100% Free Virtual Internship • 4 Weeks • Project-Based

The DPDPA Virtual Fellowship & Internship

A 4-week, project-based self virtual internship designed for software engineers, law students, and cybersecurity researchers to build practical, production-grade privacy infrastructure.

Program Fee

100% Free

Zero tuition or hidden costs

Duration

4 Weeks

Project-based sprints

Format

100% Virtual

Self-paced & flexible

Credential

Certificate

Verifiable digital credential

Why Join the DPDPA Project Internship?

India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 represents the largest regulatory shift in modern Indian tech history. Startups, BFSI institutions, and enterprise applications urgently need engineers and legal technologists who understand how statutory requirements translate into production systems.

This program is completely free and purely project-based. Instead of passive video lectures, you will spend 4 weeks building open-source SDKs, drafting 22-language privacy notices, engineering client-side PII scanners, or mapping dual-clock incident workflows that you can showcase on your CV and GitHub portfolio.

Choose Your 4-Week Specialization Track

Select a track to view curriculum details and pre-fill your application.

Already applied? Submit Capstone Project

Engineering Track

Privacy Engineering & Mobile SDKs Selected

Build client-side consent banners, implement fail-closed ShieldGate purpose gating, and create local-first offline queue syncs without data exfiltration.

Flutter (shield_consent)React NativeTypeScriptOn-Device Hashing

Capstone: Ship a functional open-source mobile compliance module or sample DPDPA-ready application.

Legal-Tech Track

Statutory Legal-Tech & Notice Design

Decode MeitY Gazette notifications, design accessible itemised privacy notices in constitutional Indian languages, and eliminate deceptive dark patterns.

Section 5 Notices22 Eighth Schedule LanguagesAnti-Dark Pattern UXRoPA Mapping

Capstone: Publish a statutory notice repository and multi-lingual consent design system ready for production deployment.

Security Track

Security Auditing & In-Browser PII Discovery

Engineer pattern matchers and algorithmic validators for Indian identifiers (Aadhaar, PAN, Voter ID, UPI IDs, Driving Licenses) running client-side.

In-Browser PII ScanningVerhoeff ChecksumIndian IdentifiersZero-Egress WASM

Capstone: Contribute custom regex and validation logic to client-side PII Scanner modules with full test coverage.

Operations Track

DPO Operations & Incident Simulation

Construct operational workflows coordinating dual regulatory incident timers, build grievance escalation matrices, and map nominee rights under Section 14.

CERT-In 6-Hour ClockDPB 72-Hour NoticeDSR SLAsGrievance Redressal

Capstone: Draft a court-ready breach incident tabletop runbook and simulated DSR dispute resolution file.

4-Week Project Roadmap

Structured weekly project goals to guide you from statutory foundations to certified capstone delivery.

Week 1

Track Selection & Statutory Foundations

Cohort onboarding, selecting your specialized track, and deep-diving into DPDPA 2023 statutory requirements and the DPDP Rules 2025.

Week 2

Architecture & Implementation Sprint

Hands-on project work: write code, design compliance schemas, or formulate statutory notice systems with guidance from privacy architects.

Week 3

Peer Review & Security Hardening

Cross-track review sessions, statutory gap analysis, verifying zero-exfiltration boundaries, and refining project documentation.

Week 4

Project Showcase & Certification

Submit your final capstone repository or statutory report. Receive an official cryptographically verifiable certificate of completion.

What You Gain Upon Completion

Verifiable Digital Credential: Cryptographically signed certificate with unique serial ID verifiable on our sovereign portal.

Public Portfolio Artifact: A functional open-source GitHub repository or statutory publication to showcase to employers.

Hands-on Architecture Skills: Real-world experience with Flutter consent SDKs, React Native purpose gating, and PII scanning.

Expert Mentorship & Curriculum: Direct curriculum guidelines, reading materials, and review feedback from privacy architects.

Cohort Registration • 100% Free Virtual Internship

Apply for Your 4-Week Specialization Track

Complete this form to receive your track curriculum, repository starter kit, and personal capstone submission token.