Maharashtra FYJC website crashes again

First round registration deadline now May 25

SMIMER, SMIMER student suspended, SMIMER student suspended for assaulting woman, Ahmedabad news, Gujarat news, India news, Indian express, Indian express India news, Indian express IndiaPart two of the admission form was originally supposed to be filled between May 21 and May 22. However, the website crashed for a few hours on May 21 and the deadline was extended till May 23. (Representational)
Written by: Soham Shah
2 min readPuneMay 22, 2026 10:37 PM IST First published on: May 22, 2026 at 10:37 PM IST

Maharashtra First-Year Junior College (FYJC) admission website crashed for a few hours on May 22, the second such incident in two days. Following the crash, the timeline for the registration for the first round of admissions has been pushed back by two more days till May 25, a circular by the Directorate of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education announced.

Mahesh Palkar, Director of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education, explaining the reason behind the website crash told The Indian Express, “A large number of users were spending considerable time on the two links provided on the website to search for colleges and available admission seats, which was causing heavy load on the website. After this issue was noticed, the concerned links were removed and the information has now been made available in PDF format. The registration deadline has also been pushed back by two days.”

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Part two of the admission form was originally supposed to be filled between May 21 and May 22. However, the website crashed for a few hours on May 21 and the deadline was extended till May 23. Now, with the website crashing on the second day as well, the deadline has been pushed to 6 pm on May 25.

Thereafter, college allotments for students (first-round allotment) will be announced on May 29. Students who receive admission will be able to complete document verification and confirm their admission at the allotted college between May 29 and June 3. The schedule for the second round will be announced on June 5.

In part 2 of the form, candidates can select up to 10 junior colleges as preferences for admission. A total of 1,136,650 candidates have registered for the admission process so far, according to information provided by the Directorate. Over 21.98 lakh seats are available for admission across the state.

Soham Shah is a Correspondent Read More

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