diff --git a/api/migrations/20190223173124-update-notification-category-group.js b/api/migrations/20190223173124-update-notification-category-group.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3b69efb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/migrations/20190223173124-update-notification-category-group.js
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+'use strict';
+
+module.exports = {
+  up: async (queryInterface, Sequelize) => {
+    await queryInterface.addColumn(
+      'notifications',
+      'category', {
+        type: Sequelize.STRING
+      }
+    );
+    await queryInterface.addColumn(
+      'notifications',
+      'group', {
+        type: Sequelize.ENUM,
+        values: ['Info', 'Success', 'Error'],
+      }
+    );
+    return queryInterface.removeColumn(
+      'notifications',
+      'type'
+    );
+    /*
+    Add altering commands here.
+    Return a promise to correctly handle asynchronicity.
+    
+    Example:
+    return queryInterface.createTable('users', { id: Sequelize.INTEGER });
+    */
+  },
+  
+  down: async (queryInterface, Sequelize) => {
+    await queryInterface.removeColumn(
+      'notifications',
+      'group'
+    );
+    await queryInterface.addColumn(
+      'notifications',
+      'type', {
+        type: Sequelize.ENUM,
+        values: ['Info', 'Success', 'Error'],
+      }
+    );
+    return queryInterface.removeColumn(
+      'notifications',
+      'category'
+    );
+    /*
+    Add reverting commands here.
+    Return a promise to correctly handle asynchronicity.
+    
+    Example:
+    return queryInterface.dropTable('users');
+    */
+  }
+};
diff --git a/api/models/notification.js b/api/models/notification.js
index 66712f2..cf91bd5 100644
--- a/api/models/notification.js
+++ b/api/models/notification.js
@@ -10,10 +10,13 @@ module.exports = (sequelize, DataTypes) => {
       type: DataTypes.STRING,
       allowNull: false,
     },
-    type: {
+    group: {
       type: DataTypes.ENUM,
       values: ['Info', 'Success', 'Error'],
     },
+    category: {
+      type: DataTypes.STRING,
+    },
     userId: {
       type: DataTypes.BIGINT,
       allowNull: false,
diff --git a/api/routes/notification.js b/api/routes/notification.js
index 8e7030d..f1e970d 100644
--- a/api/routes/notification.js
+++ b/api/routes/notification.js
@@ -41,17 +41,17 @@ router.delete('/delete/:id', [
   }
 });
 
-router.delete('/delete/type/:type', [
-  check('type')
-    .exists().withMessage('Notification type is required'),
+router.delete('/delete/type/:group', [
+  check('group')
+    .exists().withMessage('Notification group is required'),
 ], async (req, res) => {
   try {
     if (handleValidationErrors(req, res)) return null;
-    const { type } = req.params;
+    const { group } = req.params;
     const userId = req.user.id;
     const deletedRows = await Notification.destroy({
       where: {
-        type,
+        group,
         userId,
       },
     });
diff --git a/api/routes/userAuth.js b/api/routes/userAuth.js
index 3cfd4f1..11217b7 100644
--- a/api/routes/userAuth.js
+++ b/api/routes/userAuth.js
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ router.get('/verify/:username/:tokenSource', async (req, res) => {
   if (await bcrypt.compare(tokenSource, user.activationToken)) {
     socket.sendMessage(user.id, 'Your account has been activated', 'Activation success');
     await User.update({ activated: true }, { where: { id: user.id } });
-    await notificationUtils.createNotification('Success', 'Email verification', 'Email verified successfully', user.id);
+    await notificationUtils.createNotification('PERSONAL', 'Success', 'Email verification', 'Email verified successfully', user.id);
     return res.status(200).redirect('https://code.pragyan.org');
   }
   return res.status(400).redirect('https://code.pragyan.org');
diff --git a/api/utils/match.js b/api/utils/match.js
index f77c914..ba89dc6 100644
--- a/api/utils/match.js
+++ b/api/utils/match.js
@@ -236,8 +236,8 @@ const updateMatchResults = async (matchId, score1, score2, interestingness) => {
       socket.sendMessage(match.userId1, user1Status, user1Type);
       socket.sendMessage(match.userId2, user2Status, user2Type);
 
-      await notificationUtils.createNotification(user1Type, user1Title, user1Status, match.userId1);
-      await notificationUtils.createNotification(user2Type, user2Title, user2Status, match.userId2);
+      await notificationUtils.createNotification('MATCH', user1Type, user1Title, user1Status, match.userId1);
+      await notificationUtils.createNotification('MATCH', user2Type, user2Title, user2Status, match.userId2);
     }
   } catch (err) {
     console.log(err);
diff --git a/api/utils/notifications.js b/api/utils/notifications.js
index d5683a4..6a896f9 100644
--- a/api/utils/notifications.js
+++ b/api/utils/notifications.js
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 const Notification = require('../models').notification;
 
-const createNotification = async (type, title, content, userId) => {
+const createNotification = async (category, group, title, content, userId) => {
   try {
     await Notification.create({
-      type, title, content, userId,
+      category, group, title, content, userId,
     });
     return true;
   } catch (err) {
diff --git a/test/notification.js b/test/notification.js
index 15a4207..98697e3 100644
--- a/test/notification.js
+++ b/test/notification.js
@@ -53,8 +53,9 @@ describe('Test Notification', async () => {
           id: index + 1,
           title: `notification_title_${index}`,
           content: `notification_content_${index}`,
-          type: getType(index),
+          group: getType(index),
           userId: user.id,
+          category: 'PERSONAL',
         },
       });
       notificationResults.push(notification);
@@ -122,15 +123,15 @@ describe('Test Notification', async () => {
     await superAgent.post('/user/login')
       .set('content-type', 'application/json')
       .send(loginBody);
-    const type = ['Info', 'Success', 'Error'];
+    const group = ['Info', 'Success', 'Error'];
     const delPromises = [];
     for (let index = 0; index < 3; index += 1) {
       // eslint-disable-next-line no-await-in-loop
-      await superAgent.delete(`/notifications/delete/type/${type[index]}`);
+      await superAgent.delete(`/notifications/delete/type/${group[index]}`);
       const del = Notification.findAll({
         where: {
           userId: user.id,
-          type: type[index],
+          group: group[index],
         },
       });
       delPromises.push(del);