In December 2024 India’s Central Consumer Protection Authority fined three coaching institutes for misleading claims about the civil services exam. Vajirao & Reddy Institute had claimed “617 selections out of 933.” StudyIQ IAS had claimed “120+ selections.” Each of the two was fined 7 lakh rupees.
In 2025 the authority fined Vision IAS 11 lakh rupees. It had claimed “7 in Top 10 and 79 in Top 100 selections in CSE 2023.” By then the authority had fined 28 coaching institutes.