Indian Scholarship Exam Vidhya Bharathi Education Loan : indianscholarshipexam.com
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Organisation : Indian Scholarship Exam
Scholarship Name : Vidhya Bharathi Education Loan
Applicable For : Meritorious Students
Applicable State/UT : All India
Website : indianscholarshipexam [dot] com
Indian Scholarship Exam Vidhya Bharathi Education Loan
The Educational Loan Scheme aims at providing financial support from the banking system to meritorious students for pursuing higher education in India and abroad.
Related / Similar Scholarship : Academic Marks Based Scholarship 2021
Objective
The main emphasis is that a meritorious student, though poor, is provided with an opportunity to pursue education with the financial support from the banking system under affordable terms and conditions.
The ultimate objective is that no Deserving / Meritorious student is denied an opportunity to pursue higher education merely for want of financial support.
Courses Eligible For Interest Subsidy
1. Loan for studies in India :
** Approved courses leading to Graduate / Post graduate (Masters & PhD) Degree and PG diplomas conducted by recognized Colleges / Universities recognized by UGC / Govt. / AICTE/ AIBMS / ICMR etc.
** Professional Courses – Engineering, Medical, Agriculture, Veterinary, Law, Dental, Management, Computer etc.
** Courses like, ICWA, CA, CFA etc.
** Courses conducted by IIM. IIT, IISC, XLRI, NIFT, NID etc.
** Regular Degree / Diploma courses like Aeronautical, Pilot training, and Shipping etc., approved by Director General of Civil Aviation / Shipping if course is pursued in Educational Loan Scheme SL PARTICULARS GUIDELINES India.
** Approved courses offered in India by reputed foreign universities.
** Evening courses of approved institutes.
** Courses offered by National Institutes and other reputed private institutions.
** Computer Certificate Courses of reputed institutes accredited to DOE or institutes attributed to universities.
** Degree or Diploma Courses on Teacher Training, Nursing, B. Ed Courses conducted by Central/State Govt. approved private institutions. (The Conditions for Teacher Training course, Nursing and B.Ed. are)
i. It should not be a certification course.
ii. The fees should be as per the fees structure stipulated in Central / state Government colleges.
Interest Subsidy For Inland Studies
Interest Subsidy For Educational Loans for Inland Studies :
An initiative to help students from Economically Weaker Sections
One of the major concerns of the Government of India is to ensure that nobody is denied professional education because he or she is poor. Indian Banks’ Association (IBA) has formulated a comprehensive model educational loan scheme for adoption by all Banks.
In order to support students from Economically Weaker Sections of the Society, Department of Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India has launched this interest subsidy scheme.
Eligibility :
** Only for Educational Loans availed from Scheduled Banks for pursuing any of the approved courses after Class XII in Technical and Professional streams from recognized institutes in India under the Educational Loan Scheme of IBA.
** Students belonging to Economically Weaker Sections with annual gross parental/family income from all sources with an upper limit of Rs.4.50 lakhs. Certificate to this effect issued by authorized officers of State Government is to be submitted.
** Full interest subsidy is available for the period of moratorium i. e. Course Period plus 1 year.
** Scheme is applicable for the loan amount availed from April 01, 2009 onwards.
** For Loans sanctioned earlier to 1.04.2009, only amounts disbursed during the above period are eligible. Eligible students have to contact branches where they have availed / availing loans for further details.
FAQs
1. It is compulsory to avail education loan for getting interest subsidy benefit?
Yes, only students who availed education loan from scheduled banks are eligible for the interest subsidy.
2. Is there any limitation of limit/ liability for claiming the interest subsidy?
Interest charged on loan amount up to Rs 10.00 lakhs. (Loan Sanctioned From 01.04.2009 to 31.03.2018). Revised Interest Subsidy (Loan Sanctioned From 01.04.2018) Interest charged on loans sanctioned without any collateral security & third party guarantee and for maximum amount of Rs 7.5 lakhs.
3. Is subsidy available for the entire Education loan period?
No, Subsidy benefit is available up to the Moratorium period i.e Course period + one year.
4. Whether it is necessary to submit the income certificate every financial year?
No, borrowers need not submit income certificate every year. Any subsequent changes in family income will not affect the eligibility.
5. When is the yearly subsidy claimed by banks?
Web Portal for claiming subsidy will be opened as per the instructions of Ministry and portal opening and closing dates will be intimated to all the Member Banks. Concerned Banks have to claim the subsidy during the portal opening for respective years.