Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)
The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), established by an Act of Parliament in 1985, has continuously striven to build an inclusive knowledge society through inclusive education. It has tried to increase the Gross Enrollment Ratio (GER) by offering high-quality teaching through the Open and Distance Learning (ODL) mode.
Verify users from Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)
Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) is a member of INFED, one of the national research and education federations that share academic identity providers through eduGAIN. That means you can verify a user's affiliation with Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) by having them sign in with their Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
- Persistent identifiers
- No
- Country
- India
- Federation
- INFED
Institution details
- Organization
- Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)
- Description
- The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), established by an Act of Parliament in 1985, has continuously striven to build an inclusive knowledge society through inclusive education. It has tried to increase the Gross Enrollment Ratio (GER) by offering high-quality teaching through the Open and Distance Learning (ODL) mode.
- Country
- India
- Website
- http://ignou.ac.in/
- SAML Entity ID
https://idp.ignou.ac.in/idp/shibboleth- Federation
- INFED
SAML capabilities
Capabilities are read from the institution's SAML metadata. An advertised format is what the IdP declares it supports — not a guarantee of what every login returns.
- administrative
- technical
Frequently asked questions
Can I verify that someone is affiliated with Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)?
Yes. Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) participates in INFED, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) support persistent identifiers?
Not necessarily. Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) does not advertise a NameID format, so identifiers are likely to be transient (per-login). authIdentifier may be null — you can still confirm which institution the user logged in from via entityId.
Which country is Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) in?
Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) is located in India.
How do I verify students from Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)?
Create a verification session via POST /v2/auth/verification, redirect the user to the returned link, and poll GET /v2/auth/verification/{id} after they authenticate at Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU). The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
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