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Check Overview
The Identity Verification check authenticates the individual government IDs a candidate submits during onboarding. We validate Aadhaar via OTP or offline eKYC XML, PAN against Protean/NSDL, and Passport, Voter ID and Driving Licence against their issuing authorities, then reconcile the name and date of birth across every document. OCR extracts the data, face match and liveness confirm the person is present for remote joins, and tamper detection flags forged or edited scans. Every check runs on explicit candidate consent, with no raw ID numbers retained after the result is confirmed.
Typical turnaround
Real-time to 24 hours
Verification method
Government-source ID validation with OCR, face match and tamper detection
5+
ID document types covered
Real-time
Aadhaar & PAN validation
99%+
OCR extraction accuracy
0
Raw ID numbers retained
Every data point validated at source — so you can hire with confidence, not assumptions.
Aadhaar validated through OTP-based or offline XML eKYC on explicit candidate consent, confirming the number is live and the demographic details match the person.
PAN authenticated against the Protean/NSDL source, confirming the number is valid and active and that the registered name matches the candidate's declared identity.
Passport file number and holder details verified against the issuing authority, checking validity, expiry and the name and date of birth on the document.
Voter ID (EPIC) confirmed against electoral records and Driving Licence validated against the issuing RTO for status, class and holder particulars.
Name and date of birth cross-matched across every submitted document to surface mismatches, aliases or transposed details before onboarding proceeds.
For remote joins, a live selfie is matched to the photo on the ID with liveness detection, confirming the genuine holder is present and not a static image.
A structured verification process — from candidate consent to a signed, audit-ready report.
The candidate gives explicit consent and submits their ID documents through a secure, encrypted upload or self-capture flow.
No check begins without recorded consent.
OCR reads each document, values are validated against Aadhaar eKYC, PAN, Passport, Voter ID and RTO sources, and face match confirms a remote candidate.
Real-time for Aadhaar and PAN.
Name and DOB are cross-matched, tamper flags reviewed, and a clear verified or discrepancy outcome is issued, after which raw ID numbers are purged.
Auditable result, no data hoarding.
Confirm the person joining is the same identity on the documents, preventing ghost workers, stolen IDs and proxy candidates from entering your payroll.
OCR and tamper detection expose edited scans, mismatched fonts and cloned IDs that a manual eyeball review of a PDF will routinely miss.
Results are drawn from issuing authorities and eKYC sources, not the candidate's word, giving you an auditable basis for every hiring decision.
Built on explicit consent and data minimisation, with encrypted handling and no raw ID retention, so identity checks stay compliant under the DPDP Act 2023.
Identity verification is the foundation of every background check. Before you confirm where a candidate studied, worked or lived, you need proof they are who they claim to be. Profiden's individual identity verification check authenticates the core government-issued documents used across India for hiring: Aadhaar, PAN, Passport, Voter ID and Driving Licence. Each document is checked for authenticity, then reconciled against the others so a single false identity cannot slip through onboarding.
This is the candidate-level ID document check, distinct from a full KYC or address programme. Its job is narrow and rigorous: prove the person behind the application is real, consistent and traceable to a legitimate record.
Different roles call for different proof, so we verify the identity documents that matter most in Indian recruitment:
Every document is treated as a claim to be tested, not a form to be filed.
The process combines automated data validation with document-level scrutiny. OCR extraction reads the uploaded ID and pulls out name, date of birth, document number and issue details, removing manual transcription errors. We then run name and DOB reconciliation across all submitted documents, flagging mismatches such as an initials-only name on one ID and a full legal name on another.
For remote and digital onboarding, we add face match and liveness detection. A live selfie is compared to the photo on the identity document, while liveness checks confirm a real person is present rather than a printout or a screen. Forgery and tamper detection examines fonts, layouts, seals and edit artefacts to catch Photoshopped numbers, cloned templates and altered dates before they enter your workforce.
Discrepancies are surfaced clearly so your team can decide, with a full audit trail of what was checked and when.
Verifying identity should not mean hoarding it. Profiden works on the principle of data minimisation: we validate against source records and return a verification outcome, rather than retaining raw ID images or Aadhaar numbers longer than needed. Aadhaar is handled through consent-based OTP and offline XML flows, keeping sensitive fields masked wherever possible.
Every check begins with explicit candidate consent, and our handling aligns with the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, so purpose, retention and access are controlled end to end. The result is an identity verification check for hiring that is fast for candidates, defensible for employers and respectful of the personal data it touches.
Common questions from HR, compliance, and operations teams.
The check covers the core Indian government IDs used in hiring: Aadhaar (via OTP or offline XML eKYC), PAN (validated against Protean/NSDL), Passport, Voter ID (EPIC) and Driving Licence (validated against the issuing RTO). You can require one or several depending on your onboarding policy.
This is the individual document-authentication check that runs on a candidate during hiring or onboarding, focused on validating each submitted ID against its government source and reconciling identity. The wider identity verification solution bundles this together with the full KYC and screening suite for programme-level deployments.
No. In line with DPDP Act 2023 data minimisation, we use ID data only to run the check and do not retain raw Aadhaar, PAN or other ID numbers once the result is confirmed. All handling is encrypted and runs strictly on the candidate's explicit consent.
Yes. For remote onboarding, the candidate captures a live selfie that is matched against the photo on their ID, with liveness detection to confirm a genuine person is present. This pairs document validation with biometric confirmation so you can onboard confidently without an in-person meeting.
OCR extracts the printed data while tamper and forgery detection inspect the document for edited text, inconsistent fonts, cloned templates and manipulated images. Where the ID can be validated against a government source, any mismatch between the document and the source record is flagged as a discrepancy for review.
DPDP Act 2023 Compliant
Consent-first · Data minimisation · Defined retention · Full audit log
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