| As she awaited her Visa interview call from the US embassy, the news that the educational consultant Planet Education has been raided by IT officials has dampened her spirits. |
| Two leading educational consultants including Take Off Education from the city were raided on Friday by IT officials for not disclosing the commission they were receiving from overseas universities. |
| "I am worried because once the image of my consultant is marred, the consulate may create a problem in my visa interview. Besides I can't do anything about it as I have already filed for my VISA application," she said. |
| Another student Manisha Patel said, "Definitely, I am a worried. I think they should not have done it." |
| Manisha had filed her Visa applications for Australia from the educational consultant that was raided today. |
| However Hardhik Vagh who is applying for a Master in Research in Electronics and Communications from RMIT in Melbourne differs by saying, "I don't think these developments will affect my Visa chances. Students from Planet have had a good Visa success rate." |
| Another student Vikram Singh who has got his visa for Australia also holds similar views. |
| Vikram said, "Educational consultants are just a mediator. The university has approved these consultants and it is their look out as it is a business. As long as students visa chances are not affected, we can't blame them." |
| Some of the students were caught unawares when they learnt that the consultants pocketed commission from these universities. |
| "When there are so many universities coming for spot admission, the consultants must be getting some benefits. But I never knew that they were getting commission," Vaidehi adds. |
| (Some names have been changed to protect students' identity) |
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