The launch of the GRCP program marks FCRF’s most comprehensive attempt to respond to India’s evolving digital governance challenges.
With mandates now emerging from the RBI, SEBI, IRDAI, and CERT-In, alongside systemic laws such as the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, organizations across the country are confronting a compliance environment that is expanding faster than their internal capabilities.
GRCP is positioned at this very intersection—where legal obligations, cybersecurity mandates, and risk-management frameworks converge.
Designed as a four-week immersive training, the program is curated to provide professionals with both strategic and operational mastery of Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC). Its curriculum spans Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA), MITRE ATT&CK-enabled risk analysis, SOC governance, RBI’s ‘Free-AI’ auditing framework, and the emerging compliance requirements for cloud adoption and digital payments.
“India is entering a phase where risk and compliance will no longer be optional competencies—they will define business resilience,” an FCRF Trainer explained.
Building on Past Success: From CCMP With CERT-In to CCLP
The GRCP program arrives on the heels of major national successes for FCRF’s training ecosystem.
Earlier this year, FCRF delivered back-to-back cohorts of the Certified Cyber Crisis Management Professional (CCMP), the Certified Data Protection Officer (CDPO), and the recently concluded Certified Cyber Law Practitioner (CCLP)—all of which saw participants from civil services, law-enforcement agencies, regulators, banks, and Fortune 500 companies.
These programs helped cement FCRF’s reputation as one of India’s leading training institutions in the cyber governance and legal compliance space. The organization’s emphasis on Indian regulatory context—rather than generic international content—has been widely credited for its adoption across government and industry. The GRCP certification now extends this approach into the heart of institutional governance.
A National Push: Partnership with NIELIT in Presence of the IT Minister
FCRF’s growing national profile was underscored earlier this year when it signed a significant MoU with NIELIT (MeitY) in New Delhi. The ceremony—presided over by Union Minister for Electronics and IT Ashwini Vaishnaw—brought government recognition to FCRF’s training architecture.
The partnership aims to co-develop skilling programs for India’s cybersecurity and compliance workforce, including modules on AI governance, cyber law, forensics, and sectoral regulations.
For the GRCP launch, this MoU serves as both a seal of credibility and a signal of India’s need for an institution-backed compliance workforce.
“India’s regulatory capacity must grow in step with its digital ambitions,” FCRF’s Chief Mentor Prof. Triveni Singh noted during the event. “Programs like GRCP help create the human infrastructure needed for secure digital transformation.”
Preparing Professionals for the Compliance Roles of Tomorrow
The GRCP program has been designed for a wide audience: CISOs, compliance officers, auditors, legal professionals, Infosec leaders, policy analysts, and students transitioning into risk and governance roles.
Its value proposition rests on translating complex regulatory directives into actionable frameworks that organizations can deploy.
Participants will gain:
- Mastery of RBI, SEBI, IRDAI and CERT-In directives
- Deep understanding of the DPDP Act, 2023
- Hands-on exposure to MITRE ATT&CK for risk assessments
- Practical training in SOC governance, SIEM, SOAR and incident reporting
- Experience in building hybrid risk-management frameworks using ISO/NIST
- Implementation-level understanding of Zero Trust Architecture
In a country where regulatory non-compliance can result in penalties, reputational damage, and operational disruption, GRCP offers what many organizations now regard as a business-critical skillset.
Industry experts say the timing could not be more relevant.
“India’s financial, digital, and cloud infrastructure is moving faster than its compliance workforce,” noted a senior risk consultant. “A program like this fills an urgent and widening gap.”
A Certification Designed for the Decade Ahead
With cyber incidents rising, digital payments expanding, and AI-driven systems entering mainstream business processes, India is on the cusp of regulatory transformation.
In this landscape, organizations will increasingly require professionals who can translate mandates into governance strategy, bridge the gap between legal and technical teams, and ensure institutional resilience.
FCRF’s GRCP program positions itself as that bridge.
As registration opens, early demand suggests that India’s compliance community sees this as more than a certification—it is a pathway into the future of risk and governance. Interested participants can CLICK HERE to register now.
For FCRF, which has trained thousands of professionals across its CCMP, CDPO, and CCLP initiatives, the launch of GRCP may mark its most impactful contribution yet to India’s digital regulatory ecosystem.
