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I’m Priyajit Debnath, a study abroad counselor, and for more than a decade I’ve been sitting across tables from Indian students and parents trying to make sense of overseas education planning. TOEFL comes up very early in these conversations. Not because students love exams, but because the moment TOEFL enters the picture, the journey to study abroad starts feeling real. Money is involved, dates matter, and mistakes suddenly cost more than stress. Over the years, I’ve noticed that students are rarely confused about what TOEFL is. They’re confused about the process around it. Fees, rescheduling rules, cancellation conditions — these are the things that cause anxiety. So let me explain this the same way I do in real counselling sessions, without exaggeration or sales talk. Why TOEFL fees feel complicated for students Most students preparing for foreign education assume TOEFL is just another test fee. What they don’t realise initially is that it’s usually the first irreversible step in th...