Delhi students issue guidelines for freshers
Source: The Sangai Express / Ninglun Hanghal

New Delhi, May 31 2012: With the announcement of admission to various colleges and institutions, it is once again a season for students from the North East to step out of the State for higher education.

Many parents are preparing to send their wards outside the State in pursuit of excellence and better opportunity with one of the most sought after destinations being the national capital, Delhi.

Responding to this momentum, student organisations in Delhi, such as the Kuki Students' Organization, Siamsinpawlpi, have started issuing guidelines and notifications for the new comers.

Several student bodies, the Manipur Student Association, Delhi, Naga Student Union, Mizo Zirlai Pawl, are gearing up to set up 'help desk' in Delhi University campus to help students coming from the North East States.

"This year we expect about 200 � 300 fresh students to be registered with the KSO," said Lamtinthang Haokip, president of the KSO, Delhi.

An approximate of about 600-700 student come for admission every year from Manipur alone.

"Not all of them are selected for admission as their marks in the secondary exam is one deciding factor for securing a berth in Delhi's colleges," said the student leader.

Speaking of the need for help desk, Haokip said, "newcomers need help from seniors who are already experienced in handling social environment here in Delhi" .

Explaining the problems faced by students from North East, the student leader stated that most of the NE students do not speak Hindi and therefore find it difficult to communicate with the registration processes.

Often there are many incidents where the local people give wrong information to the freshers leaving the students helpless and confused.

Many of them ultimately ended up without getting registration and thus no admission" Haokip informed.

Besides the registration or admission process, freshers from North East are confronted with odds while looking for accommodation�house rent or hostel, particularly with the girls as the environment are not welcoming to new people, who look different, dress differently, eat different kinds of food and could not speak the local langauge, Hindi.

The help desk is basically set up to address all these problems.

"We counsel them at the time of registration.

Give them advice to act diligently in the new environment, not to venture out alone and get a local guardian" said the Student leader.

One of the reason for large number of student pouring in from the North-Eastern states, according to Haokip is the job opportunity after studies.

The national capital provides quality education, exposure to different kinds of knowledge/advancement apart from academic study.

Besides these factors, the student leader stated "it is due to job insecurity/unavailability in our Northeast states, especially in Manipur" .

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