One of the most popular coaching institutes for engineering and medical entrance exams, FIITJEE, is currently facing intense scrutiny. It was recently revealed that FIITJEE coaching operators collected advance fees totaling INR 250.02 crore from 14,411 students across various states and suddenly closed their coaching centres in January without any prior notice. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) investigation revealed that students were asked to pay advance fees for academic sessions until 2028-29. Of this amount, around INR 206 crore was collected from students currently enrolled in ongoing batches. During raids conducted at the residence of coaching operator DK Goyal in Vasant Vihar, Delhi, and other locations, the ED seized several documents, INR 10 lakh in cash, and jewellery worth INR 4.89 crore, including many incriminating documents and digital devices.
According to the ED, the fee amounts were diverted to other accounts for personal gain, and further investigations are underway. The affected coaching centres were located in cities including Lucknow, Ghaziabad, Meerut, Noida, Prayagraj, Delhi, Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Faridabad, Gurugram, Mumbai, and others. A total of 32 centres were abruptly shut down without prior notice. The investigation revealed that INR 181.89 crore was collected from 9,823 students for the 2025-26 academic session, INR 47.48 crore from 3,316 students for the 2026-27 session, INR 17.07 crore from 1,008 students for the 2027-28 session, and INR 3.76 crore from 264 students for the 2028-29 session.