Verify users from St. Xavier's University, Kolkata
St. Xavier's University, Kolkata 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 St. Xavier's University, Kolkata by having them sign in with their St. Xavier's University, Kolkata 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
- St. Xavier's University, Kolkata
- Description
- St. Xavier's University, Kolkata is a Jesuit university located in New Town, Kolkata, India. It was established on 8 February 2017 as per the notification of the Government of West Bengal, and inaugurated on 7 July 2017
- Country
- India
- Website
- https://www.sxuk.edu.in/
- SAML Entity ID
https://idp.sxuk.edu.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 St. Xavier's University, Kolkata?
Yes. St. Xavier's University, Kolkata participates in INFED, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their St. Xavier's University, Kolkata account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does St. Xavier's University, Kolkata support persistent identifiers?
Not necessarily. St. Xavier's University, Kolkata 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 St. Xavier's University, Kolkata in?
St. Xavier's University, Kolkata is located in India.
How do I verify students from St. Xavier's University, Kolkata?
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 St. Xavier's University, Kolkata. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
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