February

In India, criminal police verification reports are often the main, if not the only, component of a criminal background check. Ideally, they should help verify if an individual has been involved in any criminal activity and has pending criminal cases in jurisdictional police offices records. These reports involve checking records at the commissioner of police office|superintendent of police office and the local police station, as applicable, based on a candidate 's address and local or state regulations. However, there are specific challenges with these reports that render them less effective, often inaccurate, and potentially non-compliant with a variety of local, regional, and international regulations and guidelines.

A majority of the schools in the city say the police are yet to begin the verification process for their staff members, despite being given all the details.

fter the sexual assault of a girl student in a Bangalore East school, police had made background verification mandatory. The school managements were told to provide details of staff members along with their addresses to the police. This would be scrutinized and the files sent to the jurisdictional police station, from where the police would visit their homes. However, schools say that the process is yet to be completed.

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 7,500 companies in India, which operate just for providing fake employment and educational certificates. In India, the prevalent norm is for 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.