• Classify any RTI request against the 10 grounds of rejection in under 90 seconds.
• Draft a reasoned §7(8)(i) order with sub-clause + case citation — in a single paragraph that survives First and Second Appeal.
• Execute the §11 third-party procedure without procedural defects.
• Apply the post-14-November-2025 §8(2) framework to privacy balancing.
• Prepare a First-Appeal speaking order that cites both statute and precedent.
• Spot the 13 most common reasons SICs and High Courts overturn PIO orders.

Skills you will gain: Statutory drafting · §8(1) classification · Case-law citation · §7 timeline discipline · §11 third-party notice · §10 severance · §19 appellate orders · §20 penalty defence · DPDP-compliant privacy balancing.

1. Log in or create a free account. Enrolment is tied to your account so scores, attempts and certificates are saved.
2. Open the course dashboard and click Enrol. Takes one click.
3. Read each module (each links to RTI Wiki source articles for depth) — Mark as read when done.
4. Take the graded quiz for each module — 10 randomised questions, 70% to pass, unlimited attempts with a fresh randomised set each time. Quiz opens with a one-checkbox Honor Code.
5. Clear all 12 module quizzes to unlock the final exam.
6. Final exam: 25 questions drawn across modules · 15-minute timer · 3 attempts maximum · Honor Code + typed signature · tab-switching forfeits the attempt.
7. Earn your certificate — issued the moment you pass the final. Unique 10-character serial with a permanent verification URL.

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• Public Information Officers (PIOs) — at any rank, in any ministry, department, state authority, PSU, or urban local body
• First Appellate Authorities (FAAs) — officers one rank above a PIO, sitting on §19(1) appeals
• Deputy / Joint Commissioners who supervise PIO decisions
• Senior RTI advocates wanting a structured refresher on the 2023-2025 amendments
• Law and Public-Administration students
• Corporate compliance officers whose organisations are public authorities
• Every citizen who wants to understand how the sausage is made

Kushal Pathak — editor of RTI Wiki for 20 years, with 25 years of active RTI / administrative-law practice. Author of the canonical PIO Reply Guide, FAA Speaking-Order Guide, and the PIO / FAA Knowledge Base.

Built on top of the 20-year editorial corpus of RTI Wiki — 400+ practitioner articles, 200+ case citations, read by PIOs and FAAs across India, cited in Commission benches and writ filings. Every claim in the quizzes traces to a named judgment or a statutory sub-clause you can verify on this very site.

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A verifiable learner certificate with a unique 10-character serial and a permanent verify URL. Downloadable as PDF. LinkedIn-ready. Free. Not a statutory qualification — and we are upfront about that.

→ What the certificate is — and is not

• Online self-paced — 30 hours total across 12 modules (2-3 hours per module).
• Text + reading — each module links to detailed practitioner articles on RTI Wiki.
• Drafting templates — one or more per module.
• Graded quizzes — 10 questions, randomised from a large bank, 70% to pass.
• Tab-locked timed final — 25 questions, 15 minutes, 3 attempts.
• Progress tracked server-side — marks, attempts, completion tied to your My Learnings profile.
• “RTI Guardian 🏛” milestone when you finish all 12 modules AND the final exam.

Q1. Is there any payment involved?
No. The course is entirely free. There is no hidden charge, no trial period, no “upgrade”.

Q2. Is this course accredited?
No — and we are explicit about that on the certificate-value page. The certificate is a learner certificate, not a statutory qualification. Many training departments recognise self-certified CPD of this structure; check with yours.

Q3. Do I need to be a PIO to take the course?
No. Anyone serious about the Act is welcome — students, advocates, journalists, citizens.

Q4. Can I retake a quiz?
Yes — each module quiz has unlimited attempts. Each attempt is a fresh random set from a larger bank.

Q5. What about the final exam?
25 questions, 15-minute timer, maximum 3 attempts. Switching tabs or closing the window forfeits the attempt.

Q6. Will I need to register?
To enrol — yes. Enrolment is tied to your account so scores, attempts and certificates are saved. You can still read every module anonymously without enrolling.

Q7. Is the course in Hindi?
The first release is in English. A Hindi version is planned for late 2026.

Q8. How long does a module take?
Roughly 2-3 hours of reading + the 10-question quiz. Full course = 30 hours over your own timeline.

Q9. Does RTI Wiki make any money from the course?
Not from the course itself. The course has no ad slots. Our business model remains reader donation + light sponsored digest lines elsewhere on the site.

Q10. How is the certificate verified?
Each certificate has a unique 10-character serial. The verification URL is righttoinformation.wiki/verify/<serial>. Anyone can resolve your name and completion date without logging in.

• Course dashboard & quizzes — enrol and start
• Full curriculum — all 12 modules in detail
• Why trust this course
• What you get at the end
• Certification details
• About the instructor
• Free PIO / FAA knowledge base (course content draws from this)
• RTI Wiki AI — free chat

• Right to Information Act, 2005 (as amended 2019, 2023)
• Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 — §44(3) amending RTI §8(1)(j)
• Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025, notified 14 November 2025
• Supreme Court and High Court judgements cited across the 12 modules

Last reviewed: 21 April 2026. Launch: Q2 2026 · free, promotional offer