The Centre for Studies in Social Sciences
Established in 1973 jointly by the Indian Council of Social Science Research and Government of West Bengal, the Centre is one of the top social sciences think tanks of India. The centre was founded by Professor S. Nurul Hasan, when he was the education minister of India. Professor Barun De was appointed as its first director. The centre specializes in post-colonial, subaltern studies and cultural studies research.
Verify users from The Centre for Studies in Social Sciences
The Centre for Studies in Social Sciences 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 The Centre for Studies in Social Sciences by having them sign in with their The Centre for Studies in Social Sciences 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
- The Centre for Studies in Social Sciences
- Description
- Established in 1973 jointly by the Indian Council of Social Science Research and Government of West Bengal, the Centre is one of the top social sciences think tanks of India. The centre was founded by Professor S. Nurul Hasan, when he was the education minister of India. Professor Barun De was appointed as its first director. The centre specializes in post-colonial, subaltern studies and cultural studies research.
- Country
- India
- Website
- https://cssscal.org/
- SAML Entity ID
https://idp.cssscal.org/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 The Centre for Studies in Social Sciences?
Yes. The Centre for Studies in Social Sciences participates in INFED, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their The Centre for Studies in Social Sciences account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does The Centre for Studies in Social Sciences support persistent identifiers?
Not necessarily. The Centre for Studies in Social Sciences 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 The Centre for Studies in Social Sciences in?
The Centre for Studies in Social Sciences is located in India.
How do I verify students from The Centre for Studies in Social Sciences?
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 The Centre for Studies in Social Sciences. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
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