DPDP Act Compliance Roadmap: 2026 & 2027 Deadlines
The DPDP Rules 2025 commence in tranches, and two future dates are routinely quoted together as though both were general compliance deadlines. They are not. 13 November 2026 commences Rule 4 alone — Consent Manager registration. 13 May 2027 brings the duties that bind every Data Fiduciary. This guide separates them: three objectives for the first date, ten for the second, the detail behind each, a
What Indian organisations must achieve by 13 November 2026 and 13 May 2027 under the DPDP Act — 13 objectives, the detail behind each, and a progress checklist.

