How to apply to Deccan AI (Soul AI)

Who can join

• Be at least 18, allowed to receive US services under export and sanctions rules, and keep only one account.
• A Google account: sign-up starts with Continue with Google, and Deccan's help center describes no other sign-up method.
• A resume, your professional details and your weekly availability, with your full legal name exactly as it appears on your government ID.
• A government ID, a bank account in your own legal name and a tax form (a W-9 in the US, a W-8BEN elsewhere) before any payout. In India you also give your PAN during onboarding, and it cannot be changed after submission.
• Skills that fit a live project. Deccan values analytical thinking, attention to detail, reasoning, writing and critical thinking, and says specific requirements vary by project.

Step by step

1. 1

   Sign up with Google

   Go to deccanexperts.ai, click Apply Now and select Continue with Google at authentication.deccanexperts.ai. Your email is verified through Google and you move on to mobile verification.

2. 2

   Verify your mobile number

   Enter your number and confirm it with the 4-digit code sent to your phone. International users are not asked to verify it; Deccan only records the number.

3. 3

   Complete your account setup

   Upload your resume and add your professional details, including your full legal name and weekly availability. Enter your name exactly as it appears on your government ID, because it is used for identity checks and payouts later.

4. 4

   Submit and wait on the In Review page

   Your account is created and Deccan's team evaluates your application. Some features stay locked until Deccan tells you your status.

5. 5

   Keep your profile specific

   Matching runs on your profile: add your experience, education, skills, languages and links (LinkedIn, portfolio or GitHub, under Other Details). Deccan says a specific line such as 'Senior backend engineer, 7 years in distributed systems' outperforms 'software developer'.

6. 6

   Induction, then training and assessment

   If you are shortlisted, Deccan contacts you for training and assessment before placing you on paid projects. Its pathway runs from profile evaluation to an invitation, an induction session and a training and evaluation stage of real work that is usually paid.

7. 7

   Complete Work Authorisation

   Under Profile, then Work Authorisation, verify your government ID, add bank details (account number with IFSC in India, ABA routing in the US, SWIFT elsewhere) and submit the tax form. The help center says the tax form unlocks once your ID is submitted, and its FAQ says it stays locked until your ID and bank details are processed (read 2 Nov 2026). Payouts only process once Work Authorisation is complete.

8. 8

   Work on projects and get paid twice a month

   Rates and payment cycles are shared before each project. Payouts process on the 2nd and 17th of each month, to your verified bank account by NEFT or to PayPal; the Earnings page shows each payment and the tasks behind it.

Tips to get accepted

• Keep one account: Deccan's terms say you maintain only one account unless Deccan expressly authorizes more, and let it withhold payments over duplicate accounts.
• Check your bank details before you submit them: once your ID and bank details are in, changes need a support ticket, and Deccan says a name that does not match your ID and profile is the most common cause of payment delays.
• Read your activity logs in your first weeks on a project. They list each task, its pay and your gross earning, and are your evidence if a payment looks wrong.
• Raise one ticket per issue from Get Help in the sidebar, and follow up inside it rather than opening duplicates. Project task questions go to the project team, not support.
• Deccan also runs a waitlist for paid home recordings of chores (cooking, laundry, cleaning) with a phone in a head-band, and reimburses the band.