Verify users from Purnea University
Purnea 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 Purnea University by having them sign in with their Purnea 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
- Purnea University
- Description
- Purnea University is a collegiate public state university located in Purnia, Bihar, India. It has jurisdiction over Purnia, Araria, Kishanganj and Katihar districts. It was established by an act of State Legislature in 2018.
- Country
- India
- Website
- https://purneau.ac.in/
- SAML Entity ID
https://idp.purneau.ac.in/idp/shibboleth- Scopes
- purneau.ac.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 Purnea University?
Yes. Purnea University participates in INFED, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their Purnea University account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does Purnea University support persistent identifiers?
Not necessarily. Purnea 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 Purnea University in?
Purnea University is located in India.
How do I verify students from Purnea 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 Purnea University. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
Ready to verify users from Purnea University?
Start the demo and authenticate with Purnea University, or read the integration guide to wire it up in minutes.