Verify users from University of Calcutta
University of Calcutta 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 University of Calcutta by having them sign in with their University of Calcutta 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
- University of Calcutta
- Description
- The University of Calcutta, informally known as Calcutta University, is a public state university located in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It has 151 affiliated undergraduate colleges and 16 institutes in Kolkata and nearby areas.
- Country
- India
- Website
- https://www.caluniv.ac.in/
- SAML Entity ID
https://idp.caluniv.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 University of Calcutta?
Yes. University of Calcutta participates in INFED, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their University of Calcutta account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does University of Calcutta support persistent identifiers?
Not necessarily. University of Calcutta 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 University of Calcutta in?
University of Calcutta is located in India.
How do I verify students from University of Calcutta?
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 University of Calcutta. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
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