Hi everyone,

I'm an off-campus Programmer Analyst Trainee (PAT) 2025 candidate with a DOJ of 21 July, and I'm looking for advice from anyone who has gone through a similar onboarding process.

Timeline

• Received my LOI in February 2026.
• Received my Offer Letter at the end of June after waiting several months.
• Received access to the Background Verification (BGV) portal and uploaded all the required documents within 3 days (the deadline was 7 days).
• Later, I was asked to:
  • Upload my Passport + Citizenship + Voter ID together as a single PDF in the Passport section.
  • Correct my house number.
• I completed these changes on 2 July.
• On 3 July, I received another email with a blank checklist, but the email clearly mentioned that if the checklist/table is blank, I should ignore the email.
• I also completed all my Pre-Joining Formalities before the required deadline and received the "Thank you for Completing Pre-Joining Formalities" email on 5 July.

Current Status

When I checked the backend Inspect/API response, it shows:

• ✅ Offer Acceptance – 100%
• ⏳ Background Verification – 50%
  • Status: "Data has been sent for approval."
• Pre-Joining Forms – 1%
• Onboarding – 0%

I have already:

• Raised a support query through the portal.
• Contacted my recruiter through email and LinkedIn (no response yet).
• Attended the onboarding/helpdesk sessions, but since I'm an off-campus candidate, I was advised to raise a support query through the portal, which I had already done.

My DOJ is approaching, and I'm getting worried because I've heard from a few candidates that if the BGV approval is delayed, the DOJ may also get postponed.

My Questions

1. Has anyone else's BGV remained at 50% with the status "Data sent for approval" for a long time?
2. After BGV approval, did your status change to "Good to go for onboarding" before your Onboarding Pass was generated?
3. Did anyone receive their Onboarding Pass while BGV was still showing 50%, or does it always have to be completed first?
4. Did your DOJ get postponed because of this, or did everything get approved automatically?
5. Is there anything else I should do, or should I simply wait for the internal approval process?

I've attached the Inspect/API screenshot for reference.

Any advice or experience would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

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This supposed to say once a week- now its twice a week 😩

I mean im a PAT, all the work to do is support in the name of L2 that is going to end by December. Now do I have to come to the workspace that is real matchbox odc award winner in the building 😑 ??

People here are strangers - these are taking their calls literally in my personal space(just behind me or may be i should join their call 🥀🥀)

I should travel 2hrs a day- being active in work and travel because this is a 24/7 ventilator level project 😭 - says my lead.

I already compromised in my personal schedule with this rotational shifts!! 😪

Now this is trying to mess up my career plans.

I should prepare, lock in, skillup. 😬

Please anyone Tell me if I can follow minimal- like (once a week as planned attendance, mostly 3 times a week in ODC )

I reply to non attendance (worked from home )- is it good ?

I also feel PAT to PA is auto promotion- irrespective of this work.

Please share your thoughts.