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Professional Certificate Programme on the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 and DPDP Rules, 2025

Four expert-led online modules across two January weekends, covering the DPDP framework, rights and consent, corporate compliance, and AI, IPR and technology.

Dates

9, 10, 16 & 17 January 2027

Delivery

Online · Google Meet

Format

Two consecutive weekends

Learning

4 live modules

Presented by NyayaNova in collaboration with Aarambh Judicials, with Open It Tech as technology partner. This compact programme connects the statute with professional contexts through live teaching and focused doubt clearing.

Dates
9, 10, 16 & 17 January 2027
Mode
Online · Google Meet
Duration
Two consecutive weekends
Structure
Four modules. Each module includes two hours of teaching and 15–20 minutes of doubt clearing, about nine hours of live learning overall.
Class times
Class start times and time zone are to be confirmed.

Who should attend

  • Law students building a foundation in privacy and data-protection law.
  • Lawyers developing advisory, drafting and compliance-oriented understanding.
  • Corporate legal teams working across HR, IT, marketing and vendor functions.
  • Compliance professionals translating legal duties into internal processes.

Four modules, two weekends

Module 1 · 9 Jan 2027

DPDP Framework and Regulatory Architecture

  • Evolution from the SPDI Rules to the DPDP Act; structure, scope and territorial reach.
  • Data Principal, Data Fiduciary and Data Processor roles; the Board and Consent Managers.
  • Applicability, exemptions, the DPDP Rules, 2025 and the data lifecycle.

Module outcome: Map the DPDP framework and identify who is regulated, for what and by whom.

Module 2 · 10 Jan 2027

Data Principal Rights, Consent and Duties

  • Access, correction, erasure, grievance redressal and nomination.
  • Notice, consent, legitimate uses, withdrawal and Consent Managers.
  • Children’s data, parental consent and duties of the Data Principal.

Module outcome: Evaluate a notice-and-consent flow and handle rights requests against the statute.

Module 3 · 16 Jan 2027

Corporate Compliance and Governance

  • Fiduciary duties: accuracy, security safeguards, retention, erasure and breach response.
  • Significant Data Fiduciaries, governance and processor/vendor contracts.
  • Cross-border transfers, grievance redressal, Board proceedings and enforcement.

Module outcome: Outline an internal readiness plan covering governance, contracts and incident response.

Module 4 · 17 Jan 2027

AI, IPR, Technology and Careers

  • AI training data, deployment, automated decisions and data-protection considerations.
  • Privacy by design, minimisation, intellectual property, confidentiality and licensing.
  • Privacy counsel, data-protection, compliance and AI-governance career pathways.

Module outcome: Understand emerging privacy and AI-governance roles and the road ahead.

Class start times and time zone are to be confirmed.

What you will take away

  • Understand the structure, scope and key concepts of the DPDP framework.
  • Recognise core legal and compliance issues in personal-data processing.
  • Evaluate data-protection considerations in corporate, contractual and technology contexts.
  • Connect privacy with AI, intellectual property and emerging technologies.
  • Build a foundation for privacy and data-protection career pathways.

Your instructor

Arpi Jain

Advocate, legal educator; Founder & Director, Aarambh Judicials

The programme brochure identifies Arpi Jain as the instructor and describes her work across legal education, litigation and judicial-services preparation.

Faculty information supplied in the programme brochure.

Choose your programme option

Course only

₹1,999

  • Four live teaching modules
  • Doubt clearing after each module
  • Certificate of Completion on successful participation
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Course with study material

₹2,499

  • Everything in the course-only option
  • Structured study material aligned with the modules
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Fees are quoted in the supplied brochure. Fees are inclusive of GST at 18%.

Assessment & certification

No examination or separate practical assessment.

Certificate of Completion on successful participation. The exact attendance threshold is to be confirmed.

Recording availability is to be confirmed.

Frequently asked questions

Is study material included?

Structured study material is an optional add-on with the ₹2,499 package. The course-only option is ₹1,999.

Is there an examination?

There is no examination or separate practical assessment.

How are the sessions delivered?

Online through Google Meet on 9, 10, 16 and 17 January 2027. Class start times and the time zone are to be confirmed.

What certificate is offered?

The brochure offers a Certificate of Completion on successful participation. The exact attendance threshold is to be confirmed.

Are recordings provided?

Recording availability for this programme has not been confirmed.

How do I register?

Open the registration page to check availability, enter your details, review your package and applicable terms, and follow the payment steps. Your place is confirmed only after your payment is verified.

Partners & programme support

For programme support: +917906023133 · +918979415423

Registration

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Refund requests are accepted until registration closes on 8 January 2027, 11:59 pm IST. 18% of the amount paid is deducted from any approved refund. Full terms: Course fees, refunds and cancellations.

Registration deadline: 8 Jan 2027

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