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Official portals and reporting channels

Help, reporting and official resources

OfferClara evaluates text only; it does not vouch for companies, verify job offers, or confirm identities. If you need to verify an opportunity or report suspicious demands, use the official resources below.

Step-by-step guidance

I already paid or shared documents — what now?

Follow these clear steps if you have transferred money, shared personal documents, or received fee demands.

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If you have already paid or shared documents

A short guide in Hindi on what to do next.

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Initial protective steps

  1. 1

    Contact your bank or payment provider as soon as you can.

  2. 2

    Report the incident on the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal (cybercrime.gov.in) or call the 1930 helpline.

  3. 3

    Keep screenshots, messages and payment proofs.

  4. 4

    Avoid sending more money or documents until you have confirmed the offer independently.

Checklist questionnaire

Select your circumstances below to generate a tailored action checklist. Your answers stay in tab memory only. Do not type account numbers, UPI IDs, or identity numbers anywhere.

1. What did they tell you that you were getting?
2. What exactly did you pay for?
3. Did they promise an internship, stipend or job after the course?
4. What documents did you share?

Your tailored checklist

Grounded in official government guidance. General guidance, not legal advice.

Do these now

No payment or sensitive document was shared in your answers. It may still be worth confirming the offer independently before the next step.

You can run the full offer text through our review tool or verify the company details directly on official portals before taking any further action.

Official student awareness video

Watch this official overview on how to identify irregular internship recruiting demands.

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Official student internship awareness video

Educational guide for students and job seekers detailing red flags in employment communications.

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Official verification and reporting portals

All contacts and portals are static and verified directly against official government websites. OfferClara uses zero external network calls.

If you have already paid or shared documents

Official

Report cyber financial fraud on the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal (cybercrime.gov.in) or call the 1930 helpline; keep screenshots, messages and payment proofs.

Open cybercrime portal(opens in a new tab)
Helpline:1930
Official portal: https://cybercrime.gov.inVerified resource

AICTE National Internship Portal

Official

If this message claims a connection to the AICTE National Internship Portal, the portal states that registration and applications are free for students, and that anyone asking for payment to apply through the portal should be reported to internship@aicte-india.org.

Open AICTE portal(opens in a new tab)
Report fee demands:internship@aicte-india.org
Official portal: https://internship.aicte-india.orgVerified resource

National Career Service

Official

If this message claims a connection to the National Career Service (NCS), NCS states its services are free and that job seekers should not pay employers; verify NCS claims only on ncs.gov.in; helpline 1514; email support.ncs@gov.in.

Open NCS portal(opens in a new tab)
Toll-free helpline:1514
Support email:support.ncs@gov.in
Official portal: https://www.ncs.gov.inVerified resource

Check a company's registration

Official

Search the exact legal name on the MCA "Check Company/LLP Name" page to see whether a registered entity exists and its status/identifier. A registered company does not prove that the sender or offer is genuine, and an unregistered name does not by itself prove anything is wrong.

Open the MCA company or LLP name search(opens in a new tab)
Official portal: https://www.mca.gov.in/content/mca/global/en/mca/fo-llp-services/company-llp-name-search.htmlVerified resource

Institutional advisories & public alerts

Confirmed public notices from premier universities and placement cells regarding internship fees and name misuse.

3 verified notices

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bhubaneswar

Registrar / Dean of Academic Affairs•May 2024

Public notice cautioning students and parents against fraudulent internship schemes, fake appointment letters, and unauthorized entities using the IIT Bhubaneswar logo and name to solicit fees.

Key Takeaway

IIT Bhubaneswar explicitly reiterated that legitimate institutional internships never charge application, registration, or training fees.

#upfront_fee#institute_name_misuse#training_fee#iit
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St. Xavier's College, Jaipur

Training and Placement Cell•December 2023

Student advisory warning that genuine corporate recruiters and research institutions do not ask candidates to transfer money for onboarding, document verification, laptop security deposits, or background checks.

Key Takeaway

Any demand for monetary payment before or during an internship is a primary indicator to pause and verify through the college placement cell.

#security_deposit#document_verification#placement_cell#college
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IIT Roorkee & Premier Institutions (Careers360 Investigation)

Careers360 National Investigation / Institute Placement Alerts•July 2023

Investigative report on widespread fake summer internship offers circulated on WhatsApp, Telegram, and LinkedIn falsely claiming affiliation with IIT Roorkee and demanding fees for course certification or processing.

Key Takeaway

Premier academic institutions conduct all internship selections through official institutional portals (.ac.in domains) and never issue offers via unverified messaging groups.

#messaging_apps#whatsapp#telegram#course_fee#iit
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What can I say?

Anywhere

  • “open sidebar”, “close sidebar”
  • “home”
  • “check an offer”
  • “clear doubt” / “ask a doubt”
  • “help and reporting”
  • “about”
  • “privacy”
  • “how it works”
  • “what you get”
  • “faq”
  • “i paid” / “i already paid”

On check page

  • “next”, “back”, “skip”
  • “step 1” to “step 5” (or “offer”, “source”, “conversation”, “money and documents”, “review”)
  • “analyse” (runs review when offer is added)
  • “overview”, “observations”, “missing details”, “questions”, “company research”, “resources”, “my text”
  • “edit my answers”

OfferClara does not use your microphone. Use Wispr Flow or any dictation tool to type into this box. To enter your offer or your question, click that text box and dictate there.