Patna University
Patna University is a Public State University located in Patna, Bihar, India. It was established on 1 October 1917 during the British Raj. It is the first university in Bihar and the seventh oldest university in the Indian subcontinent in the modern era.
Verify users from Patna University
Patna University 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 Patna University by having them sign in with their Patna University 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
- Patna University
- Description
- Patna University is a Public State University located in Patna, Bihar, India. It was established on 1 October 1917 during the British Raj. It is the first university in Bihar and the seventh oldest university in the Indian subcontinent in the modern era.
- Country
- India
- Website
- https://www.pup.ac.in/
- SAML Entity ID
https://idp.pup.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.
- technical
- administrative
Frequently asked questions
Can I verify that someone is affiliated with Patna University?
Yes. Patna University participates in INFED, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their Patna University account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does Patna University support persistent identifiers?
Not necessarily. Patna University 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 Patna University in?
Patna University is located in India.
How do I verify students from Patna University?
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 Patna University. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
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