fb01044..0cd0fdd 100755
--- a/app/Controllers/EmployeeRestController.php
+++ b/app/Controllers/EmployeeRestController.php
@@ -3522,6 +3522,8 @@ class EmployeeRestController extends AdminController
     }
 
 
+
+
         //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         public function hrFileUpload()
         {
@@ -3658,6 +3660,17 @@ class EmployeeRestController extends AdminController
             }
         }
     
+        public function downloadSampleExcel()
+        {
+            $employeeController = new EmployeeController();
+            $file_path = $employeeController->downloadSampleExcelFile('enrollment', 1);
+            if(empty($file_path)){
+                return $this->respond(['status' => "success", 'code' => 404, 'data' => "", "message" => "Sample file not avilable"], 200);
+            }else{
+                return $this->respond(['status' => "success", 'code' => 200, 'data' => $file_path], 200);
+            }
+
+        }
 
 
 }
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