Student Education Loans by Corporation Bank
Eligibility Criteria
Student Eligibility
- Student should be an Indian National.
- Should have completed previous qualifying examination.
- Secured
admission to professional/ technical courses in India or Abroad through
Entrance Test/Merit Based Selection process.
- Person
already in gainful employment are not eligible for loan under the
scheme except for pursuing evening course covered under the scheme of
approved institute.
Courses Eligible
a. Studies in India
- Graduation Courses : BA, B.Com, B.Sc., etc
- Post Graduation Courses: Masters & Phd.
- 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 etc
- Regular
Degree/Diploma courses like Aeronautical pilot training, shipping etc.,
approved by Director General of Civil Aviation/Shipping, if the Course
is pursued in India. In case the course is pursued abroad, the
Institute should be recognized by the competent local aviation/shipping
authority.
- Courses offered in India by reputed foreign universities
- Evening courses of approved institutes.
- Nursing/Teachers
training courses for periods of one year & above from recognized
colleges/institutes leading to Diploma/Degree.
- Other
Courses leading to diploma/degree etc. conducted by
Colleges/universities approved by UGC/Govt /AICTE /AIBMS/ ICMR etc
- Courses offered by National Institutes and other reputed private institutions.
- Vocational
Training and skill development study courses will not be covered under
the model educational loan scheme, as the scheme is framed to provide
Bank loans for higher studies
b. Studies abroad
- Graduation: For job oriented professional/ technical courses offered by reputed universities
- Post Graduation : MCA, MBA, MS etc
- Courses conducted by CIMA - London, CPA in USA etc
Other conditions:
The
courses eligible for financial assistance under the scheme should be
conducted by the colleges/ universities/ institutions which are either
recognized by the government /affiliated to a university/deemed
university or conducted by autonomous institutions like IIT, IIM etc or
approved by AICTE /accredited to Department of Electronics, Government
of India, courses offered by reputed universities/institutions abroad.
Correspondence courses / computer part time /certificate courses are not eligible for finance under the scheme.
Expenses considered for loan
- Fee payable to college/school/hostel
- Examination/Library/Laboratory fee
- Purchase of books/equipments/instruments/ Uniforms
- Caution deposit*
- Travel expenses/ passage money for studies abroad
- Purchase of computers - essential for completion of the course
- Insurance premium for student borrower
- Any other expense required to complete the course - like study tours, project work, thesis etc.
* building fund/refundable deposit supported by Institution bills/ receipts stands deleted
Quantum of Finance
Need based finance subject to repaying capacity of the parents/students with margin and the following ceilings:
Studies in India - Maximum up to Rs.10 lakhs
Studies in Abroad - Maximum up to Rs.20 lakhs
Margin
Up to Rs.4 lakhs - Nil
Above Rs.4 lakhs - Studies in India 5%
Studies abroad 15%
- Scholarships / assistantship to be included in margin
- Margin may be brought-in on year-to-year basis as and when
disbursement are made on a pro-rata basis
Security
- Up to Rs.4 lakhs : Co-obligation of parent/s. No other collateral Security
- Above
Rs.4 lakhs and upto Rs.7.50 lakhs : Co-obligation of parents together
with collateral security in the form of suitable third party guarantee.
- Above
Rs.7.5 lacs : Co-obligation of parents together with tangible
collateral security along with the assignment of future income of the
student for payment of installments
Note:
- The loan documents should be executed by both the student and the parent/guardian as joint-borrower
- The
security can be in the form of land/building/ Govt. securities/Public
Sector Bonds/Units of UTI, NSC, KVP, life policy, gold, shares/mutual
fund units/ debentures, bank deposit in the name of student/ parent/
guardian or any other third party with suitable margin.
- Wherever
the land/building is already mortgaged, the unencumbered portion can be
taken as security on second charge basis provided it covers the
required loan amount with prescribed margin of 35%
- In case the loan is given for purchase of computer, the computer has to be hypothecated to the Bank.
Rate of interest
As prescribed from time to time
With effect from 1st July, 2008 as follows:
Upto Rs.7.5 lakh : 11.75%
Above Rs.7.5 lakh
(Secured) : 11.50%
- Simple interest to be charged during the Repayment holiday/Moratorium period
- 1% interest concession may be provided for loanees if the interest is serviced as and when debited.
- Appraisal / Sanction / Disbursement
- The
loan to be sanctioned as per delegation of powers preferably by the
Branch nearest to the place of domicile of parents
Repayment
Repayment holiday/Moratorium: Course period + 1 year, or 6 months after getting the job, whichever is earlier
The loan has to be repaid within a maximum period of 10 years after completion of repayment holiday period.
Insurance
The student borrower may be covered under the Banks insurance scheme Corp Suraksha.
Processing Charges
No
processing/upfront charges shall be collected on educational loan for
studies in India. For studies abroad, processing charges @ 1% of total
loan limit sanctioned may be collected for fresh loan. These charges
are scheme specific & inclusive of applicable Service Tax
Other Conditions:
a. Multiple loans
In
case of receipt of application for more than one loan for student
borrower from a family, the family as a unit has to be taken into
account for considering the loan and security taken in relation to the
total loan limit sanctioned, subject to margin and repaying capacity of
the parent/student.
b. Take over of loans from other Banks
Student
should avail education loan from any one Bank/branch. Take over of
education loan availed with other bank is not permitted.
Co-obligant
The
co-obligant should be parent[s]/guardian of the student borrower. In
case of married person, co-obligant can be spouse or the
parent[s]/parent-in-law
Disposal of application
Loan applications have to be disposed off within a period of 7 days of receipt of application complete in all respects