diff --git a/app/admin/dsoc/projects/[id]/edit/page.tsx b/app/admin/dsoc/projects/[id]/edit/page.tsx
index 1fc40fc..d993d04 100644
--- a/app/admin/dsoc/projects/[id]/edit/page.tsx
+++ b/app/admin/dsoc/projects/[id]/edit/page.tsx
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ import {
 } from "lucide-react";
 import "../../../../../dsoc/styles.css";
 
+const GALLERY_MAX = 5;
+
 interface MentorOption {
   _id: string;
   name: string;
@@ -210,14 +212,28 @@ export default function EditProjectPage() {
     if (files.length === 0) return;
 
     setGalleryError('');
+
+    const remaining = GALLERY_MAX - formData.gallery.length;
+    if (remaining <= 0) {
+      setGalleryError(`Gallery is full. Remove an image to add a new one. Max ${GALLERY_MAX}.`);
+      e.target.value = '';
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const accepted = files.slice(0, remaining);
+    const dropped = files.length - accepted.length;
+
     setGalleryUploading(true);
 
     try {
-      const uploaded = await Promise.all(files.map(uploadImageToCloudinary));
+      const uploaded = await Promise.all(accepted.map(uploadImageToCloudinary));
       setFormData((current) => ({
         ...current,
-        gallery: [...current.gallery, ...uploaded],
+        gallery: [...current.gallery, ...uploaded].slice(0, GALLERY_MAX),
       }));
+      if (dropped > 0) {
+        setGalleryError(`Only added ${accepted.length}; gallery is capped at ${GALLERY_MAX} images.`);
+      }
     } catch (err) {
       console.error('Gallery upload failed:', err);
       setGalleryError(err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'Failed to upload one or more images');
@@ -415,17 +431,17 @@ export default function EditProjectPage() {
                 <div>
                   <label className="block font-bold text-sm mb-2 flex items-center gap-2">
                     <ImagePlus className="w-4 h-4" />
-                    Additional Images (Gallery)
+                    Additional Images (Gallery) — {formData.gallery.length}/{GALLERY_MAX}
                   </label>
                   <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground mb-2">
-                    Optional. Shown on the project detail page below the cover.
+                    Optional. Shown on the project detail page as a slider. Up to {GALLERY_MAX} images.
                   </p>
                   <input
                     type="file"
                     accept="image/*"
                     multiple
                     onChange={handleGalleryAdd}
-                    disabled={galleryUploading}
+                    disabled={galleryUploading || formData.gallery.length >= GALLERY_MAX}
                     className="neo-brutal-input"
                   />
                   {galleryUploading && (
diff --git a/app/admin/dsoc/projects/new/page.tsx b/app/admin/dsoc/projects/new/page.tsx
index 7277822..cea2e5e 100644
--- a/app/admin/dsoc/projects/new/page.tsx
+++ b/app/admin/dsoc/projects/new/page.tsx
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ import {
 } from "lucide-react";
 import "../../../../dsoc/styles.css";
 
+const GALLERY_MAX = 5;
+
 interface MentorOption {
   _id: string;
   name: string;
@@ -164,14 +166,28 @@ export default function NewProjectPage() {
     if (files.length === 0) return;
 
     setGalleryError('');
+
+    const remaining = GALLERY_MAX - formData.gallery.length;
+    if (remaining <= 0) {
+      setGalleryError(`Gallery is full. Remove an image to add a new one. Max ${GALLERY_MAX}.`);
+      e.target.value = '';
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const accepted = files.slice(0, remaining);
+    const dropped = files.length - accepted.length;
+
     setGalleryUploading(true);
 
     try {
-      const uploaded = await Promise.all(files.map(uploadImageToCloudinary));
+      const uploaded = await Promise.all(accepted.map(uploadImageToCloudinary));
       setFormData((current) => ({
         ...current,
-        gallery: [...current.gallery, ...uploaded],
+        gallery: [...current.gallery, ...uploaded].slice(0, GALLERY_MAX),
       }));
+      if (dropped > 0) {
+        setGalleryError(`Only added ${accepted.length}; gallery is capped at ${GALLERY_MAX} images.`);
+      }
     } catch (err) {
       console.error('Gallery upload failed:', err);
       setGalleryError(err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'Failed to upload one or more images');
@@ -339,17 +355,17 @@ export default function NewProjectPage() {
                 <div>
                   <label className="block font-bold text-sm mb-2 flex items-center gap-2">
                     <ImagePlus className="w-4 h-4" />
-                    Additional Images (Gallery)
+                    Additional Images (Gallery) — {formData.gallery.length}/{GALLERY_MAX}
                   </label>
                   <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground mb-2">
-                    Optional. Shown on the project detail page below the cover. You can add multiple at once.
+                    Optional. Shown on the project detail page as a slider. Up to {GALLERY_MAX} images.
                   </p>
                   <input
                     type="file"
                     accept="image/*"
                     multiple
                     onChange={handleGalleryAdd}
-                    disabled={galleryUploading}
+                    disabled={galleryUploading || formData.gallery.length >= GALLERY_MAX}
                     className="neo-brutal-input"
                   />
                   {galleryUploading && (
diff --git a/app/dsoc/projects/[id]/gallery.css b/app/dsoc/projects/[id]/gallery.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9977f78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/dsoc/projects/[id]/gallery.css
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+.dsoc-gallery-slider .swiper {
+  position: relative;
+}
+
+.dsoc-gallery-slider .swiper-button-prev,
+.dsoc-gallery-slider .swiper-button-next {
+  color: var(--dsoc-dark);
+  background: #fff;
+  border: 4px solid var(--dsoc-dark);
+  width: 44px;
+  height: 44px;
+  border-radius: 0;
+  box-shadow: 4px 4px 0 var(--dsoc-dark);
+  transition: transform 0.1s ease;
+}
+
+.dsoc-gallery-slider .swiper-button-prev:hover,
+.dsoc-gallery-slider .swiper-button-next:hover {
+  transform: translate(2px, 2px);
+  box-shadow: 2px 2px 0 var(--dsoc-dark);
+}
+
+.dsoc-gallery-slider .swiper-button-prev::after,
+.dsoc-gallery-slider .swiper-button-next::after {
+  font-size: 18px;
+  font-weight: 900;
+}
+
+.dsoc-gallery-slider .swiper-pagination {
+  position: relative;
+  bottom: auto;
+  padding: 10px 0 8px;
+  background: var(--dsoc-dark);
+}
+
+.dsoc-gallery-slider .swiper-pagination-bullet {
+  background: #fff;
+  opacity: 0.5;
+  width: 10px;
+  height: 10px;
+}
+
+.dsoc-gallery-slider .swiper-pagination-bullet-active {
+  background: var(--dsoc-accent);
+  opacity: 1;
+}
+
+@media (max-width: 640px) {
+  .dsoc-gallery-slider .swiper-button-prev,
+  .dsoc-gallery-slider .swiper-button-next {
+    width: 36px;
+    height: 36px;
+  }
+  .dsoc-gallery-slider .swiper-button-prev::after,
+  .dsoc-gallery-slider .swiper-button-next::after {
+    font-size: 14px;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/app/dsoc/projects/[id]/page.tsx b/app/dsoc/projects/[id]/page.tsx
index 9470563..0a0da6c 100644
--- a/app/dsoc/projects/[id]/page.tsx
+++ b/app/dsoc/projects/[id]/page.tsx
@@ -20,7 +20,13 @@ import {
   MessageCircle,
   X
 } from "lucide-react";
+import { Swiper, SwiperSlide } from "swiper/react";
+import { Navigation, Pagination, Keyboard } from "swiper/modules";
+import "swiper/css";
+import "swiper/css/navigation";
+import "swiper/css/pagination";
 import "../../styles.css";
+import "./gallery.css";
 import DSOCNavbar from "../../components/DSOCNavbar";
 
 interface Mentor {
@@ -544,24 +550,36 @@ export default function ProjectDetailPage({ params }: { params: Promise<{ id: st
                     <ImageIcon className="w-6 h-6 text-[var(--dsoc-primary)]" />
                     Gallery
                   </h2>
-                  <div className="grid grid-cols-2 sm:grid-cols-3 gap-3">
-                    {project.gallery.map((url, i) => (
-                      <button
-                        key={url + i}
-                        type="button"
-                        onClick={() => setLightboxImage(url)}
-                        className="block border-4 border-[var(--dsoc-dark)] overflow-hidden hover:-translate-y-1 transition-transform"
-                        aria-label={`Open gallery image ${i + 1}`}
-                      >
-                        {/* eslint-disable-next-line @next/next/no-img-element */}
-                        <img
-                          src={url}
-                          alt={`${project.title} image ${i + 1}`}
-                          className="w-full h-36 sm:h-44 object-cover"
-                          loading="lazy"
-                        />
-                      </button>
-                    ))}
+                  <div className="dsoc-gallery-slider border-4 border-[var(--dsoc-dark)] bg-[var(--dsoc-light)]">
+                    <Swiper
+                      modules={[Navigation, Pagination, Keyboard]}
+                      navigation
+                      pagination={{ clickable: true }}
+                      keyboard={{ enabled: true }}
+                      loop={project.gallery.length > 1}
+                      spaceBetween={0}
+                      slidesPerView={1}
+                      className="w-full"
+                    >
+                      {project.gallery.map((url, i) => (
+                        <SwiperSlide key={url + i}>
+                          <button
+                            type="button"
+                            onClick={() => setLightboxImage(url)}
+                            className="block w-full bg-transparent border-0 p-0 cursor-zoom-in"
+                            aria-label={`Open gallery image ${i + 1}`}
+                          >
+                            {/* eslint-disable-next-line @next/next/no-img-element */}
+                            <img
+                              src={url}
+                              alt={`${project.title} image ${i + 1}`}
+                              className="w-full h-64 sm:h-80 md:h-96 object-cover"
+                              loading={i === 0 ? 'eager' : 'lazy'}
+                            />
+                          </button>
+                        </SwiperSlide>
+                      ))}
+                    </Swiper>
                   </div>
                 </div>
               )}