They could mail you an "International Bank Draft," a.k.a. "Foreign Currency Demand Draft." That's a paper check in Indian Rupees issued in Singapore with the cooperation of a partner bank in India. You can deposit that check directly into your bank.

IOB in Singapore can certainly issue a demand draft in rupees as one example, but many other banks also can. I recommend that your sender use at least registered airmail to send the check. (Registered airmail costs S$3.20 to send a 20 gram piece.)

 

Add in UCO bank and Icici bank, if OP has an account in India, you can deposit directly to the Indian account from Singapore.

But most HR may not go the extra mile to do the bank work, or even do registered post and would prefer to TT the sum minus TT charges.

 

Thanks for the info people