Fire, with no door
Millions of graduates have the drive to prove themselves—but no stage big enough to be seen.
Reality · Careers · IndiaFormat presentation / 2026
RECRUITMENT EXCHANGE™BECHMARK™ Edition
BECHMARK™ Edition
Sixteen young Indians from small towns sell anything to anyone, live and against the clock, in real markets. The last one standing becomes India's Bechmark and walks away with a ₹10 lakh career.
A Recex OriginalSeason 01 · SalesCreated by Gaurav AgarwalIndia · 2026
01 / The market failure
THE GAP ISN'T TALENT.
IT'S PROOF.
Recruitment Exchange™ turns employability into appointment viewing—and real outcomes.
Hiring without proof
Companies need sellers who can perform. CVs and interviews rarely show who can actually close.
Talent leaving home
Ghar Wapasi brings serious jobs to the towns where serious talent already lives.
02 / Format at a glance
16Contestants
12Episodes
8Audition cities
₹10LCareer prize
6Job offers
1
Auditions in 8 cities
2
Real-market tasks
3
The Counter
4
The Offer Desk
5
India's Bechmark
03 / Signature mechanic
YOUR VALUE
MOVES LIVE.
Every contestant has a market value. It rises with every close, falls with every miss, and attracts real hiring offers through the season.
Explore the mechanicThe Exchange / Live boardIllustration
RX-AAAarav▲ +18%
RX-MEMeera▲ +12%
RX-RIRishi▼ −7%
RX-TATara▲ +9%
RX-KAKabir▼ −4%
RX-NANaina▲ +15%
Offers open · Values update after each task · Hiring partners watching
The score
B.E.C.H.
A repeatable score at the core of every future professional edition.
B
Bold
Steps up before being asked.
E
Empathy
Reads people, not scripts.
C
Close
Moves intent into action.
H
Honesty
Earns trust that lasts.
04 / Where it's shot
FROM CITY
TO HILLS.
The Counter and finale live in Kolkata. The selling happens where India is loud, local and impossible to fake.
Gariahat market
Durga Puja mela
Fancy Bazaar, Guwahati
A Shillong café
Eastern circuit / Not to scale
05 / Scale
ONE EXCHANGE.
EVERY PROFESSION.
A format engine designed to move from sales into the professions shaping India's next decade.
EDITION 01In development
BECHMARK™
Sales
EDITION 02Planned
HISAAB
CA & Finance
EDITION 03Planned
PROMPT
IT & AI
06 / Why Recex
BUILT ON
REAL HIRING.
Official Recruitment Partner for 500+ IIT Bombay Eureka startups. Incubated at IIM Kashipur. Working with EkStep Foundation on hyperlocal hiring.
70+Hiring companies
129Open mandates
183Open positions
As of Oct 2026
Companies Recex currently hires for
Logo approvals pending
Logo approvals pending
Creator portrait
to be added
to be added
07 / The creator
GAURAV AGARWAL
Founder, Recex
Chartered Accountant. 13+ years in business. Stanford SEED alum. Author of a book on finding jobs without recruiters—and the person behind The Offer Desk, making real career offers on screen.
Investor & Partner Access
LET'S MAKE
THE DEAL.
For investors, sponsors, OTT platforms, production partners and hiring partners.
“BECH KE DIKHAO!”