India Stack & Digital Public Infrastructure Certification

The India Stack & Digital Public Infrastructure Certification is a free intermediate-level, 20-minute skill test from Science of Apps. It tests India Stack and digital public infrastructure (DPI) — the layered model of identity, payments and data, Aadhaar and eKYC, UPI architecture, VPAs, QR codes and interoperability, RuPay and UPI on credit, DigiLocker and eSign, the Account Aggregator framework and consent-based data sharing, ONDC and open commerce, the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, DPI principles of open standards and interoperability, global adoption through the G20 and partners, and building products on top of public rails — written to NPCI, UIDAI, RBI, ONDC and India Stack guidance for 2026 and 2027. Score 70% or more on its 20 questions to earn a verifiable India Stack & Digital Public Infrastructure certificate (SOA-ISDP). Every question is based on published standards and research — including India Stack: identity, payments and data layers (iSPIRT / India Stack), Unified Payments Interface (UPI) product overview and statistics (National Payments Corporation of India), Reserve Bank of India regulations and Account Aggregator framework (Reserve Bank of India) — and each answer is explained with its source.

Science of Apps offers a free India Stack & Digital Public Infrastructure Certification, written for 2026 and 2027. It tests identity and payments, data and commerce layers, governance, privacy and global DPI and ecosystem and impact with 20 original scenario questions in all, each naming its published source; you get an instant score and a verifiable certificate with a credential ID you can add to LinkedIn.

Read the four skill areas on this page, then take the 20-minute test online — no fee, course or sign-up. You see every answer explained when you finish. Score 70% or more and you get a India Stack & Digital Public Infrastructure certificate straight away, on screen, as a PDF and by email, with a credential ID anyone can verify.

Yes. The questions are original scenarios written by Science of Apps, and each one is based on a public source you can read: India Stack: identity, payments and data layers (iSPIRT / India Stack); Unified Payments Interface (UPI) product overview and statistics (National Payments Corporation of India); Reserve Bank of India regulations and Account Aggregator framework (Reserve Bank of India); Aadhaar: features, authentication and eKYC (Unique Identification Authority of India); Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC). The source is shown under each question and linked in the answer review. Science of Apps doesn't copy questions from other tests.

Four skill areas with five questions each, drawn from a bank of 10 per area so a retake brings new questions: Identity and Payments (Aadhaar and eKYC, UPI architecture and Payment innovation); Data and Commerce Layers (Account Aggregators, DigiLocker and eSign and ONDC); Governance, Privacy and Global DPI (DPI principles, Data protection and Global adoption and building products); Ecosystem and Impact (Financial inclusion, Credit and lending and Policy and markets). Every question is an original scenario written to the 2026–2027 standard, with the published source named under it.

Fintech or product professional in India, Policy or GovTech analyst, Founder building on public digital rails, Banking or payments professional and Student of development or digital economics. It suits students at leading universities, career switchers and experienced professionals who want quick, verifiable proof of India Stack & Digital Public Infrastructure knowledge in 2026 and 2027.

Students at national flagships and diaspora students at tier-1s abroad search for 'doing business in X' and local-market skills in their own language. Passing earns a founder-signed Science of Apps certificate with a credential ID and QR code that recruiters can verify.

Shared digital systems — such as identity, payments and data exchange — built on open standards, governed in the public interest and open to private innovation on top. India Stack is the best-known example.

UPI links bank accounts to virtual payment addresses so users can send and receive money instantly through any participating app, with NPCI operating the switch that routes transactions between banks.

Yes. The test is online, in English and free everywhere — people take it from India, the US, the UK, Europe, Africa, Latin America and Asia-Pacific. Your certificate is dated with your own local date and can be verified from anywhere at scienceofapps.com/certification/verify/.

20 questions — 5 from each of 4 skill areas — with a 20-minute limit. You need 70% (14 of 20) to pass and 90% for distinction.

We rate it Intermediate: assumes hands-on experience in the role. It has 20 scenario questions — 5 from each of 4 skill areas — and a 20-minute limit. You need 70% (14 of 20) to pass and 90% for distinction.

Nothing. There is no fee to take a test, to receive the certificate, to have it emailed or to verify it, and no sign-up.

On our server, not in your browser. The answers never reach the page until you submit, so a certificate can only be earned by passing. Each certificate gets a unique credential ID stored by Science of Apps.

You see your score for each area and every question with the correct answer and why, with the published source behind it. You can retake after 30 minutes, and the retake draws questions you haven't seen yet.

No. Every certificate is dated, so it always shows when you passed. Retake a test any time for a newer date or a higher score.

Yes. After you pass, Add to LinkedIn opens the Licenses & certifications form with the certificate name, Science of Apps as the issuer, the issue date, your credential ID and the verification link filled in. You can also download it as a PDF or PNG, and it's emailed to you as a PDF.

Every certificate has a credential ID and a QR code. Scanning it, or entering the ID at scienceofapps.com/certification/verify/, shows the holder's name, the certification, the score and the issue date from our records.

No. They are Science of Apps' own assessments of applied skill. They aren't issued by a university or standards body, and they work best alongside a portfolio that shows the skills in real work.