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The 3rd and main DPDP commencement date is computed as 13 May 2027, which is interpretation until officially confirmed.

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DPDP Rules 2025 · Rule 16

Exemption from Act for research, archiving or statistical purposes

Status
Not yet in force
Commencement
13 May 2027 · computed date, presented as interpretation until officially confirmed (how it is computed)
Source
Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025 (English section of Gazette No. 760) · G.S.R. 846(E) · Gazette page 30
Last verified
17 August 2026

What Rule 16 says, in plain English

Plain English

Not yet in force; the computed date is 13 May 2027, which is interpretation until officially confirmed. The summary below is what the provision says, not what is in force today. Status last checked 28 September 2026 against the MeitY library and India Code.

None of the Act's provisions apply to processing of personal data that is necessary for research, archiving or statistical purposes, so long as that processing is carried out in accordance with the standards specified in the Second Schedule. Both conditions, necessity and adherence to those standards, must be met.

How 13 May 2027 is computed, and why it could be 1 day later

Publication date 13 November 2025 printed on Gazette issue No. 760, plus eighteen months. The eGazette portal lists this document with a code embedding 14112025 and the Government's own PIB release states 14 November 2025, which would move the computed date by 1 day; the printed masthead date is used, and the interpretation label carries that uncertainty. The corrigendum wording change does not affect this computation.

Official text of Rule 16

Official requirement · verbatim

Rule 16. Exemption from Act for research, archiving or statistical purposes.The provisions of the Act shall not apply to the processing of personal data necessary for research, archiving or statistical purposes if it is carried on in accordance with the standards specified in Second Schedule.

Commencement basis · Rules 3, 5 to 16, 22 and 23

“Rules 3, 5 to 16, 22 and 23 shall come into force eighteen months after the date of publication in the Official Gazette.”

Wording as corrected by corrigenda G.S.R. 892(E).

Sources cited on this page

  1. [1]
    Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025 (English section of Gazette No. 760) (G.S.R. 846(E)), r. 16, p. 30. Published 13 November 2025. Official source ↗ Also on MeitY (byte identical) ↗ · Official requirement · Verified 17 August 2026Not yet in force; the computed date is 13 May 2027, which is interpretation until officially confirmed
  2. [2]
    Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025 (English section of Gazette No. 760) (G.S.R. 846(E)), r. 1, (4), p. 24. Published 13 November 2025. Official source ↗ Also on MeitY (byte identical) ↗ · Printed text, since corrected by G.S.R. 892(E); quoted as published · Verified 16 August 2026In force since 13 November 2025
    Rules 3, 5 to 16, 22 and 23 shall come into force eighteen months after the date of publication of this Gazette.
    As printed. Corrigenda G.S.R. 892(E) item (i)(b) corrects the closing words to read in the Official Gazette; the computation is unaffected.
  3. [3]
    Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025 (G.S.R. 846(E)), p. 1. Published 13 November 2025. Official source ↗ Also on MeitY (byte identical) ↗ · Interpretation, requires judgment · Verified 16 August 2026Document status: published; text subject to corrigendum G.S.R. 892(E)The calendar date 13 May 2027 is computed from the printed publication date and is presented as interpretation until officially confirmed.