Course dashboard — DPDP Act 2023 + Rules 2026 Crash Course

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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

  1. Module 1 — RTI Act 2005 architecture (§3 right, §6 application, §7 timelines, §8 exemptions, §10 severability, §19 appeals, §20 penalty)
  2. Module 2 — Drafting your first RTI: the format, the fee, the right authority
  3. Module 3 — Reading PIO replies + drafting the §19(1) First Appeal
  4. Module 4 — Section 8 exemptions in detail with case-law (Girish Deshpande, Subhash Agarwal, Bhagat Singh)
  5. Module 5 — DPDP Act 2023 impact + post-November 2025 amendments
  6. Module 6 — Strategic + advanced moves: Lokpal/Lokayukta interface, civil-court writs, cohort-specific deep dives

Tools you will use

Foundational case law you will master

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
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