Cyber Safety Quiz 2026: free e-certificate from I4C and MyGov - ends 10 November
Ten questions, five minutes, and a free e-certificate. For Cyber Awareness Month 2026, the Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C) under the Ministry of Home Affairs is running the Cyber Safety Quiz 2026 on MyGov, built around the scams people actually face - digital arrest frauds, phishing links, fake job offers and QR code tricks. The quiz is open till 10 November 2026, 11:45 pm, and every participant gets an e-certificate. We checked the live quiz page on 29 October 2026.
Quick facts
- What it is: per the official MyGov quiz page, the Cyber Safety Quiz 2026 is run by the Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C), Ministry of Home Affairs, in collaboration with MyGov, as part of Cyber Awareness Month 2026.
- Who can play: all Indian citizens. A free MyGov login (mobile number or email) is required before starting.
- Format: 10 multiple-choice questions in 300 seconds (5 minutes), in English only. Each participant gets one attempt - multiple entries can lead to disqualification, so play when you have a quiet five minutes.
- What you get: every participant receives an e-certificate of participation. The terms also describe a system-generated random winner selection among entries with all correct answers submitted in time; the page lists no cash prize.
- What it covers: real-life situations drawn from digital arrest scams, investment fraud, phishing, fake job offers, malicious links and apps, online shopping fraud, QR code scams and social media fraud - with the habit the campaign wants you to remember: Stop. Think. Then Take Action.
- Deadline: the quiz page lists 19 October 2026, 12:00 pm to 10 November 2026, 11:45 pm. The live page still showed Login to Play Quiz when we checked on 29 October.
How to play
- Open quiz.mygov.in/quiz/cyber-safety-quiz-2026 on your phone or computer.
- Log in or register on MyGov with your mobile number or email - keep your profile details accurate, as the terms require.
- Tap Play Quiz when you are ready: the 300-second timer starts immediately.
- Answer the 10 questions and submit. Per the quiz page, participants will receive an e-certificate of participation (we did not play, so we have not tested how it is delivered).
The same page carries the reminder worth keeping even after the quiz: if you lose money to a cyber fraud, call 1930 immediately and report it at cybercrime.gov.in. The first hours matter - see our guide on reporting online fraud in the first hour for why speed changes what banks and police can recover.
Sources checked 29 October 2026:
- MyGov: Cyber Safety Quiz 2026 (organiser, dates, format, terms, e-certificate)
- MyGov (Government of India citizen engagement platform)
- National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal (helpline 1930)
Explainer by AiCoN - not a government publication. Details can change; check quiz.mygov.in.