Xplore AI speeds up HR verification processes
Background checks used to drag on for weeks. Now, AI compresses the same work into hours-sometimes minutes-while catching fraud that manual reviews miss.
Across HR teams, AI is verifying credentials, authenticating documents, and streamlining pre-onboarding. As one leader shared, "Document Authenticator is one of our marquee assets that helps organisations identify document forgeries by tracking perpetrators. It can detect timelines of forgery, false signatures, doctored company logos, and more-all in real time."
Why verification is shifting to AI
Two forces are driving the change: pressure for speed and rising digital fraud. Tools now tap facial recognition and verified academic data via APIs wired into India's digital stack. "It's especially useful now, with the rise of services that help candidates cheat during interviews," said Jyothis K S, co-founder of Zappyhire.
Even simple checks are faster. "I once verified the details of a new board member through an AI chatbot. It searched the web and returned complete details within minutes," said Manohar Javvaji, co-founder of Impacteers.
From a month to hours-what HR gains
Turnaround time has dropped from about a month to a few hours. "With Agentic AI, verification will soon be instant. We already run checks across global databases, UAN, and ID verification before interviews," said Major Vibhav Kapoor (Retd), founder and CEO of Vibrant Screen.
Their team is also building a machine learning tool for education verification. "We are using AI to authenticate documents, cutting onboarding timelines significantly," added Dhana Shekar, COO of Vibrant Screen.
The trust layer: DigiLocker, NAD, and UMANG
Digital rails are making this possible. The University Grants Commission uploads academic certificates to the National Academic Depository within DigiLocker, while the UMANG app brings key government services into one interface.
"DigiLocker is emerging as the trusted base for background checks due to its authenticity and secure data exchange," said Jyothis. Explore the platforms here: DigiLocker and UMANG.
Cost, coverage, and what to expect
AI-driven verification is set to replace most traditional checks, handling up to 85% of the workflow. Many companies prefer tech-based checks because they cost from a few hundred to a few thousand rupees depending on timelines.
The outcome: faster offers, fewer drop-offs, tighter fraud control, and cleaner audit trails.
How HR teams can implement this-step by step
- Map your current verification flow. Identify every touchpoint: ID, address, employment, education, criminal, and reference checks.
- Prioritise high-risk verifications first (education, prior employment, IDs). Automate document authenticity checks and set thresholds for confidence scores.
- Integrate with trusted sources: DigiLocker/NAD for academics, UAN/EPFO for employment history, and approved KYC providers for ID.
- Adopt AI chatbots for initial screenings and simple lookups; route edge cases to human reviewers.
- Standardise consent, privacy, and data retention policies. Log every decision for auditability.
- Measure impact: turnaround time, cost per check, fraud detection rate, candidate drop-off, and offer acceptance.
- Pilot with one business unit, refine workflows, then roll out company-wide.
Practical checks to add now
- Real-time document forgery detection (signatures, logos, edits, timestamps).
- Face match between ID and live selfie, with liveness checks.
- Automated reference outreach with anomaly flags (date mismatches, role inflation).
- Global sanctions and adverse media scans before interviews.
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Bottom line for HR
AI has moved verification from paperwork to proof. Faster hiring, higher accuracy, fewer blind spots. The teams that build clean data flows and clear escalation paths now will set the benchmark for trust and speed in hiring.
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