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Compare education finance specifically tied to government-identified QHEIs or -listed premier Indian institutions.

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  • Starting from 7.00% p.a. under the -Vidyalaxmi page
  • current rate sheet also publishes Star Vidyalaxmi categories: Category A 6.85%, Category B 7.50% and Category C 8.40% p.a., subject to category terms.
  • The page refers to RBLR
  • the current rate sheet publishes Star Vidyalaxmi category spreads against RBLR, with present rates of 6.85%, 7.50% and 8.40% p.a.
  • The page does not publish one universal maximum loan amount
  • finance is for the documented cost of the approved course and expenses.
  • Moratorium up to the course period plus 1 year
  • repayment up to 15 years from commencement of repayment.
For the -Vidyalaxmi facility, the page does not publish a universal minimum income threshold. It does publish interest-subvention family-income bands of up to ₹4.50 lakh and above ₹4.50 lakh to ₹8 lakh for specified support, which are subsidy conditions rather than a general eligibility floor.
Indian National including student admitted through open competitive examination or merit selection to a degree/diploma course at one of 860 quality higher-education institutes.
Nil processing charge. portal and third-party charges may apply where stated by the scheme.
No prepayment penalty.
  • Not published on the -Vidyalaxmi page or its linked current retail-interest-rate page
  • eligible borrowers may separately receive 3% or full interest subvention during the moratorium.
Value awaiting review
  • Need-based finance linked to total eligible education expenses
  • no universal maximum loan amount is published. Government guarantee applies to loan amounts up to ₹7.5 lakh and full subvention can apply to loans up to ₹10 lakh under the stated income/course conditions.
  • Moratorium is course period plus one year
  • repayment up to 180 (15 years), excluding moratorium.
No minimum income for the loan is published. Interest-subvention bands use annual family income: up to ₹4.5 lakh and above ₹4.5 lakh to ₹8 lakh.
Value awaiting review
  • No processing or upfront charge. Account handling 0.20% of loan amount, minimum ₹500. Vidya Laxmi enrolment charge ₹200 in the current (the page displays ₹100 + and notes it is subject to change)
  • excluding where applicable.
Nil.
PMVL-Utkarsh 6.90%, PMVL-Uttam 7.20% and PMVL-Uday 8.40% p.a., linked to
  • (External Benchmark Rate)
  • the education-loan rate floats for the full loan period.
Need-based loan up to ₹3 crore under the -Vidyalaxmi scheme.
Up to 15 years, excluding the course period and moratorium.
No income ceiling for the loan: says students of all income groups are eligible. Household-income bands of up to ₹4.50 lakh and above ₹4.50 lakh through ₹8 lakh determine applicable interest-subvention support, not basic loan eligibility.
Graduation, postgraduate degree and diploma courses at Department of Higher Education-identified QHEIs in India, following open competitive or merit-based admission
No processing fee is stated on the product page. A ₹200 application fee plus is recovered only when the student avails the loan from .
No prepayment charge.
SBI Scholar LoanState Bank of India
  • 6.90%–7.65% p.a. for listed institutions and qualifying takeovers
  • 6.75% p.a. for students admitted to any IIT through 31 December 2026. The separate 6.75% offer for named IIM/BITS/IIFT/ISB/XIM/XLRI campuses expired 30 September 2026.
  • (External Benchmark Rate)
  • states that education-loan rates float for the entire loan period. Current is 7.90% p.a. (Repo Rate 5.25% + spread 2.65%).
  • Without tangible security: List ₹50 lakh, A ₹40 lakh, B ₹30 lakh and C ₹7.50 lakh
  • with full-value tangible collateral, need-based for /A/B and up to ₹1 crore for C
  • 180 months
  • begins 12 months after course completion or six months after employment, whichever is earlier
Value awaiting review
Professional or technical study at an -listed premier Indian institution through entrance or selection, including published full-time degree/diploma, executive-management and selected part-time graduate/postgraduate courses
Nil
NIL in the shared Education Loan contingent-charge table.

Green marks the most favourable compatible published number or range in each column; incomparable units and overlapping range trade-offs remain neutral. It does not account for eligibility, service, exclusions or personal suitability.