diff --git a/src/app/layouts/RootLayout.tsx b/src/app/layouts/RootLayout.tsx
index aa4d97b..31ed5ef 100644
--- a/src/app/layouts/RootLayout.tsx
+++ b/src/app/layouts/RootLayout.tsx
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ const adminWorkspaceRoutes = [
   routePaths.adminInternships,
   routePaths.adminCandidateFiltering,
   routePaths.adminShortlists,
+  routePaths.adminEligibleStudents,
 ] as const
 
 function isAdminWorkspacePath(pathname: string) {
diff --git a/src/features/eligible-students/hooks/useEligibleStudents.ts b/src/features/eligible-students/hooks/useEligibleStudents.ts
index 978c3a8..6fc1149 100644
--- a/src/features/eligible-students/hooks/useEligibleStudents.ts
+++ b/src/features/eligible-students/hooks/useEligibleStudents.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { keepPreviousData, useMutation, useQuery, useQueryClient } from '@tanstack/react-query'
+import { adminDashboardKeys } from '../../admin-dashboard/hooks/adminDashboardQueryKeys'
 import { eligibleStudentsApi } from '../api/eligibleStudentsApi'
 import type { EligibleStudentQuery, EligibleStudentRequest } from '../types/eligibleStudentTypes'
 
@@ -17,7 +18,12 @@ export function useEligibleStudents(query: EligibleStudentQuery) {
 
 export function useEligibleStudentMutations() {
   const queryClient = useQueryClient()
-  const refresh = () => queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: keys.all })
+  const refresh = () => {
+    void queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: keys.all })
+    // The Admin Dashboard's "Total Students" / "Registered Students" metrics are derived from the
+    // eligible-students roster, so they go stale the moment a roster entry is added or removed.
+    return queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: adminDashboardKeys.all })
+  }
   return {
     create: useMutation({
       mutationFn: (values: EligibleStudentRequest) => eligibleStudentsApi.create(values),
diff --git a/src/features/student-profile/components/ProfileIdentityCard.tsx b/src/features/student-profile/components/ProfileIdentityCard.tsx
index 838f542..29fefec 100644
--- a/src/features/student-profile/components/ProfileIdentityCard.tsx
+++ b/src/features/student-profile/components/ProfileIdentityCard.tsx
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ export function ProfileIdentityCard({
           <dd>Level {profile.studentLevel}</dd>
         </div>
         <div>
-          <dt>Cohort / Batch</dt>
+          <dt>Batch</dt>
           <dd>{profile.cohortYear ?? 'Not available'}</dd>
         </div>
       </dl>
diff --git a/src/index.css b/src/index.css
index 589be7f..a7c6ae2 100644
--- a/src/index.css
+++ b/src/index.css
@@ -1604,6 +1604,7 @@ body.admin-mobile-drawer-open {
 .registered-students-controls,
 .registered-students-toolbar-heading {
   display: grid;
+  min-width: 0;
   gap: 18px;
 }
 
@@ -1627,6 +1628,7 @@ body.admin-mobile-drawer-open {
 .registered-students-levels,
 .pagination-size-control {
   display: grid;
+  min-width: 0;
   gap: 8px;
 }
 
@@ -5109,6 +5111,21 @@ body.dark-mode .s5-records-page {
   background: var(--color-card-muted);
 }
 
+.s5-cv-always-included-list {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-wrap: wrap;
+  gap: 8px;
+  margin: 4px 0;
+}
+
+.s5-cv-always-included-list span {
+  padding: 4px 10px;
+  border: 1px solid var(--color-border);
+  border-radius: var(--radius-pill, 999px);
+  background: var(--color-card);
+  font-size: 0.85rem;
+}
+
 .s5-cv-source-grid {
   display: grid;
   grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(240px, 1fr));
diff --git a/src/styles/skeleton-system.css b/src/styles/skeleton-system.css
index f9f16d3..0f6cd38 100644
--- a/src/styles/skeleton-system.css
+++ b/src/styles/skeleton-system.css
@@ -99,11 +99,13 @@
 
 .loading-boundary {
   display: grid;
+  min-width: 0;
 }
 
 .loading-boundary__skeleton,
 .loading-boundary__content {
   grid-area: 1 / 1;
+  min-width: 0;
 }
 
 .loading-boundary__skeleton {
diff --git a/src/styles/sprint78-wireframe-alignment.css b/src/styles/sprint78-wireframe-alignment.css
index 668a2d6..eeda023 100644
--- a/src/styles/sprint78-wireframe-alignment.css
+++ b/src/styles/sprint78-wireframe-alignment.css
@@ -1639,6 +1639,7 @@
 }
 
 .registered-students-page .registered-students-controls {
+  min-width: 0;
   grid-template-columns: minmax(280px, 1.35fr) minmax(220px, 0.65fr);
 }