Extension towards Adoption and Implementation of Cybersecurity and Cyber Resilience Framework (CSCRF) for SEBI Regulated Entities
SEBI/HO/ITD-1/ITD_CSC_EXT/P/CIR/2025/45
The record
| Reference | SEBI/HO/ITD-1/ITD_CSC_EXT/P/CIR/2025/45 |
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| Issued by | Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) |
| Instrument type | Circular |
| Date of issue | 28 March 2025 |
| Status | In force |
| Binds | Extended compliance timelines by three months, to 30 June 2025, for all REs except MIIs, KRAs and QRTAs. |
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What it says
- Extends the CSCRF compliance timeline by three months, to 30 June 2025.
- Excludes MIIs, KRAs and QRTAs from the extension — their timelines were never moved.
- Superseded in practice by the second extension of 30 June 2025, which moved the same deadline again to 31 August 2025.
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Instruments that change what this one requires
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- SEBI CSCRF SEBI/HO/ITD-1/ITD_CSC_EXT/P/CIR/2024/113 — SEBI regulated entities, graded into five categories with obligations scaled to the category.
- Second extension, June 2025 SEBI/HO/ITD-1/ITD_CSC_EXT/P/CIR/2025/96 — Moved the CSCRF deadline to 31 August 2025, again excluding MIIs, KRAs and QRTAs.
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