diff --git a/src/auth/routes.ts b/src/auth/routes.ts
index 4f2e5ad..89f9502 100644
--- a/src/auth/routes.ts
+++ b/src/auth/routes.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { randomInt } from 'crypto'
 import { z } from 'zod'
 import { config } from '../config'
 import { sendEmailVerificationCode } from '../mail'
+import { prisma } from '../prisma'
 import { verifyPassword } from '../security/password'
 import { signAccessToken, verifyAccessToken } from '../security/tokens'
 import type { AuthUser } from '../types'
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ import {
   findOrCreateOAuthUser,
   findUserProfileImage,
   findUserByEmail,
+  findUserById,
   listOrganizations,
   isLoginBlocked,
   markLastLogin,
@@ -153,6 +155,14 @@ const userResponse = (user: AuthUser) => ({
 
 const requireAdmin = (user: AuthUser): boolean => user.role === 'ADMIN'
 
+const canManageLmsStudents = (user: AuthUser): boolean => (
+  user.role === 'ADMIN'
+  || (user.appRoles ?? []).some((appRole) => (
+    appRole.appKey.toUpperCase() === 'LMS'
+    && ['INSTRUCTOR', 'LMS_ADMIN'].includes(appRole.roleCode.toUpperCase())
+  ))
+)
+
 const accessTokenResponse = async (user: AuthUser) => ({
   accessToken: await signAccessToken(user),
   accessTokenExpiresIn: config.accessTokenTtlSeconds,
@@ -802,6 +812,49 @@ authRoutes.post('/admin/users', authRequired, async (c) => {
   }
 })
 
+authRoutes.post('/instructor/students', authRequired, async (c) => {
+  const instructor = c.get('user')
+  if (!canManageLmsStudents(instructor)) return c.json({ error: 'forbidden' }, 403)
+
+  const body = adminCreateUserSchema.safeParse(await c.req.json().catch(() => null))
+  if (!body.success) return c.json({ error: 'invalid_request', details: body.error.flatten() }, 400)
+
+  const organizationId = instructor.primaryAffiliation?.organizationId
+  if (instructor.role !== 'ADMIN' && (!organizationId || body.data.organizationId !== organizationId)) {
+    return c.json({ error: 'forbidden' }, 403)
+  }
+
+  const email = body.data.email.toLowerCase()
+  const existingUser = await findUserByEmail(email)
+  if (existingUser) return c.json({ error: 'email_already_registered' }, 409)
+
+  try {
+    const user = await createManagedUser({
+      email,
+      password: body.data.password,
+      name: body.data.name,
+      organizationId: body.data.organizationId,
+      department: body.data.department,
+      position: body.data.position,
+      licenseCode: body.data.licenseCode,
+    })
+
+    await prisma.userAppRole.create({
+      data: {
+        userId: user.id,
+        appKey: 'LMS',
+        roleCode: 'STUDENT',
+        assignedById: instructor.id,
+      },
+    })
+
+    const createdUser = await findUserById(user.id)
+    return c.json({ user: userResponse(createdUser ?? user) }, 201)
+  } catch {
+    return c.json({ error: 'user_create_failed' }, 400)
+  }
+})
+
 authRoutes.post('/admin/users/:userId/affiliations', authRequired, async (c) => {
   if (!requireAdmin(c.get('user'))) return c.json({ error: 'forbidden' }, 403)