Yievinyii Naga
President Hiekha+ NagaNext Education Services Kohima
Across Nagaland, many of you are stepping into one of the most critical decision making phases of your life. This is where choices begin to shape your direction, and with it comes pressure family expectations, comparisons, confusion, and fear of making the wrong move. At this exact moment, the noise around you becomes overwhelming. Your phone fills with advertisements, social media pushes college promotions again and again, and messages scream limited seats left, last date approaching, confirm now, act fast. Everything feels urgent, as if your entire future depends on how quickly you respond. It does not. Do not panic. Do not rush.
This is where many students make one of their biggest mistakes. They get pulled into pressure created by consultancies and flashy promotions without stopping to question what is real. Let’s be clear there are genuine consultancies that truly guide students, but there are also many that survive by creating fear and urgency just to make money. They will tell you seats are running out, push you to block a seat immediately, and make it sound like if you do not act today, you will lose everything. Then comes the part most people ignore consultancy fees. Huge amounts are demanded under different names admission processing, seat confirmation, priority access. Many students and parents pay without questioning, simply because they are afraid of missing out.
Understand this clearly most colleges do not require you to pay heavy consultancy fees for admission. Pause and ask yourself why am I paying this fee, is this mentioned on the official college website, can I apply directly without this middle person. If there are no clear answers, that is not guidance, that is a warning sign. Before trusting anyone, go to the official website of the college, read everything carefully, check if the institution is recognized, look at the courses, fee structure, and admission process. If possible, call the college yourself and verify. Do not let anyone rush you into making instant payments.
Sit down with your parents, talk openly, ask questions, and reach out to seniors who have actually studied there. Real experiences will always be more honest than advertisements. In Nagaland, education is not just an expense, it is a sacrifice. Parents give their time, energy, and hard earned money with the hope that their children will build a better future. Do not let that sacrifice be wasted on unnecessary consultancy fees or false promises.
And remember this your future is not decided in one rushed decision. Taking time to think, verify, and choose wisely is not a delay, it is strength, it is maturity, it is responsibility. Be calm, be alert, be wise. Not everything that shouts is real, not everything that is fast is right. Choose with clarity, not fear. Your future deserves nothing less.
(PS the writer has been in the education business for more than 10 years has seen many students exploited with lucrative claims and parents paying extra money .So he Started Hiekha NagaNext Initiatives as an NGO and no admission fees are charged and neither consultancy fees from the students )
