Identity Verification

Identity verification helps employers confidently validate a candidate’s core personal details, ensuring transparency and trust in the hiring process. It serves as the foundation for further background checks such as criminal and credit screening. WORKOPEDIA also supports employment eligibility verification to help organizations stay compliant across regions.

Comprehensive identity validation using government-issued credentials

• Aadhaar-enabled digital identity authentication
• PAN-based statutory identity validation
• Passport-driven national and international identity verification
• RTO-issued driving license authentication
• Advanced photo ID and facial recognition matching
• Optional biometric-based identity confirmation for enhanced security

Address Verification

Smart Address Validation optimizes workforce onboarding by authenticating a candidate’s residential details, ensuring precision and legitimacy while removing inconsistencies in location information. Accurate address confirmation enables organizations to hire with confidence, mitigate verification risks, and speed up the onboarding process.

Physical Address Verification

Validation of a candidate’s residence (current, permanent, or previous) through a direct site visit, involving interactions with the candidate, family members, neighbors, housing society authorities, or co-occupants using a predefined questionnaire.

Digital Address Validation (with Geocoding)

Confirming candidate addresses through geocode matching between mapping tools and data provided by the candidate or their authorized contact.

Education Verification

WORKOPEDIA thoroughly authenticates all educational information provided by candidates. Education verifications confirm academic history, including attendance periods, subjects studied, and grades achieved, by cross-checking school records or third-party sources.

Verify Academic Credentials

• Degree & Diploma Verification – Confirm the authenticity of academic degrees and diplomas.
• University/Institution Validation – Cross-check credentials directly with the issuing institution.
• Marksheet & Grade Authentication – Validate marks, grades, and academic performance records.
• Course Duration &Enrollment Check – Ensure the candidate’s study period and enrollment details are accurate.
• Year of Passing Confirmation – Verify the official graduation or completion year.
• Anti-Fraud Measures – Detect falsified, tampered, or fraudulent certificates.
• Complete Educational History Verification – Ensure all academic records are genuine, reliable, and trustworthy.

Hire Confidently with Employee Verification

As false claims about work history become more frequent, implementing a strong screening process is crucial.
Comprehensive Employment Verification includes:

• HR Contact Verification – Confirm details with previous employers or HR representatives.
  Employment Tenure Validation – Verify the duration of employment at past organizations.
• Designation Confirmation – Authenticate the candidate’s job title and roles held.
• Reason for Leaving Verification – Confirm the stated reason for job separation.
• Salary Verification (Optional) – Validate compensation details, if required.
• Performance Feedback – Gather insights on work performance from previous supervisors or colleagues.

Reference Verification

Reference verification involves validating key employment details such as tenure, designation, and graduation timelines. This in-depth process cross-checks declared information against authentic records, serving as a value-added layer alongside education and employment verification. It provides an objective assessment of a candidate’s prior work history, performance, and professional conduct.

Professional and personal reference verification

• Employer and professional reference interviews
• Character and integrity validation
• Workplace ethics assessment
• Role-specific skill confirmation
• Behavioral pattern analysis
• Structured verification report

Criminal Court Record Check

Recruiting without thorough criminal background checks can put an organization at risk, from internal security issues to reputational harm. Conducting criminal record verification is essential to protect your workplace and uphold trust across your organization and industry.

Court Record Validation offers a complete view of a candidate’s criminal and civil litigation history, if any. Checking court records enables you to make informed hiring decisions

Comprehensive Criminal Record Verification includes:

• Police Database Search – Accessing law enforcement databases to verify criminal history.
• Court Records Check – Examining judicial records for past cases or judgments.
• FIR / Charge Sheet Verification – Validating filed complaints or charges against the candidate.
• Pending Cases Identification – Detecting ongoing criminal proceedings or investigations.
• Multi-State Coverage – Ensuring verification across multiple jurisdictions or states.
• Confidential Reporting – Providing sensitive findings securely and discreetly.
• End-to-End Criminal Screening – Complete criminal record validation for reliable hiring decisions.
• National & Regional Record Checks – Ensuring coverage across local, regional, and national databases.
• Legal History Authentication – Confirming the authenticity of any past or ongoing legal matters.
• Advanced Risk Screening – Proactively identifying potential threats through criminal background checks.

Police Clearance Certificate

The Police Clearance Certificate (PCC) is a vital safeguard that reinforces organizational trust and integrity, verifying a candidate’s clean criminal background before they become part of your workforce.

• Strengthen organizational security with verified criminal background screening.
• Ensure alignment with legal, regulatory, and industry benchmarks.
• Inspire stakeholder confidence through rigorous due-diligence practices.

Drug Testing

Drug screening enables employers to determine whether a candidate has been under the influence of prohibited substances or performance-enhancing agents, supporting safer and more reliable hiring decisions. Drug screening helps you to

• Promote a secure, high-integrity, and drug-free work environment.
• Enable early identification of substance use risks.
• Prevent workplace impairment and productivity loss.
• Reduce the hidden costs of negligent or unsuitable hires.

Credit History Check

Financial credibility is a key indicator of trust for roles in banking, finance, and regulated environments. Our advanced Credit Verification service provides a holistic evaluation of a candidate’s credit standing, supporting confident, risk-aware hiring decisions.

Financial credibility & credit risk verification

• CIBIL credit score verification
• Loan delinquency and default tracking
• Credit card repayment history validation
• Active liabilities and debt exposure analysis
• Financial stability risk assessment
• Encrypted, confidential credit report

Global Database Check

Database verification has emerged as a widely adopted and highly effective approach to pre-hiring background checks, offering greater accuracy and speed than conventional processes. In line with prevailing legal frameworks, we mandate transparent communication with candidates and obtain formal consent before conducting any verification. This ensures full adherence to data privacy regulations and responsible use of applicant information.

Our global data intelligence screening reviews:

• Criminal case databases and watchlist records
• Credit reporting data (subject to local laws)
• Regulatory enforcement actions and complaints
• Digital footprint and media-based misconduct indicators
• Adverse public information and reputational risk data

Form 16 Verification

The Form-16 verification service authenticates the tax details submitted by candidates by validating reported income and statutory deductions reflected in Form-16. This check is essential for roles that demand transparency and accuracy in an employee’s financial disclosures.

By validating the accuracy of Form-16 information, organizations can prevent inconsistencies that may impact payroll processing or statutory tax compliance.

EPFO-Employer Check

Our EPFO Employer Verification service validates employer contributions to the Employees’ Provident Fund Organization (EPFO), supporting the evaluation of financial stability and statutory compliance of prospective employers or business partners.

By validating EPFO contributions, organizations can confirm adherence to statutory obligations, gaining assurance in the employer’s financial governance and commitment to employee benefits.

EPFO-Employee Check

The EPFO Employee Verification service validates a candidate’s compliance with EPFO regulations by confirming provident fund contributions. This check substantiates employment history and financial records, offering a comprehensive overview of the candidate’s employment credentials.

By verifying EPFO contribution records, organizations can support informed hiring decisions, particularly for roles that demand financial accountability and adherence to statutory requirements.

UAN Background Verification (includes dual employment detection)

In today’s dynamic hiring landscape, dual employment and moonlighting are increasingly prevalent, posing potential risks to organizations. WORKOPEDIA’s Digital UAN Background Verification enables seamless UAN checks to identify undisclosed dual employment or unauthorized secondary engagements. Strengthen your hiring decisions with dependable UAN verification and protect your workforce with confidence.

The UAN Check is essential for positions that demand comprehensive verification of an employee’s adherence to statutory and regulatory requirements.