Education Loan
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Education Loan access shrinking amid rising costs: Parliamentary Panel
Education | Dec 10, 2025, 11:59 AM ISTThe Parliamentary Panel observed that there was decline in active student loan accounts which fell from 23.36 lakh in 2014 to 20.63 lakh in 2025.
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Planning higher studies? Know how to apply for education loan online and offline
Personal Finance | Apr 20, 2025, 04:27 PM ISTEducation Loan: Repayment of an education loan typically begins one year after the completion of the course, providing students a grace period before they are required to start paying it back.
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PM Vidyalaxmi: Students with family income of upto Rs 8 lakh to get education loans upto Rs 10 lakh
Education | Nov 06, 2024, 04:25 PM ISTThe Education Minister has announced details of the PM Vidyalaxmi scheme on his X handle. Under this scheme, students with an annual family income of up to Rs. 8 lakh will be eligible for a 3% interest subsidy on education loans of up to Rs. 10 lakh.
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World Bank clears USD 500 million loan to improve quality of education system
Business | Jun 28, 2020, 05:09 PM ISTThe World Bank on Sunday said its Board of Executive Directors has approved USD 500 million (about Rs 3,700 crore) loan to improve quality and governance of school education in six Indian states.
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How Can Minority Students Avail Education Loan To Study Abroad?
Brand Content | Oct 03, 2019, 01:03 PM ISTThe Gazette of India identifies six minority communities present in India, i.e., Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Jains, Buddhists and Parsis, under Section 2(c) of the National Commission for Minorities Act of 1992. Together, these six communities make up just over 19% of the Indian population.
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Congress attacks Modi government over education loans
India | Jul 01, 2019, 02:15 PM ISTThe Congress on Monday accused the Modi government of "punishing" lakhs of economically weaker students seeking education loans to pursue professional or technical courses.
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Only 23 people availed education loan under Delhi govt's scheme in 2018-19
India | Jun 08, 2019, 07:06 AM ISTFor 2019-20, the government has set a target of installing CCTV cameras in 350 schools. The government installed 520 cameras in 130 schools in the last financial year, even though it had set a target of installing CCTV cameras in 100 schools.
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Bihar Cabinet clears setting up education finance corporation to disburse loans
India | Feb 10, 2018, 09:50 PM ISTThe meeting chaired by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar gave green signal to proposal of Finance Department to set up the corporation in order to disburse education loan among students
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Unable to meet educational expenses, girl writes to PM Modi for help
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Odisha government to provide education loan at 1% interest
Jun 27, 2016, 10:07 PM ISTBhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday launched a new scheme "Kalinga Siksha Sathi Yojana" to provide education loan at one per cent interest to students for pursuing higher studies. The state government will
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Vidya Lakshmi portal “ All you need to know about educational loans
India | Aug 21, 2015, 02:57 PM ISTAvailing an educational loan is a great difficulty faced by students who wish to pursue their studies. The information on loans, collateral etc is not easily available and that makes the process of availing loans a
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USD 100 million ADB loan for education sector in Meghalaya
India | Oct 02, 2013, 05:37 PM ISTShillong: Welcoming the USD 100 million Asian Development Bank (ADB) loan to improve education and skills in Meghalaya, Chief Minister Mukul Sangma today said the fund will ensure that the state gets the best teachers,
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SBI Decides To Cut Interest On Education Loan
Feb 26, 2012, 01:38 PM ISTNew Delhi, Feb 26 : The country's largest lender State Bank of India (SBI) has taken in-principle decision to slash interest on education loans by up to 1 percentage point.“The bank has taken in-principle decision