University of Madras
The University of Madras or Madras University is a public state university in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Established in 1857, it is one of the oldest universities in India, incorporated by an Act of Legislative Council of India under the British government
Verify users from University of Madras
University of Madras 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 Madras by having them sign in with their University of Madras 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 Madras
- Description
- The University of Madras or Madras University is a public state university in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Established in 1857, it is one of the oldest universities in India, incorporated by an Act of Legislative Council of India under the British government
- Country
- India
- Website
- https://www.unom.ac.in/
- SAML Entity ID
https://idp.unom.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 Madras?
Yes. University of Madras participates in INFED, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their University of Madras account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does University of Madras support persistent identifiers?
Not necessarily. University of Madras 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 Madras in?
University of Madras is located in India.
How do I verify students from University of Madras?
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 Madras. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
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