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Free DPDP course

Learn India's DPDP Act, clause by clause

12 short lessons on the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 and the DPDP Rules 2025, each with a quiz. Free, and no sign-up. Pass the final assessment and get a certificate in your name to share on LinkedIn, X or anywhere you like.

  • 12 lessons
  • About 70 minutes
  • 58 quiz questions
  • Free certificate
Start here: lesson 1 Open the dictionary

Checked against the official texts on 28 September 2026. A plain-English course, not legal advice.

How this course works

Three steps, repeated for each lesson.

  1. Step 1Read a short lessonFive to eight minutes, built from the Act and the Rules.
  2. Step 2Practise with a quizEvery answer shows why, with the section it comes from.
  3. Step 3Keep goingYour progress stays in this browser. No sign-up, no email.

The learning path

Twelve lessons in order, from what the Act covers to getting ready.

  1. Lesson 1: What the DPDP Act covers

    Which data and organisations the Act covers, and what it leaves out. 5 min5 questionsNot started

  2. Lesson 2: Who is who in the law

    Fiduciary, Principal, Processor, Consent Manager and the Board. 4 min5 questionsNot started

  3. Lesson 3: Consent and legitimate uses

    When you may process data: consent or a listed legitimate use. 5 min5 questionsNot started

  4. Lesson 4: The notice before consent

    The notice you must give before or with every consent request. 5 min5 questionsNot started

  5. Lesson 5: Consent in detail, Consent Managers

    Valid consent, withdrawal, proving consent, and registered Consent Managers. 7 min5 questionsNot started

  6. Lesson 6: Duties of a Data Fiduciary

    Security, breach notices, erasure, a published contact and grievances. 8 min5 questionsNot started

  7. Lesson 7: Children and persons with disability

    Parent or guardian consent, and limits on tracking and ads. 6 min5 questionsNot started

  8. Lesson 8: Significant Data Fiduciaries

    Extra duties: a data protection officer in India, audits, impact assessments. 5 min4 questionsNot started

  9. Lesson 9: Rights and duties of people

    Four rights, how requests and grievances work, and people's duties. 6 min5 questionsNot started

  10. Lesson 10: Sending data outside India

    When data may go abroad, and the conditions that can apply. 4 min4 questionsNot started

  11. Lesson 11: Board, penalties and appeals

    Who sits on the Board, inquiries, penalty caps and appeals. 8 min5 questionsNot started

  12. Lesson 12: Timelines and getting ready

    When each part starts, and how sector clocks run alongside. 7 min5 questionsNot started

Review what you have learned

Recalling an answer helps it stick better than reading it again.

Five questions drawn at random from the lessons you have finished. Nothing is scored against your lessons.

Finish any lesson's quiz to unlock review.

Get your certificate

Finished the lessons? Pass a 20-question final assessment (pass mark 80%).

At the end you get a certificate in your name, with your score and the date. Add it to your LinkedIn profile, post it on LinkedIn, X or WhatsApp in one click, or download the PDF and publish it anywhere you like. Anyone can check it is genuine from its QR code.

Take the final assessment
Sample FOCTTA certificate: Certificate of Completion, DPDP Act Foundations, with the learner's name, score, date, QR code and the FOCTTA seal
Sample certificate. Yours carries your name, score, date and its own ID.

Keep learning

Free references to use alongside the lessons.

DPDP dictionary Every term in the course, A to Z, in one plain sentence. Open the dictionary → DPDP basics The whole law in two minutes, for first-time readers. Read the basics → The official Gazette pack The Act, the Rules and the notifications, as published. PDF, 72 pages, 7.3 MB Download the free PDF ↓

A plain-English summary of the DPDP Act 2023 and DPDP Rules 2025, checked on 28 September 2026. It is not legal advice. For advice on your own situation, speak to a lawyer. For how FOCTTA helps with these duties, see FOCTTA Consent or check how ready you are.