The orientation and conception of FID4SA is accompanied by an academic advisory board. It supports the two institutions responsible for the project in an advisory capacity in the design and further development of the Specialised Information Service South Asia and thus ensures continuous quality assurance. The members' research focuses reflect the spectrum of South Asia-related scholarship.

Members of the advisory board are:

Prof. Dr. Carmen Brandt (Department of South Asian Studies, University of Bonn)

Prof. Dr. Frederik Elwert (CERES–Center for Religious Studies, Ruhr-University Bochum)

Prof. Dr. Jörg Gengnagel (Indology, Julius-Maximilians-University Würzburg)

Prof. Dr. Jürgen Hanneder (Indology, Philipps-University Marburg)

Jun.-Prof. Dr. Claire Maes (Indology, Eberhard-Karls-University Tübingen)

Prof. Dr. Jessie Pons (CERES–Center for Religious Studies, Ruhr-University Bochum)

Prof. Dr. Nadja-Christina Schneider (South Asia Department, South Asian Societies and Cultures, Humboldt University Berlin)