“We consider this as an investment as background checks help in safeguarding organizational assets, promoting safety at workplace, reducing turnover owing to right hiring, safeguarding company reputation, avoiding legal action and inspiring confidence in customers and shareholders,” I strongly say.

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Antecedent verification”a must” for all the outsourced staff
By Dr.Mahboob ali khan Phd
The Uber case in New Delhi has revealed the murky underbelly of slapdash
background checks in India.
Uber is not alone. In a growing economy like India, companies are often seen in a
mad rush to hire in the hundreds. Tight timelines for hiring and cost-consciousness
often tempt recruiters to go easy on checks and verification.
And it is not hard to get fake documents in the country. There are close to 7500
companies in India, which operate just for providing fake employment and
educational certificates, according to a report by First Advantage, a background
screening company.
The company discovered this startling number during the process of education
verification on prospective hires that it conducted for its clients. Among the
discrepancies found in the second quarter of 2014, anomalies related to
employment, address and education antecedents were at 60.4%, 15.9% and 6.0%
respectively.
Who does these checks in India?
In India, the prevalent norm is for human resources (HR) to conduct a reference
check from past employment based on the information provided by a candidate. The
authentication of residential addresses, educational and criminal records is typically
outsourced to third party background verification companies.
These agencies usually take between seven and 10 days to give a report and charge
between Rs2,000 and Rs3,000 per candidate. The fee goes up in case of extensive
checks and for senior level hires.
Despite the growth in the number of screening agencies, most companies are yet to
give pre-employment background checks the importance it deserves.
“About 90% of organized sector undertake some form of checks while 95%
companies in the unorganized sector are still hiring without any background check,”
I reiterate.

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Learn from IT firms
Executives involved in background checks say IT and ITES, banking and financial
services and FMCG sectors are way ahead of their peers in sectors such as
telecommunications, manufacturing, retail, hospitality, healthcare, travel, education
and entertainment.
“We consider this as an investment as background checks help in safeguarding
organizational assets, promoting safety at workplace, reducing turnover owing to
right hiring, safeguarding company reputation, avoiding legal action and inspiring
confidence in customers and shareholders,” I strongly say.
IT companies such as Tata Consultancy Services, Infosys Technologies and Wipro
are known to show zero-tolerance towards corporate fraud and fraudulent
employees. Punitive actions include termination of services and blacklisting such
candidates and recruiters.
In fact, the industry body for technology companies, National Association of
Software and Services Companies, maintains a centralized database of IT and ITES
employees and third-party verified information on education, experience history and
personal details of these professionals.
“Job portals such as Naukri, Monster and communities such as CiteHR forums also
alert users of blacklisted candidates,” said Dhingra. “But this is not enough for
carrying out checks. There is no single platform for non-IT/ITES companies where
details of fraudulent candidates and recruiters can be found.”
Also, what makes the process of background verification difficult and cumbersome
is the lack of a centralised repository of information, defined processes and
procedures to conduct checks at educational institutes, police stations or courts.
But with newer forms of white collar crimes emerging, perhaps it is time that
companies go the extra mile and conduct thorough background checks on
prospective employees. Better to be safe, than sorry.

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CHARACTER AND ANTECEDENTS VERIFICATION FORM
Photo
Sr. Particulars
No.
1. Full name with aliases, if :
any
(Please indicate if you
have added or dropped at
any stage any part of
name or surname)
2. Present address in full, :
with police station and
district.
3. Home/ Permanent address :
in full with police station
and district.
4. Particulars of place with periods of residence where you have resided during
the preceding two years
Period Address in full with P.S and Distt.
From To
5. Father‟s name in full with aliases , if any Nationality:
Place of Occupation. Present Address Permanent Address
Birth (If employed give
designation and
office address)

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6. Applicant „s Nationality :

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7. Date of Birth: Age at Matriculation:
8. Two marks of :
identification
9. Educational Qualification showing places of education with yrs in school &
colleges since 15 yrs of age.
Name of School Period Examination Passed
/Colleges with full From To
address
HighSchool/SSC/Matric
Intermediate
Graduate
Post Graduate
10 Give full particulars with details of previous & present employments up-
to –date:
Period Designation Full name &address Nature of Reason for
of employment leaving
employer/organization previous
services
11. If the previous employment was under the
Govt. of India / State Govt.
Undertaking owned of controlled by Govt./ or
autonomous body/
University / local body, state briefly whether
you had been terminated/
Removed /dismissed from service on any
disciplinary proceedings/
Charges or had you been called upon to
explain your conduct in any matter before or at
a subsequent date of your actual termination/
Dismissal/removal retirement, etc.
12.a Have you ever been arrested? Yes No
b. Have you ever been prosecuted? Yes No
c. Have you ever been kept under detention? Yes No
d. Have you ever been bound down? Yes No
e. Have you ever been fined by a court of law? Yes No

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f. Have you ever been convicted by a court of Yes No.
law?
g. Is any case pending against you in any court of Yes No
law?
h. Whether discharged/expelled withdrawn from Yes No
any training institution under the govt. or
otherwise?
13. Names & address of two responsible persons 1.
other than relatives to whom you are known.
2.
I certify that the following information is correct and complete to
the best of my knowledge and belief. I am not aware of any
circumstances, which might impair my fitness for issue of PIC for airport
entry.
Counter signature of Signature of applicant
Employer/ authorized Date________________
Signatory with stamp Place________________