University of Kerala
University of Kerala, formerly the University of Travancore, is a collegiate public state university located in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India. It was established in 1937 by a promulgation of the Maharajah of Travancore, Sri Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma who was also the first Chancellor of the University
Verify users from University of Kerala
University of Kerala 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 Kerala by having them sign in with their University of Kerala 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 Kerala
- Description
- University of Kerala, formerly the University of Travancore, is a collegiate public state university located in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India. It was established in 1937 by a promulgation of the Maharajah of Travancore, Sri Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma who was also the first Chancellor of the University
- Country
- India
- SAML Entity ID
https://idp.keralauniversity.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 Kerala?
Yes. University of Kerala participates in INFED, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their University of Kerala account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does University of Kerala support persistent identifiers?
Not necessarily. University of Kerala 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 Kerala in?
University of Kerala is located in India.
How do I verify students from University of Kerala?
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 Kerala. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
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