Mahavachan Utsav 2025: Registration, Last Date, Login and Latest Update

Books have always been the foundation of knowledge and imagination. In an era in which smartphones and social media dominate young minds, the Maharashtra government has launched Mahavachan Utsav-a large-scale festival of reading-to reconnect children to the joy of reading.

Mahavachan Utsav began in 2024 as no ordinary academic program; it is a literary movement that has an involvement of schools, students, teachers, and parents. Mahavachan Utsav started with the simple, powerful mandate to make reading a habit – not a task.

Mahavachan Utsav

The term “Mahavachan” translates to “great reading,” or “mega reading,” and “Utsav” means festival. Hence, Mahavachan Utsav means the festival of reading. In August 2024, the Maharashtra State School Education Department commenced the festival. The festival is conducted at the local school, taluka, district, and state levels, encouraging lakhs of students.

During the festival, each student selects books they wish to read, makes their best effort to read the books, and then writes a reflection (summary) about what they learned. They also record a 1-minute audio file or video file summary reflection about their learning experience, which is then uploaded through the official portal for public transparency and accountability.

By engaging students in both reading and presenting their reflections, we are actually achieving two essential goals. They are to create a culture of reading for youth and to showcase communication and expression.

Mahavachan Utsav

Objectives of Mahavachan Utsav

The Mahavachan Utsav is not just an event for reading a few books, but is driven by educational and social objectives. The following are the primary objectives:

Aims to promote reading

The Mahavachan Utsav aims to promote reading habits among the students by encouraging them to read stories, novels, biographies and poems. These genres of reading help students widen their imagination and develop creativity.

Improves comprehension and communication

Writing their reflections and verbally presenting summaries on books helps children improve their written and oral communication.

Decreases dependency on screens

Children are increasingly developing an addiction to smartphones. The Mahavachan Utsav creates an alternative for students to replace that screen with a book, if only for some time, at least once a day.

Who is Eligible to Participate?

Participation is open to all students (all types) from Maharashtra to participate in the Mahavachan Utsav in specific ways.

Eligible Classes: Students in Classes 3 – 12 can participate.

Divided into 3 groups:

  • Group 1: Class 3-5
  • Group 2: Class 6-8
  • Group 3: Class 9-12

Registration Only Schools: Students can not register on their own. Students’ schools must first register and create an account on the portal. Once the school registers, it can then pre-register students.

This will allow for equal representation and systematic assessment at all levels.

How Schools Can Register Students Online?

Let us now move on to the most important aspect, the manner in which students can be registered online.  The government of Maharashtra has established a convenient portal for the process.

Step 1: Visit the State Website

  • Navigate to Official Website

Step 2: School/User Registration

  • Click on “School/User Registration”
  • Complete details including:
  • Name of the Headmaster, mobile and email ID
  • UDISE code (unique ID for schools)
  • School details-name, district, taluka, type of management, medium
  • Total number of students
  • User ID & Password (to be created)

Step 3: Login Process

  • Return to the homepage
  • Click on “User Login”
  • Please input your User ID and Password to access the school dashboard.

Step 4: Adding Student details

  • Click “Create New” to add a student
  • Please provide your name, class, and group (3-5, 6-8, or 9-12)
  • Enter details of the book (Name and author)

Step 5: Uploading Reflection + Audio/Video

  • Upload a 150-200-word reflection/summary
  • Upload a 1-minute audio or video of the student summarising the book

Step 6: Save & Submit Final

  • After each upload, save the entry
  • Complete review of entries before submission
  • After submission, entries go for evaluation at the school level

Advantages of Mahavachan Utsav for Students

The festival is not simply a competition but rather a life-enriching experience for students. Join me and unpack the potential benefits:

Helps with Vocabulary and Language Development

Reading every day allows students to see new words, sentence framing, and expressions, helping with their entire thought process.

Builds Critical Thinking Skills

When students write reflections, they don’t just regurgitate summaries but analyse, interpret, and form opinions, increasing their critical thinking skills.

Builds Confidence

When presenting their book summaries through video or audio recordings, they learn to overcome their fear of the stage, as well as develop public speaking skills.

FAQs

What is Mahavachan Utsav?

Mahavachan Utsav is a literary festival initiated by the Maharashtra government aimed at fostering a culture of reading among students in Classes 3 through 12.

How can schools register their students?

Schools can register on mahavachanutsav.org, log in with their UDISE code, and upload student reflections and audio/video presentations.

What documents will be used for registration?

Schools will need their UDISE number, and students will submit a reflection of 150–200 words and a 1-minute audio/video.

Can individual students register directly?

No. Only the schools can register students through the official portal.

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