 Advertisements for educational,

development or training institutions or

enterprises should not exaggerate or
mislead regarding the opportunities
supposedly awaiting those who enroll in
their courses.
 An educational institution is a place where
people of different ages gain an education,
including preschools, childcare, primary-
elementary schools, secondary-high schools,
and universities.
 whether that is a school, technical institution,
undergraduate college, private university or a
medical college.
 Brand Positioning is the Perception of your
program, school, or degree in the minds of your
customers and stakeholders.
 Brand Positioning
The "market space" a brand is perceived to
occupy; the part of the brand identity that is
to be actively communicated in a way that
meaningfully sets it apart from the
competition.
1. The Advertisement shall not state or lead the public
to believe that an institution or course or program is
official, recognized, authorized, accredited,
approved, registered, affiliated or has a legal
defined situation, unless the advertiser is able to
substantiate with evidence.

2. Advertisement offering a Degree or Diploma or

Certificate which by law requires to be accredited or
recognized or approved or endorsed by an Institute
or Authority shall have the name of that Institute or
Authority

 In case the advertised Institution or Program is not
accredited, recognized or approved by any mandatory
Authority, but is affiliated to another
Institution which is accredited, approved or
recognized by a mandatory Authority, then the full
name and location of the said Affiliated Institution
shall also be stated in the Advertisement

 The name and logo, if any, of the Affiliated

Institution, as indicated in 2b, shall be in same font
size as that of the Advertised Institution or Program
in visual media such as print, internet, hoarding,
leaflet, prospectus etc, including television. In audio
media such as radio or TV the name of the Affiliated
institution (if applicable), must be stated
3. Advertisement shall not state or lead the public
to believe that enrolment in the institution or program
or preparation course or coaching classes will provide
the student a temporary or permanent job, admissions
to institutions, job promotions, salary increase etc
unless the advertiser is able to submit substantiation
to such effect and also assume full responsibility
thereof in the same advertisement.

4. Advertisement shall not make claims regarding

extent of the batch placed, highest or average
compensation of the students placed, admissions of
students to renowned educational institutes, marks and
ranking of students passed out, testimonial of topper
students, affiliation with a foreign institution etc
unless they are substantiated with evidence.
 DeVry “deceptively claimed
that 90% of its graduates
actively seeking
employment landed jobs in
their field within six months
of graduation and that
graduates had 15% higher
incomes one year after
graduation on average than
the graduates of all other
colleges or universities,” the
FTC's complaint said.