# Learn the DPDP Act, free: 12 short lessons | FOCTTA > A free course on India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 and the DPDP Rules 2025: 12 short lessons with quizzes, no sign-up. Web page: https://foctta.com/learn This Markdown copy has the same content as the web page. Built 2026-10-14. --- 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](https://foctta.com/learn/what-the-act-covers) [Open the dictionary](https://foctta.com/glossary) 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 1 **Read a short lesson** Five to eight minutes, built from the Act and the Rules. 2. Step 2 **Practise with a quiz** Every answer shows why, with the section it comes from. 3. Step 3 **Keep going** Your 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 min 5 questions Not started (https://foctta.com/learn/what-the-act-covers) 2. Lesson 2: Who is who in the law Fiduciary, Principal, Processor, Consent Manager and the Board. 4 min 5 questions Not started (https://foctta.com/learn/the-roles) 3. Lesson 3: Consent and legitimate uses When you may process data: consent or a listed legitimate use. 5 min 5 questions Not started (https://foctta.com/learn/lawful-grounds) 4. Lesson 4: The notice before consent The notice you must give before or with every consent request. 5 min 5 questions Not started (https://foctta.com/learn/notice) 5. Lesson 5: Consent in detail, Consent Managers Valid consent, withdrawal, proving consent, and registered Consent Managers. 7 min 5 questions Not started (https://foctta.com/learn/consent-and-consent-managers) 6. Lesson 6: Duties of a Data Fiduciary Security, breach notices, erasure, a published contact and grievances. 8 min 5 questions Not started (https://foctta.com/learn/fiduciary-duties) 7. Lesson 7: Children and persons with disability Parent or guardian consent, and limits on tracking and ads. 6 min 5 questions Not started (https://foctta.com/learn/children-and-disability) 8. Lesson 8: Significant Data Fiduciaries Extra duties: a data protection officer in India, audits, impact assessments. 5 min 4 questions Not started (https://foctta.com/learn/significant-data-fiduciaries) 9. Lesson 9: Rights and duties of people Four rights, how requests and grievances work, and people's duties. 6 min 5 questions Not started (https://foctta.com/learn/rights-and-duties) 10. Lesson 10: Sending data outside India When data may go abroad, and the conditions that can apply. 4 min 4 questions Not started (https://foctta.com/learn/cross-border) 11. Lesson 11: Board, penalties and appeals Who sits on the Board, inquiries, penalty caps and appeals. 8 min 5 questions Not started (https://foctta.com/learn/board-penalties-appeals) 12. Lesson 12: Timelines and getting ready When each part starts, and how sector clocks run alongside. 7 min 5 questions Not started (https://foctta.com/learn/timelines-and-readiness) ## 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. Start a 5-question review Finish any lesson's quiz to unlock review. Clear my progress (it is kept only in this browser) ## 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](https://foctta.com/learn/certificate) ![Sample FOCTTA certificate: Certificate of Completion, DPDP Act Foundations, with the learner's name, score, date, QR code and the FOCTTA seal](https://foctta.com/learn/certificate-sample.jpg) 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 → (https://foctta.com/glossary) DPDP basics The whole law in two minutes, for first-time readers. Read the basics → (https://foctta.com/dpdp-basics) The official Gazette pack The Act, the Rules and the notifications, as published. PDF, 72 pages, 7.3 MB Download the free PDF ↓ (https://foctta.com/downloads/foctta-dpdp-gazette-pack.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](https://foctta.com/consent) or [check how ready you are](https://foctta.com/readiness).