Foundations & Exam Prep
A study path that starts at first principles and ends at the certificate. Build the fundamentals chapter by chapter, then practise against the full 272-question exam bank and sit the timed examination.
Outcomes
Concrete capabilities you carry away - not just knowledge, but what to do with it.
Master the vocabulary and structure of the Act
Practise with the real question bank
Pass the timed certification exam
Earn a verifiable certificate
The curriculum
About 160 minutes of focused study, each module tied to the sections it draws from.
Start with the vocabulary and scope that the whole exam is built on.
Data Principal (the individual), Data Fiduciary (decides purpose and means), Data Processor (acts on instructions) and the Data Protection Board (the regulator).
Digital personal data, the meaning of “processing”, and the Section 3 application - including extra-territorial reach - are perennial exam fodder.
Both are consent-centric and rights-based, but DPDP is leaner: no separate “sensitive data” tier, and it uses “legitimate uses” rather than the GDPR's six bases.
Takeaway - Lock the four roles, Section 3 scope, and the GDPR contrast - they anchor everything else.
Learn by doing
Warm up for the exam. Lock the vocabulary, then fire through quick-recall questions in the style of the real paper.
Quick-fire recall. Pick the answer the Act supports.
An Indian user's data is processed by a company in Singapore that offers services in India. The Act is…
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