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Biodata is the shortened form for biographical data.^[1]

The term has two usages: In South Asia, the term carries the same meaning as a résumé or curriculum vitae (CV), for the purposes of jobs, grants, and marriage.^[1] While in industrial and organizational psychology, it is used as a predictor for future behaviours; in this sense, biodata is "factual kinds of questions about life and work experiences, as well as items involving opinions, values, beliefs, and attitudes that reflect a historical perspective."^[2][3]

In South Asia

In South Asia (India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Nepal), a biodata (a shortened form of biographical data) is essentially a résumé or curriculum vitae (CV), for the purposes of jobs, grants, and marriage.^[1] The purpose is similar to that of a résumé—to choose certain individuals from the pool of prospective candidates.

The biodata generally contains the same type of information as a résumé (i.e. objective, work Questions to Prompt Life Stories — MyLifeStories SODE