Naukri Resdex Price and the Real Cost of a Senior Hire

Naukri's public Resdex prices are its small-business bundles: ₹3,500 for 30 days, ₹4,500 for 45 days and ₹6,000 for 60 days, plus GST, with 60 to 150 CV views. Full Resdex, with Boolean search and multiple users, is quoted by Naukri's sales team. For a mid or senior role, the subscription is the smaller part of what a hire costs you.

This guide gives the current prices (checked on Naukri's site on 7 November 2026), then works through what it takes to turn a CV view into an interview-ready senior candidate, and when an AI shortlist costs less. For the full side-by-side of the two models, see Hire22 vs Naukri.

How much does Naukri Resdex cost?

Source: Naukri's Resdex page. The bundles are meant for ad-hoc hiring by small businesses. Each posting covers one location and stays live for 30 days, and the CV views come as Naukri's recommendations against your posting rather than open search. Boolean search, 20+ filters, multiple logins and bulk downloads sit only in full Resdex. Older blog posts that quote day plans are out of date.

Why does a CV view cost more for a senior role?

The price per view is the same for a sales executive and a Head of Finance. What you get out of each view isn't.

A senior candidate who isn't looking may not have touched their Naukri profile in a year. The CTC, title and notice period on it can all be stale, so the view tells you the person exists, not whether they would move.

For a junior role with plenty of active applicants, that matters less. For a role with a handful of plausible people in your city, every stale profile is a wasted view and a wasted call.

There is also the drop-off between "found" and "ready to interview". In one Senior Investment Professional search on Hire22, 288 profiles were found, 50+ were screened and 5 were interview-ready; the client hired 1. Most profiles that look right on paper fall away once someone checks interest, pay and timing. With Resdex, that checking is your team's job, view by view.

What does your team still do after each CV view?

Someone has to call. For each profile, they confirm the person is open to a move, what they earn now, how long their notice period is and whether they'll relocate. Senior people are often in meetings or travelling, so expect more than one attempt per person.

Then the CV becomes your data. Downloaded CVs on laptops and shared drives are personal data your company now holds.

Under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (section 8), an organisation deciding how personal data is used must protect it with reasonable safeguards and erase it once the purpose is served, unless another law says otherwise. Decide who downloads, where files go and when they are deleted, and check it with your legal adviser.

The subscription shows up on an invoice. The recruiter hours and the data clean-up don't.

How do Resdex and an AI shortlist compare for a senior role?

Employers on Hire22 typically get an interview-ready shortlist within 22 hours of posting. Hire22 delivers the shortlist; your team interviews, selects and hires.

When is Resdex still the better choice?

When the candidates are active on Naukri and you have the people to work the database. High-volume junior roles, walk-in drives and campus-adjacent hiring fit Resdex well: plenty of current profiles, and a recruiter who searches daily gets value from every view. Hire22 isn't built for fresher batches or high-volume junior hiring.

It also makes sense if your team already has strong Boolean skills and a repeatable calling routine. In that case, buy full Resdex rather than a bundle, and price the views, logins and validity separately so you can compare renewals.

For a manager-level or senior role, where the right person isn't applying anywhere, the cost to compare is per interview-ready candidate, not per CV view. If you're also weighing LinkedIn or iimjobs for leadership roles, our comparison of job portals for senior hiring covers reach and confidentiality, and the headhunter alternatives guide covers the agency route.

What should you ask before signing a Resdex quote?

1. When does a CV view count: when a profile is opened, downloaded or contacted?
2. Do unused views lapse at the end of the validity, or carry over on renewal?
3. How many logins come with the plan, and do they share one pool of views?
4. What is the final amount including GST? Every price on Naukri's page says "GST as applicable".

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