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They also cannot falsely represent that students’ success solely attributable to the coaching centre, create a false sense of urgency or fear of missing out that may heighten anxieties or use any other practices that may mislead consumers, according to the proposed guidelines.
“The draft guidelines for prevention of misleading advertisement in the coaching sector have been framed after detailed deliberations with all stakeholders including coaching institutes, law firms, Government and Voluntary Consumer Organizations (VCO’s) and are now being put up for public consultation,” the Department of Consumer Affairs said in a statement.
It has sought public comments by March 16 on draft guidelines for prevention of misleading advertisements in the coaching sector.
The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) conducted a stakeholder’s consultation on Misleading Advertisement in Coaching Sector in January, which was attended by Department of Personnel & Training (DoPT), Ministry of Education, Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA), National Law University (NLU) Delhi, FIITJEE, Khan Global Studies and Ikigai Law, the statement added.
Among other conditions, the CCPA said that the coaching centres should clearly state the extent of the coaching involvement in their success and the objective of the guidelines is to protect consumers from misleading advertisements in the coaching sector and would be applicable to every person engaged in coaching.Misleading advertisements by the coaching sector will be governed as per the Consumer Protection Act, 2019 and the proposed guidelines will bring clarity to the stakeholders and protect consumer interests.
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