Biodata format for job

Search for “biodata format” and most results are marriage biodatas, with horoscope, height, family income and caste. None of that belongs in a biodata for a job. An employer wants to know three things: who you are and how to reach you, what you have studied and done, and that you confirm it is true.

A job biodata is really a resume with a few extra lines that Indian government and offline forms still ask for: a photo, date of birth, father’s name, permanent address and a declaration you sign. Keep everything else focused on your qualifications.

In India the three words are often used for the same thing. When a notice says “send your biodata” or “CV”, it usually means “send your details on paper”. The real differences are these:

1. 1

   Biodata

   Personal details first (date of birth, father’s name, address), a photo, then education and experience, ending with a signed declaration. Used for government, PSU, school and offline applications.

2. 2

   Resume

   One or two pages focused on skills, experience and results. No photo or personal details. The standard for private companies and online applications, where applicant tracking systems read it.

3. 3

   CV (curriculum vitae)

   A longer, complete record — common in teaching, research and medicine — with publications, conferences and every qualification. In everyday Indian usage, “CV” often just means resume.

1. 1

   Name, photo and contact

   Your full name as in your certificates, a passport-size photo at the top right, then phone, email and city on one line.

2. 2

   Personal details

   Date of birth, father’s name, mother’s name, gender, marital status, nationality and permanent address — one “Label: value” line each. Leave out any line the post does not need.

3. 3

   Career objective

   Two lines: your qualification and the post you are applying for. Examples: career objectives.

4. 4

   Educational qualifications

   Latest first: degree or diploma, then Class 12 and Class 10, each with the board or university, the year and your percentage or CGPA.

5. 5

   Experience

   Post, organisation, place and dates, with two or three lines on what you did. Freshers add apprenticeships, internships, part-time work and NSS or NCC.

6. 6

   Skills and certificates

   Computer skills (CCC, typing speed in Hindi and English), trade skills, and certificates such as an ITI, apprenticeship or NCC certificate.

7. 7

   Languages known

   The languages you can read, write and speak, for example Hindi, English, Bhojpuri.

8. 8

   Declaration

   One sentence confirming the details are true, then place and date on the left and your signature on the right. Ready lines: declaration for resume.

Keep it to one page if you can, two at most. Use plain lines rather than a table: tables look tidy on screen but often break when the file is opened on another computer, and they are hard to edit at a cyber café.

Add only what the recruiting office actually uses. Every line you add is something a stranger can read.

meracvresume.com does not offer religion or caste fields, and every personal detail is optional: a field you leave empty is simply not printed.

A photo belongs on a biodata, and on a resume only when the employer asks for it. Add one for government and PSU applications sent on paper, walk-in interviews, school and college teaching posts (the teacher resume format shows what else those need), and any notice that says “with recent photograph”. For online applications, leave the photo out: it is not needed to shortlist you, and photos and personal details can confuse the software that reads applications.

• Use a recent passport-size photo: head and shoulders, plain light background, face clearly visible.
• Wear what you would wear to the interview. No caps, sunglasses or filters.
• Take it in daylight facing a window if you do not have a studio photo; crop it to show your face and shoulders.
• Use the same photo you upload on official application portals, so everything matches.

In the builder the photo is resized on your own phone or laptop to a small passport-style image and saved only in your browser. It is never uploaded to meracvresume.com.

Two biodatas made with the Biodata layout. The people are made up, so there is a box where your photo goes. Tap “Start with this sample” to open one in the builder, add your photo and replace every detail.

1. Open the builder on your phone or laptop and choose “My first resume” or “I have work experience”.
2. On the Personal step, fill in your name and contact details, then tap Add personal details.
3. Add your photo, date of birth, father’s and mother’s names, address and languages. Leave out anything you do not want printed.
4. Turn on Add a declaration at the end and fill in the place. You can leave the date empty and write it by hand.
5. Fill in your education, experience and skills, then choose the Biodata layout on the Review step.
6. Pick English or हिंदी headings, then download the PDF to print, or the Word file to edit later at a cyber café.