How to Verify a Company and Job Offer in India: Full Guide

Last updated: 23 October 2026 · By the Asuraa Team

Quick answer: To verify a company and job offer in India, check in order: the job appears on the company's own careers page or a known portal; the legal name matches MCA company records, the GST taxpayer search and the EPFO establishment search; the email domain matches the official website; the recruiter can be reached through the company; and the offer follows a real interview. Any request for money, OTPs or PINs means stop.

Key takeaways

• Verify a job in India in a fixed order: source, company registration, tax and payroll footprint, email domain, recruiter, offer letter, and finally any money or data request.
• A real company name on an offer does not make the offer real, so confirm the offer through a contact you found yourself on the official website.
• The company's legal name should match across Ministry of Corporate Affairs records, the GST taxpayer search, the EPFO establishment search and its official website.
• ICANN Lookup shows a domain's current registration data, which helps you spot look-alike or newly created domains used in fake offer emails.
• Any request for a fee, deposit, OTP, UPI PIN or screen-sharing access during hiring is a reason to stop contact and report, not to negotiate.

Where should you start?

Verifying a job is two separate checks: is the company real, and is this particular offer real and fair? A real company's name can be used in a fake offer, and a real offer can still contain terms you should not sign. Read in this order:

1. How to spot fake job postings to filter out obvious fakes before you spend any time.
2. How to verify a company before applying for the registry and website checks that prove a company exists.
3. How to verify a recruiter on LinkedIn because scammers often borrow a real company's name but not its people.
4. How to check if an offer letter is fake once a letter arrives.
5. What to check in an offer letter to make sure a genuine offer is also a fair one.
6. How to report a job scam if any check fails or you have already lost money.

What is the full checklist for verifying a company and job offer?

Verify in a fixed order, from the cheapest check to the most detailed, and stop at the first serious red flag. The order matters because a fake offer often looks convincing at the letter stage but fails much earlier, at the source or the registry.

ICANN Lookup lets anyone look up the current registration data for a domain name. Use it alongside the company's official website: if the email that sent your offer comes from a domain that does not match that website, treat the offer as unverified until the company confirms it through a contact you found yourself.

How do you check that a company is real?

A company is real when its legal name, registration status, tax and payroll footprint, website and people all point to the same organisation. One matching signal is not enough; scammers can copy a logo or a name in minutes, but they cannot easily fake every registry at once.

• How to verify a company before applying walks through the registry and website checks in detail.
• How to research a company before an interview gives a short plan that also doubles as a legitimacy check.
• How to check if a startup is funded covers free ways to confirm a young company is backed.
• Startup jobs in India explains how to find, verify and evaluate startup roles.
• How to read company reviews helps you separate useful patterns from noise.

How do you know the recruiter or HR contact is genuine?

A genuine recruiter can be traced back to the company through a channel you found yourself, not one they gave you. If you cannot reach the same person, or at least the same hiring team, through the official website or a known office, do not share documents or money.

• How to verify a recruiter on LinkedIn lists the profile checks that take a few minutes.
• Fake HR calls and emails explains how recruitment impersonation scams work.
• WhatsApp and Telegram job scams covers the messaging-app versions.
• OTP and KYC tricks during onboarding explains why no real HR team needs an OTP, PIN or screen-sharing access.

How do you check that an offer letter is real and fair?

A real offer follows a real selection process, names a real signatory and lines up with what you were told in interviews. A fair offer also has clear pay, a joining date, probation and notice terms you understand, and no hidden deductions or bonds you did not expect.

Once a genuine offer is accepted, the first job guide from offer to joining takes you through the next steps.

Which kinds of offers need extra checks?

Some offer types attract more fraud than others, and each needs a specific extra check on top of the master checklist.

What do most people get wrong about verifying a job offer?

The most common mistake is verifying the company and then trusting the offer. Scammers deliberately use the names of large, well-known employers because candidates check that the company exists, find a famous brand, and relax. The question is not "is this company real?" but "did this company send this offer?" Answer it by contacting the company through a channel you found yourself, not the phone number or email in the letter.

The second mistake is treating urgency as a sign of demand. Real employers do give deadlines, but they rarely demand a decision within hours, a payment before joining, or secrecy from your family and college. Pressure is a tactic, not a compliment.

The third mistake is staying quiet after a loss. Reporting quickly gives the best chance of stopping a payment and helps others avoid the same trap.

What should you do if a check fails or an offer is withdrawn?

Stop all contact and payments as soon as a check fails, keep every message and receipt, and report through official channels. If you have already paid or shared bank details, report immediately; speed matters.

• How to report a job scam in India gives the step-by-step reporting process.
• Job offer revoked covers what to do when a genuine offer is withdrawn.
• Is Asuraa free, and how to check any job yourself explains how listings on Asuraa are handled and how to apply the same checks anywhere.

For the full picture of scam types and how they work, read the complete job scams guide. For hiring stages at specific employers, which helps you spot a process that does not match the real one, see the company hiring process guides.

Related guides

• Job Scams in India: How to Spot, Verify and Report Them
• Your First Job in India: From Offer Letter to Joining Day and Beyond
• Fresher Jobs and Internships in India: How to Get Hired (2026)

FAQ

How can I check if a company is registered in India?

Search the company's exact legal name in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs company master data and check that its status is active. Then confirm the same name appears in the GST portal's taxpayer search and the EPFO establishment search, and that it matches the official website. A company that appears in none of these, or under a different name, needs much closer scrutiny.

How do I know if an offer letter is genuine?

A genuine offer follows a real interview process, comes from the company's official email domain, names a real signatory and matches what you were told about role and pay. Confirm it by contacting the company's HR through the official website, not the details in the letter. Any fee, deposit or urgent pressure to sign is a strong warning sign.

Can a scam use a real company's name?

Yes, and it is one of the most common patterns. Scammers borrow the names of well-known employers because candidates check the company, see a famous brand and stop checking. Always verify that the company actually sent this offer by reaching its HR or careers team through contacts you found yourself on its official website.

How do I verify a recruiter who contacted me on LinkedIn?

Check that the profile is established, lists the company you were told about, has connections who work there, and matches the company's official hiring channels. Ask for a video call and an email from the company domain. If the recruiter moves you quickly to WhatsApp or Telegram, avoids a call or asks for money, stop and verify independently.

Is it normal to pay for training or registration before joining?

No. Genuine employers in India do not charge candidates for applications, interviews, training, laptops, uniforms or offer letters. A request to pay before joining, however it is labelled, is one of the clearest signs of a job scam. Stop contact, keep the messages and payment details, and report it through official channels.

What should I do if I already paid a fake employer?

Act immediately: stop all further payments and contact, call your bank to try to block or reverse the transaction, and report the fraud through India's official cybercrime reporting channels. Keep screenshots, receipts, phone numbers and email headers. Change any passwords you shared and remove any screen-sharing app you installed at the scammer's request.

Final thoughts

Verification takes less time than recovering from a scam: work through the checklist in order and stop at the first serious red flag. Once you are sure an employer and offer are genuine, you can focus on the job itself. When you search for your next role, start with listings on Asuraa Jobs and still run the same checks before sharing documents.