Orcred
Process

How it works.

Orcred is not a quiz, a multiple-choice test, or a course badge. It's a live technical conversation with a senior engineer who knows your project before you walk in.
5 steps45-minute reviewResult in 24 hours
Start to finish
  1. 1

    Submit your project

    Orcred verifies one specific project — something you built, something you own, something you can talk about for an hour without running out of things to say.

    GitHub repository

    Your actual codebase. Not a fork, not a tutorial clone. Your own work, with a commit history that reflects genuine building over time.

    5-minute Loom walkthrough

    You, explaining what you built and why — the architecture, the decisions. Someone who did not build the project cannot make this video. That is the point.

    Three build decisions

    In your own words. For each: what you chose, what you considered instead, and why. They don't need to be long — they need to be specific.

    One thing that broke

    Every real project has this moment. What went wrong, how long it took to find, and what fixed it. This one answer tells a reviewer more than almost anything else.

    AI tools declaration

    Cursor, Claude, Copilot — declare whatever you used. Orcred is not anti-AI. The question isn't whether you used it, but whether you understand what it built.

    Incomplete submissions are returned with specific notes on what's missing.

  2. 2

    Reviewer matching

    Your submission goes to a senior engineer who specialises in your domain — NLP, computer vision, MLOps, LLMs, RAG pipelines, wherever your project sits. This is not random assignment.

    Reviewer standards

    Minimum 5 years of hands-on production AI/ML engineering. Every reviewer is personally vetted by Orcred's founding team and signs a confidentiality agreement before reviewing anyone.

    Conflict policy

    Your reviewer will never be a student, someone without relevant specialisation in your domain, or anyone with a personal or professional connection to you.

    Reviewer assigned within 3 to 5 business days of payment confirmation.

  3. 3

    The live Socratic review

    45 minutes, both parties on camera. Every question is asked specifically for your project — there is no question bank, and no way to coach for it.

    Identity verification

    At the start of the call you show a government-issued photo ID matching the name on your account. Every call, without exception.

    Reviewer anonymity

    Your reviewer appears under an anonymous display name. Their real name, employer and LinkedIn are never disclosed, so the assessment rests on your understanding and nothing else.

    The questions

    Your reviewer has studied your GitHub, your Loom and your build decisions before the call. Questions probe specific architectural choices, tradeoffs, failure modes, and your understanding of code you claim to own.

    Recording

    Recorded with both parties' consent, accessible only to the founding team for quality control and disputes, and deleted after 90 days unless under active dispute.

    The review is not adversarial. It's a genuine technical conversation. If you built it and you understand it, you'll be fine.

  4. 4

    Score and written feedback

    Within 24 hours of your review, your Orcred Score and written feedback land in your account — out of 100, across four dimensions.

    The four dimensions
    Technical depth35%

    How well you understand the architecture, algorithms and decisions inside your system. Weighted highest because it is the hardest to fake.

    Communication25%

    How clearly you explained your thinking. Can you make a complex system understandable to a smart person who isn't inside your head?

    Problem solving25%

    Genuine problem solving versus tutorial following. Did you make real decisions, or assemble existing pieces without understanding why?

    Reproducibility15%

    Could someone else run and understand this project from what you built and documented? A project only you can run is a liability.

  5. 5

    Your credential page

    If you pass, your credential goes live within 24 hours of your score. It is permanent.

    What it shows

    Project name and description, tech stack, declared AI tools, review date, and your score overall and per dimension.

    LinkedIn

    One click pre-fills every certification field. Recruiters visiting your profile see the Orcred Verified badge with a live link to your credential.

    Integrity

    Every credential is cryptographically signed and server-generated. It cannot be faked or edited, and the page lives at that URL permanently.

What your score means

Pass mark is 60.

Everyone — pass or fail — receives written feedback across all four dimensions within 24 hours.
90–100PassExceptional
75–89PassStrong — ready for industry
60–74PassPassed — solid, with room to grow
40–59No passDid not pass — specific gaps noted
0–39No passDid not pass — significant gaps in understanding
Fees and refunds
Verification fee
₹1,999one time

Paid at registration, which confirms your slot in the queue. UPI, cards and net banking accepted. No subscription and no hidden fees.

Refund policy
  • Full refund if a reviewer cannot be assigned within 10 business days.
  • Full refund if your assigned reviewer cancels and cannot be rescheduled within 5 business days.
  • 50% refund if you cancel more than 48 hours before your call.
  • No refund after the review is completed.

Full details in our Terms of Service.

If you don't pass

A rejection with good feedbackbeats a pass with none.

Failing an Orcred review is not the end. It is specific, documented, actionable information about exactly where your understanding has gaps. You get your full score breakdown and written feedback within 24 hours — the reviewer has told you precisely what to fix.
You can resubmit at any time, with no waiting period. Pay the fee again, get a new reviewer, new questions, a clean slate. Many students who pass on their second attempt say the feedback from the first was the most useful technical input they ever received.
One final thing

The credential means somethingbecause not everyone gets it.

Every company that sees Orcred Verified on a profile knows a senior engineer reviewed this person's actual work and confirmed they understand what they built.
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If you built something real and you understand it — come in.