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CCPA Fines Vision IAS ₹11 Lakh for Misleading UPSC Ads in First Repeat-Offence Case

Investigators found the institute concealed course details, with only three of more than 119 cited achievers enrolled in its foundation programme.

Overview

  • CCPA said Vision IAS misrepresented UPSC CSE 2022–2023 results by implying top rankers took its premium foundation course.
  • Nidhi Khare confirmed this is the authority’s first penalty treated as a second contravention under the Consumer Protection Act, 2019.
  • Of 119-plus successful candidates featured on the website, only three were foundation enrollees while 116 had used limited services such as test series or mock interviews.
  • The advertisements were held to violate Section 2(28) on misleading ads, with the authority noting selective disclosures, lack of consent, and the lasting reach of website claims.
  • The action forms part of a wider crackdown, with 57 notices issued to coaching institutes and penalties totaling about ₹1.09 crore on 28 entities.