WHAT Is BGC

A prospective employee of TCS was surprised when his parents called from his native place,
saying that they received a call from some agency of TCS and the person was asking questions
like
1. Educational Qualification of the candidate

2. Current address of the candidate
3. Whether the house is own or rented?
4. How many floors are there in the house
5. Is there any police case going against the candidate
The humble parents of the expert job hopper were a bit worried about these questions. But the
smart techie clarified that this was a routine procedure for BackGroundCheck (Commonly
known as BGC). However, in many of the cases the verification agency is not trained enough to
ask the right questions. For example, in this case, the question number 3 and 4 was out of place.
Probably the verifying agency is the same who verifies the client for giving loan. So the
questions were the same. Anyways, it is a routine procedure and followed by most of the
companies.
The HR of various companies are looking for the Finest Quality Original guys – See below
Source : Facebook
WHAT is BGC – Background Check?

Background check process provides guidelines to ensure that only candidates with bona fide
credentials join a company. We are aware of fake degrees provided by private institutions in
India, it becomes very easy in terms of scoring average aggregate marks to join any organization
by those kind of applicants and employees, whereas other candidates with less than aggregate
even if they have their original degree it becomes bit tough to be get placed comparatively. For
security and safeguard of company’s reputation and rules it is necessary a person clear his
background check. Even if the previous organization has already completed background Check,
the candidate may still need to go through background check process of the prospect employer.
Source : Facebook
For WHOM it is Done:

Freshers joining after Campus Placement:
Usually, the background check is waived off for campus recruits as the college would have
verified most of the documents of the candidate. The company has tie up with the placement
committee, so there are very less chance of fraud.
Off-campus Hires:
Database & passport verification check will be applicable to all off campus recruits. Additional
due diligence is done for off-campus guys.
Lateral Hires:
Background verification is applicable for all lateral hires, across all levels of organizations of
India. The HR of NSR (National Skills Registry) empanelled company will say that verification
will be mandatory. NSR is an initiative of the NASSCOM towards having a database of
prospective candidates with Background check completion from registered vendors. Some of the
NSR empanelled companies are HP, Wipro, CTS, Accenture etc.
Note that NSR is NOT mandatory.
Contract Hires:
For Contract hires, the process is slightly different

1. Background verification for contract resources would be completed by the third party
contractor within 30 days from the date of onboarding into company. All such reports are
normally shared with the company’s onboarding & Background verification team within
30 days from the date of joining.
2. In addition to the checks done by the third party vendor the company would also require
additional client specific Background check for the resources deployed in client projects
as per client’s service agreement to be completed by company’s through the third party
Background verification vendors prior to joining.
Re-joinees:
Regular lateral background checks are applicable in case a campus joiner is rehired in a firm. For
lateral rehires, only the differential checks are applicable. Both are subject to any client
mandatory checks.
Onsite Rehires:
Associates who worked with any company onsite and rejoining in India, the differential
Background verification check is applicable and such client mandatory checks. Any negative
Background verification from the client will be handled strictly as per the company’s policy
Merger & Acquisition Hires:
All associates from M&A organization will undergo Background verification as per the
agreement signed at the time of Merger/acquisition and would undergo client specific
Background check at the time of deployment at client projects.
WHAT is done in BGC:

Some people think that police verification is done during Background check but this is not the
case. You don’t need to go to a police station like you had to do for passport verification. It is a
simple verification of documents by the HR of your company and some designated third party
verification agency. This is normally conducted within 30 days from the Date of Joining of the of
the employee. It looks easy after clearing your interview and joining any company but the major
part of the job is background check. The process may include:
1. Education:Education details provided by the candidate will be verified which includes

period of Education and course completion status on the following conditions:
o Highest full-time degree or the degree evaluated for the job and
o Post graduate degree if obtained through correspondence or part-time, will be
verified if the candidate is considered for hiring based on the same
2. Employment: Previous employment details in the last five years provided by the
candidate will be verified. This includes Veracity of employer, last designation held by
the employee, dates of employment, nature of employment (full-time, part-time, or
trainee) and nature of exit (Job Abandonment, termination, resignation) will be verified.
3. Criminal Database Check: The Background verification will include a check of the
candidate’s name in any of the national or international criminal databases.
4. Gap verification: Any gap identified(in the given below instances) in the period of last 5
years declared by the candidate, is greater than or equal to 6 months, then such gaps need
to be identified and documented by the recruiter. Gaps may include:-
o Personal Reasons like sabbatical, abroad travel, Marriage which requires
supporting documentary evidence
o For Medical Reasons (Self/Family members/Maternity) – wherein the candidate
needs to provide Document proof of medication subject to verification
o Break in Study (i.e) break between the studies starting from 10th to highest
graduation.
o Break between education and employment
o Break between employment
Who is Responsible:
HR:
The HR should mail the list of entire required document to the candidate. Background check
documents and reports are confidential documents & circulated only within the HR
Community based on specific business justification. Some companies make a central repository
and give limited access
Associates:
They are either asked to upload the scanned copy of the document in an internal portal or they
are asked to send self attested copies of the documents to the HR.Timely submission of relevant
documents is required
Third Party Background Check Vendors:
They are responsible for conducting the background check. It is important that they maintain a
high level of Data confidentiality and adhere to their service level agreement
When it comes to making decisions in hiring, the corporate would like to consider the complete
background check of the job applicants. Most of the IT services companies are very strict about
the background check as their reputation in front of the client is at stake. To summarize, I would
say:
Background Check (BGC) is a necessary formality.

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A prospective employee of TCS was surprised when his parents called from his native place,

1. Educational Qualification of the candidate

WHAT is BGC – Background Check?

For WHOM it is Done:

Note that NSR is NOT mandatory.

For Contract hires, the process is slightly different

Merger & Acquisition Hires:

WHAT is done in BGC:

1. Education:Education details provided by the candidate will be verified which includes

Third Party Background Check Vendors:

Background Check (BGC) is a necessary formality.

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