CCPA investigating 20 IAS coaching centers: The consumer protection agency CCPA announced on Monday that it is looking into 20 IAS coaching facilities for allegedly utilizing successful candidates’ names and images in false ads and unethical business practices to sway potential students.
In a statement to the media, the head of the Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA), Nidhi Khare, revealed that out of 20 institutions, Rau’s IAS Study Circle, Chahal Academy, IQRA IAS, and IAS Baba have all been fined Rs 1 lakh each. NEXT IAS, Drishti IAS, IQRA IAS, Vision IAS, IAS Baba, Yojana IAS, Plutus IAS, ALS IAS, Rau’s IAS Study Circle, and Dhishti IAS have all received notices, she continued.
“Notices have been received over the past 1.5 years for willfully hiding crucial data about accomplished pupils. While other cases are being investigated, we have penalized four centers, “added Khare.
Following the release of the UPSC (United Public Service Commission) exam results, a number of coaching facilities typically engage in a marketing blitz. Out of more than 10 lakh applicants, 900 students typically pass the UPSC exam each year, according to the speaker.
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A total of 933 applicants were suggested after the UPSC final results in 2022, the official claimed. Nonetheless, the total number of picks made by the 20 institutes greatly outperformed the UPSC’s recommendations. Many coaching facilities make the same claim that the rank holder is their student while purposely hiding crucial details.
According to her, the successful candidate may have received tutoring from several institutions for various courses as well as for the preliminaries or main tests. Additionally, according to Khare, they are not explicitly stating the courses they were registered for at the institute. Some students may have only participated in a “free mock interview,” but the institute says that if the students pass the UPSC, they are successful.
In order to safeguard the interests of potential candidates, it is crucial to disclose the kind of courses the successful student has taken with a certain institute. Otherwise, a prospective student enrolls for prelim coaching at a center with a poor track record for graduating pupils, she said. She stated that prospective candidates continue to receive tutoring from these facilities, wasting both their time and money.
“There will be less deception if there are sufficient disclosures,” Khare continued. The coaching sector currently generates roughly Rs 58,088 crore in market income in India, according to CCPA. Every year, almost 2 lakh students relocate to Kota, Rajasthan, while Delhi is frequently regarded as the center for UPSC-CSE coaching.
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