Verify users from National Innovation Foundation - India
National Innovation Foundation - India 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 National Innovation Foundation - India by having them sign in with their National Innovation Foundation - India 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
- National Innovation Foundation - India
- Description
- The National Innovation Foundation - India (NIF) is an autonomous body of the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India.
- Country
- India
- Website
- https://nif.org.in/
- SAML Entity ID
https://idp.nif.org.in/idp/shibboleth- Scopes
- nif.org.in
- 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.
- technical
- administrative
Frequently asked questions
Can I verify that someone is affiliated with National Innovation Foundation - India?
Yes. National Innovation Foundation - India participates in INFED, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their National Innovation Foundation - India account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does National Innovation Foundation - India support persistent identifiers?
Not necessarily. National Innovation Foundation - India 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 National Innovation Foundation - India in?
National Innovation Foundation - India is located in India.
How do I verify students from National Innovation Foundation - India?
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 National Innovation Foundation - India. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
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