Coaching Institute file
Vision IAS
- Registered as
- AjayVision Education Pvt Ltd
- Headquarters
- New Delhi
- Operates under
- Private, unaffiliated — no regulator approves a coaching centre
- Exams
- UPSC Civil Services
- Website
- Visit ↗
The only institute on this site with an adverse record on every criterion we could assess. A ₹11 lakh regulatory penalty for misleading advertising — which CCPA's Chief Commissioner described as the first penalty imposed for a second offence — sits alongside a published policy stating fees are simply not refundable, and a Bhopal centre that students and the Free Press Journal reported shut mid-course without notice.
The arithmetic
Every point, and why
Everything starts at 100. Below is every point we cut, the rule that caused it, and the document it came from. None of it is our opinion.
Government Record
30/100Fines and orders against them from a government body, board or university.
Admission & Bribes
Not assessedDonation or bribe asked for a seat. Seats given outside the normal process.
We have no document about this, so we do not score it. That is not a pass.
Fees & Extra Charges
Not assessedMoney charged that was never in the fee list. Unapproved hikes. Forced buying.
We have no document about this, so we do not score it. That is not a pass.
Refunds
10/100What their refund policy says, next to the rule they are supposed to follow.
Your Certificates
Not assessedKeeping your original documents. Not giving your TC, migration or marksheet.
We have no document about this, so we do not score it. That is not a pass.
Teaching & Facilities
25/100Classes, teachers, labs and hostels you paid for but did not get.
Safety
Not assessedRagging, beating, harassment, or a building that is not safe.
We have no document about this, so we do not score it. That is not a pass.
Advertising
35/100Ads a government body has found to be misleading.
What They Tell You
40/100What they show you before you pay — fees, teachers, and whether they are even recognised.
When You Complain
30/100How they behave when you complain, and whether they have a complaint cell at all.
Each score above comes only from the cuts listed under it. The overall 33/100 is our published call on Vision IAS — weighing those 6 checked areas together with how serious the record is. It is not a simple average. How we grade →
The public record
4 documents on file
Every source below is linked, so you can check it yourself. This is everything behind the grade above — there is nothing else.
- 01Regulatory orderOrder dated 18 December 2025
CCPA imposes ₹11 lakh penalty for misleading advertisements
In Case No. CCPA-2/30/2024-CCPA, the Central Consumer Protection Authority — Chief Commissioner Nidhi Khare with Commissioner Anupam Mishra — directed Vision IAS (AjayVision Education Private Limited) to pay a penalty of ₹11,00,000 for a subsequent contravention in respect of misleading advertising on its own website, to desist from further such publication, and to file a compliance report within 15 days. The claims held misleading were "7 in Top 10 & 79 in Top 100 SELECTIONS IN CSE 2023" and "39 in Top 50 SELECTIONS IN CSE 2022", displayed with the names, photographs and ranks of successful candidates. The Authority found the institute disclosed the course taken by one advertised topper but concealed the courses taken by the others, creating the impression that all were GS Foundation classroom students: of the 119-plus candidates claimed for CSE 2022 and 2023, only 3 had taken foundation courses, while 116 had opted for test series, one-time mock tests or mock interviews. CCPA also found the institute could not produce consent forms authorising use of those candidates' names and photographs, and rejected its "limited creative space" defence as factually incorrect and unacceptable. Violations were recorded under sections 2(28)(i), (iii) and (iv) of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019 and penalised under section 21(2). PIB announced the order on 25 December 2025.
- 02Regulatory orderOrder dated 22 January 2025 — under appeal
Earlier CCPA penalty of ₹3 lakh over a UPSC CSE 2020 result advertisement
CCPA imposed a penalty of ₹3,00,000 over the advertised claim "10 in Top 10 selections in CSE 2020 from various programs of Vision IAS". The Authority found the institute named the course taken by the CSE 2020 topper — GS Foundation Batch Classroom Student — but concealed the courses chosen by the other nine advertised candidates. Of those nine, one had taken a foundation course, six had taken Prelims or Mains test series, and two had taken only the Abhyaas one-time test. CCPA recorded from fee receipts that the foundation course cost ₹1,40,000 while the Abhyaas one-time prelims mock test cost ₹750. IMPORTANT: the December 2025 order records that Vision IAS has challenged this January 2025 order before the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission. This penalty is therefore under appeal and is not final. We have not established the outcome of that appeal.
- 03Service delivery16 July 2026
Bhopal centre reported shut mid-course without notice
As reported by the Free Press Journal on 16 July 2026, and according to the students who filed the police complaint: students enrolled in the offline UPSC programme at the Bhopal centre were told on 1 July that the centre was closing briefly for electrical maintenance and classes would resume on 7 July. They returned to find a 'To-Let' board on the building. More than 50 students in a single batch had paid roughly ₹1.5 lakh each — about ₹75 lakh across the batch — and reported receiving approximately 14 days of offline teaching since January. The institute stopped responding to calls, then offered either online-only classes or a partial refund with a 25% deduction described as maintenance charges. Students filed a written complaint at Govindpura police station seeking resumption of classes or a full refund. The building owner, Kamlesh Tiwari, said the institute vacated after failing to clear dues of ₹40–45 lakh in rent since January, about ₹4.5 lakh in electricity and ₹1–1.5 lakh in water charges. A faculty member, Anubhav Sharma, said the centre was temporarily closed and expected to reopen, without giving specifics; management did not respond to repeated contact attempts.
SourcesFree Press Journal ↗ - 04Published policyRetrieved 28 July 2026
Published refund policy states fees are not refundable
The institute's own published Refund and Cancellation Policy states that once enrolled, it "shall not refund the money", and that funds cannot be transferred to another student. Where a course change is permitted, a minimum 25% administrative deduction applies and the balance is retained as credit toward another Vision IAS course rather than returned. No refund timeline is stated for course fees. The Ministry of Education's January 2024 guidelines require a pro-rata refund within 10 days when a student leaves mid-course.
Their policy vs the standard
What they promise, and what you are owed
What Vision IAS says
“Once enrolled for any course/class/material with Vision IAS, Vision IAS shall not refund the money.”
The published policy also applies a minimum 25% administrative deduction when a student changes course, with the balance retained as credit toward another Vision IAS course rather than returned.
Read their policy ↗Retrieved 2026-07-28
What the rule for a coaching institute says
If you paid the full fee and leave the course midway, they must refund the fee for the remaining period within 10 days. That includes hostel and mess fees, if you paid them.
Guidelines for Regulation of Coaching Centres, 2024, Ministry of Education, Government of India, January 2024. A summary of the Education Ministry’s coaching rules, not the exact words. Source ↗
These are national guidelines that states are asked to adopt. They are not a criminal law on their own. The route that actually works for one student is the Consumer Protection Act, 2019 — poor service and unfair trade practice — through the helpline and the consumer commissions.
What students say
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Reviews are the opinions of individual students and are checked before publication. They are not findings of this site or of any regulator, and they have no effect whatsoever on Vision IAS's grade — that comes only from the documents above.
Right of reply
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