Course dashboard — RTI for Activists & NGOs
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Modules
What you will learn — module overview
This course is free, online, and citizen-first. It is structured for self-paced study with practice exercises after each module. There are no quiz-gates or paywalls. By completing the course you receive a verifiable RTI Wiki certificate.
Course modules
- Module 1 — RTI Act 2005 architecture (§3 right, §6 application, §7 timelines, §8 exemptions, §10 severability, §19 appeals, §20 penalty)
- Module 2 — Drafting your first RTI: the format, the fee, the right authority
- Module 3 — Reading PIO replies + drafting the §19(1) First Appeal
- Module 4 — Section 8 exemptions in detail with case-law (Girish Deshpande, Subhash Agarwal, Bhagat Singh)
- Module 5 — DPDP Act 2023 impact + post-November 2025 amendments
- Module 6 — Strategic + advanced moves: Lokpal/Lokayukta interface, civil-court writs, cohort-specific deep dives
Tools you will use
- AI RTI Drafter — for live RTI drafting practice
- First Appeal Builder — for §19(1) appeals
- Timeline Tracker — for §7(1) deadline alerts
- Citation Formatter — for proper case citations
Foundational case law you will master
- CPIO Supreme Court v. Subhash Chandra Agarwal (2020) 5 SCC 481
- Girish Ramchandra Deshpande v. CIC (2013) 1 SCC 212
- Anjali Bhardwaj v. UoI (2019) 9 SCC 199
- Bhagat Singh v. CIC (Delhi HC 2007)
- Adesh Kumar v. UoI (Delhi HC 2014)
Citations and sources
- Right to Information Act, 2005 — full text
- DPDP Act 2023 + DPDP Rules 2025 (in force 14 Nov 2025)
- NCPRI — civil-society RTI campaigns