Stop hiring blind.
Start verifying instantly.
AscentPassport gives your team verified candidate employment histories in 2 minutes, not 3 weeks. No agency fees. No phone calls that go unanswered. AI-powered AP Scores and real HR confirmations, available the moment a candidate applies.
Traditional background verification is broken
The process has not changed in 20 years. The fraud has. The two are no longer matched.
3 to 4 weeks per candidate
Agency checks take 14 to 21 business days. Your best candidates accept other offers while you wait. Conditional hires start before reports arrive.
Rs 5,000 to Rs 20,000 per candidate
Agency fees recur for every employer. A candidate you verified for a previous role costs full price again. None of this spend creates a reusable asset.
AI-generated fraud is beating document checks
AI tools can produce convincing fake experience letters in minutes. Traditional document review cannot keep pace. Phone references are now deepfakeable.
Eight tools that change how you hire
Every feature built specifically for the fraud patterns and inefficiencies that cost HR teams time and money in 2026
Verify any candidate APID in 2 minutes
Any candidate with an AscentPassport profile can share their APID with you. Enter it on your dashboard or open their passport URL. See their AP Score, verified employment history, and HR confirmation status instantly.
No agency involvement. No waiting. No phone calls that go unanswered. The verification has already been done before the candidate applied to you.
Six AI agents. One trusted score.
Every AP Score is produced by six specialist AI agents running in parallel on the candidate's profile. Each agent is responsible for one dimension of verification. The outputs combine into a weighted composite that is auditable, explainable, and consistent across every viewer.
Offer Commitment Notes
Ghost joining costs Indian companies thousands of crores annually. Candidates accept offers, confirm joining dates, and then disappear when a better offer arrives. AscentPassport's Offer Commitment Note creates a transparent, consent-based record on the candidate's APID when they accept your offer.
The note is voluntary and candidate-approved. It is visible to other employers who check the candidate's APID, creating a soft commitment signal without any legal obligation. Costs 5 credits to submit.
Formal derogatory report system
When a verified employer discovers that a candidate has misrepresented their employment history, AscentPassport provides a formal mechanism to report it. Reports are reviewed by admin before affecting the candidate's AP Score.
Unlike informal blacklists, this system is transparent, auditable, and fair. Candidates can see any report filed against them and have a formal dispute mechanism. The reporter's identity is always kept confidential.
A self-sustaining verification economy
AscentPassport's credit system turns employment verification from a cost centre into a self-funding activity. When your HR team confirms a former employee's work history, your organisation earns credits. Those credits pay for checking your new candidates.
A company with moderate turnover that builds verification into its offboarding process will accumulate enough credits to verify all its incoming candidates at zero net cost.
Old Way vs the AscentPassport Way
| Traditional Agency BGV | AscentPassport | |
|---|---|---|
| Verification speed | 3 to 4 weeks per candidate | 2 minutes for APID holders |
| Cost per hire | Rs 5 | |
| 000 to Rs 20 | ||
| 000 cash | Credits earned by verifying (zero cash) | |
| Trust signal | Document review + hoped-for callback | Multi-source AI + real HR confirmation |
| Fraud detection | Reactive | |
| post-hire discovery common | Proactive AI flagging before you offer | |
| Candidate experience | Invasive and opaque | Transparent and candidate-controlled |
| DPDP compliance | Third-party data storage | |
| limited control | Consent-first | |
| full audit log | ||
| candidate-owned | ||
| Score consistency | Different report each agency | Same AP Score for every employer |
| Dispute resolution | No formal process | Built-in correction and dispute system |
| Reusability | One-time per employer | Candidate APID reused across all employers |
| Ghost joiner prevention | No mechanism | Offer Commitment Note system |
DPDP Act 2025 compliant by design
India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2025 creates legal obligations for any organisation that processes candidate personal data in hiring. Using a traditional BGV agency that stores candidate data without clear consent creates regulatory exposure.
AscentPassport was built consent-first from the beginning. Every data access requires the candidate's explicit permission. Every action is logged immutably. You get the verification data you need without taking on the compliance risk of managing it yourself.
Build your verified candidate pipeline
The Invite Employees feature lets you proactively send AscentPassport invitations to your current team members, new hires, or candidates you want to verify. Invited professionals receive a branded email with a guided setup walkthrough.
When an invited professional completes their APID, your organisation earns 2 credits automatically. The more of your network that has verified profiles, the richer your verification data becomes for future hires.
Join employers already hiring with confidence
Create your employer account, start with 20 free credits, and verify your first candidate in under 2 minutes. No agency. No waiting. No repeat costs.