Law and legal education
Applied DPDP Act course for law students and compliance teams
Teachrity's applied DPDP Act course combines 37 micro-lessons (about 4.5 hours) with live voice client-advisory simulations, breach and consent notice checklists, and rubric evaluation. It prepares law students, privacy teams and HR or compliance leads for practice under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023 and the 2025 Rules.
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What the course covers
Consent and notice, purpose limitation, data principal rights, breach response and the split between data fiduciary and data processor duties, applied to realistic company scenarios.
Voice client advisory
Students advise an anxious founder or HR head, ask clarifying questions and give a practical checklist. The AI client pushes back with cost and time concerns.
Legal timeline
As of October 2026, the Rules were notified on 14 November 2025 with staged commencement: Rule 4 takes effect 14 November 2026 and the core notice, consent, security, retention and rights provisions on 14 May 2027. Check current notifications before advising.
Outcomes
Learners complete checklists and a rubric-scored advisory session that employers and faculty can review.
Sample exchange
A startup founder asks about a data breach
AI founderA vendor leaked 5,000 customer emails yesterday. Do I have to tell anyone?
LearnerFirst, what categories of data were involved and where are your users located?
AI founderNames and emails, India only.
LearnerYou will need to notify affected users and the Board as the Rules require, and record the steps you took.
Illustrative script written to show the format. It is not a transcript of a real learner.
Scenarios in this track
1 practice scenarios sit under this topic. Open any to see the situation a learner rehearses.
Compliance Training Role Play Assessment
An employee is asked by a customer to bypass a required check in order to complete a transaction quickly.
Frequently asked questions
Is this legal advice?+
No. It is applied training. Learners should verify current law and take professional advice for real matters.
Who should take the course?+
Final-year law students, junior associates, privacy officers and HR or compliance leads.
What do learners take away?+
Completed checklists, a rubric-scored advisory session and a record of the 37 micro-lessons. Ask Teachrity about the current form of any completion credential.
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