# CPGA — Certified Privacy Governance Associate

> CPGA is a proposed foundational privacy governance credential by the Data Privacy Council (DPCI), an initiative of Paryoma Foundation, a Section 8 not-for-profit institution.

Canonical website: https://cpga.in/
Content updated: 2026-11-01

## Programme facts

- Status: in development; enrolment is not open.
- Planned as a paid credential; fees, eligibility, question count, format, duration, dates, pass criteria and renewal arrangements are unfinalised.
- Proposed focus: privacy principles, India’s DPDP framework, organisational governance and foundational implementation judgement.
- Course completion does not automatically award the credential.
- CPGA is not currently a mandatory prerequisite for CPIP.
- No government approval, accreditation, legal-practice authorisation, organisational compliance certification or employment guarantee is claimed.
- Enquiries prepare unsent local drafts; they do not submit information or register interest.
- Preparation scenarios are illustrative, not official examination questions.

## Pages

- [CPGA overview](https://cpga.in/): Explore CPGA, DPCI’s foundational privacy governance credential in development. Discover the proposed DPDP curriculum, assessment and preparation resources.
- [Curriculum](https://cpga.in/curriculum/): Explore CPGA’s ten proposed competency domains, from privacy foundations and India’s DPDP framework to governance, security, controls and audit readiness.
- [Assessment](https://cpga.in/assessment/): Understand CPGA’s proposed knowledge and scenario assessment, separate credential award, and intended impartiality, accessibility and appeals arrangements.
- [Preparation resources](https://cpga.in/preparation/): Start CPGA preparation with a study planner, curriculum overview, governance glossary and illustrative workplace scenarios with explanations. No enrolment needed.
- [FAQs](https://cpga.in/faqs/): Find clear answers about CPGA’s development status, planned paid certification, proposed assessment, eligibility, preparation and relationship to CPIP.
- [Enquiries](https://cpga.in/enquiries/): Explore individual, team, faculty and institutional interest in CPGA. Prepare an unsent enquiry draft; online registration and submission are not yet open.

## Additional information

- [Full public-page text](https://cpga.in/llms-full.txt)
- [Sitemap](https://cpga.in/sitemap.xml)
- [Data Privacy Council](https://dataprivacycouncil.in/)

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