Verify users from Presidency University
Presidency 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 Presidency University by having them sign in with their Presidency 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
- Presidency University
- Description
- Presidency University, formerly Presidency College, is a public state university located in College Street, Kolkata.
- Country
- India
- Website
- https://www.presiuniv.ac.in/
- SAML Entity ID
https://idp.presiuniv.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 Presidency University?
Yes. Presidency University participates in INFED, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their Presidency University account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does Presidency University support persistent identifiers?
Not necessarily. Presidency 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 Presidency University in?
Presidency University is located in India.
How do I verify students from Presidency 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 Presidency University. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
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Start the demo and authenticate with Presidency University, or read the integration guide to wire it up in minutes.