AIQ Institute

Strands / Trust stream

10. Data, privacy, regulation, safeguards

Use AI without leaking, breaking the law or getting played.

The ladder, level by level

The modules listed against each level describe what a provider's curriculum is mapped against. The institute assesses and certifies; it does not teach them.

  1. 1Spark₹299

    Capabilities

    • Classifies data and knows what may leave the building
    • Spots a prompt that would leak

    Modules mapped to this level

    • Data classification; what may leave the building

    Assessment 25 min adaptive live oral and practical with the AI examinerPass mark 70%Validity 24 months

    Sit level 1 in strand 10
  2. 2Torch₹699

    Capabilities

    • Applies residency and jurisdiction rules; keeps data in-country
    • Pseudonymises and anonymises; understands re-identification risk

    Modules mapped to this level

    • Jurisdiction and residency: keeping data in-country; sovereign setups
    • Pseudonymisation and anonymisation; re-identification risk

    Assessment 45 min practical task in a live sandbox, then a vivaPass mark 70%Validity 24 months

    Sit level 2 in strand 10
  3. 3Beam₹1,499

    Capabilities

    • Applies DPDP, GDPR and sector rules to a real deployment
    • Writes procurement clauses for AI vendors

    Modules mapped to this level

    • DPDP, GDPR, sector rules (BFSI, health, government); procurement clauses

    Assessment 90 min performance exam in a live sandbox plus portfolio reviewPass mark 75%Validity 18 months, annual currency pulse

    Sit level 3 in strand 10
  4. 4Beacon₹3,999

    Capabilities

    • Defends against prompt injection, data leakage and model risk with audit trails
    • Runs AI incident response end to end

    Modules mapped to this level

    • Safeguards: prompt injection, data leakage, model risk, audit trails
    • AI incident response

    Assessment Portfolio, two-hour defended case, peer panel of twoPass mark 75%Validity 18 months, annual currency pulse

    Sit level 4 in strand 10
  5. 5Luminary₹9,999

    Capabilities

    • Designs compliance programmes for organisations
    • Examines candidates at levels 1 to 3
    • Licensed independent trainer for this strand

    Modules mapped to this level

    • Examiner practicum

    Assessment Panel of three human examiners, teaching demonstration, contribution recordPass mark Panel decisionValidity Annual contribution record

    Sit level 5 in strand 10
  6. 6NovaBy nomination

    Contribution

    Level 6 is the same in every strand: a documented contribution to the strand that others have adopted (a method, tool, dataset, curriculum, standard or published finding), examined by the standards council on nomination by two Luminaries.

    Assessment Standards council review, by nomination onlyValidity Lifetime, listed in the public register

Currency

This is a fast strand. It changes quickly, so its currency pulses matter most. Levels 3 and 4 need one 20 minute currency pulse a year to stay valid, and subscriptions cover every pulse in every strand.

Currency pulses and subscriptions · Fees and pass marks for every level