Extracted Data Points

  • Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) imposed penalty of ₹7,00,000 on Vajiram and Ravi IAS Study Centre LLP
  • Violation: Misleading advertisement through deliberate concealment of material information under Consumer Protection Act, 2019
  • Specific claims made by institute on website www.vajiramandravi.com:
  • "8 Rank Holders in the Top 10 are from Vajiram & Ravi"
  • "37 Rank Holders in the Top 50 are from Vajiram & Ravi"
  • "Fact: Every year, more than 30% of the officers selected through UPSC Civil Services Examination are students of Vajiram & Ravi"
  • CCPA investigation findings:
  • For "8 Rank Holders in Top 10" claim: 7 out of 8 candidates enrolled only in free Interview Guidance Programme
  • For "37 Rank Holders in Top 50" claim: 29 out of 37 candidates enrolled only in free Interview Guidance Programme
  • For "more than 30%" claim breakdown by year:
  • 2021: 86.36% of successful candidates enrolled in Interview Guidance Programme
  • 2022: 78.31% of successful candidates enrolled in Interview Guidance Programme
  • 2023: 97.56% of successful candidates enrolled in Interview Guidance Programme
  • 2024: 71.69% of successful candidates enrolled in Interview Guidance Programme
  • Interview Guidance Programme commences only after candidate has independently cleared Preliminary and Mains stages
  • CCPA has issued more than 60 notices to coaching institutes for misleading advertisements and unfair trade practices
  • Total penalties imposed by CCPA on coaching institutes: over ₹1.46 crore
  • Coaching institutes covered: UPSC Civil Services Examination (CSE), IIT-JEE, NEET, RBI, and other competitive examinations
  • Legal violations: Section 2(28)(iv) (misleading advertisement) and Section 2(9) (right to be informed) of Consumer Protection Act, 2019