The story so far: On October 23, the Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) said that it was probing 20 IAS coaching institutes for making misleading claims in their advertisements and for unfair trade practices. Four of the twenty institutions have already been slapped with a penalty of Rs 1 lakh.
The institutes being probed are accused of making misleading or incomplete disclosure about the testimonials in their advertisements. CCPA observed that institutes use pictures and names of top rank holders and successful candidates to influence potential aspirants, without disclosing the nature of their enrolments.
