Key facts
What the official sources publish
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Maximum amountUp to ₹125 lakh for studies in India and ₹150 lakh for overseas studies.View source
The official publishes the India and overseas maximums.
- Source
- Baroda Yoddha Education Loans
- Page / section
- Features / — Loan amount
- Accessed
- 23 Aug 2026
- Confidence
- high
Scheme documentsStudent and admission documents follow the linked education-loan checklist; defence-service/relationship evidence and applicable co-applicant/security documents are required under the Yoddha variant.View source
The dedicated page provides scheme-specific conditions and links to the detailed education-loan process.
- Source
- Baroda Yoddha Education Loans (all variants)
- Page / section
- Scheme conditions; detailed Education Loans link
- Accessed
- 30 Aug 2026
- Confidence
- high
Target groupChildren/wards of defence personnel; all other education-loan guidelines remain unchanged.View source
The page identifies wards of defence personnel as eligible students.
- Source
- Baroda Yoddha Education Loans (all variants)
- Page / section
- Eligibility table;
- Accessed
- 30 Aug 2026
- Confidence
- high
Maximum repayment tenureThe Yoddha page says all other education-loan guidelines remain unchanged; the linked Baroda education-loan guideline therefore permits up to 10–15 years after the moratorium, with 120 instalments up to ₹7.50 lakh and 180 instalments above ₹7.50 lakh.View source
The Yoddha page says the scheme is for wards of defence personnel and that all other guidelines and criteria remain unchanged; the linked education-loan guideline publishes the 10–15 year and 120/180 instalment limits.
- Source
- Baroda Yoddha Education Loans — official product page
- Page / section
- Eligibility; Detailed information regarding Education Loans
- Accessed
- 29 Aug 2026
- Confidence
- medium
Rate-conversion chargeIf BOB permits a rate switch on the account: 0.10% of the outstanding balance plus undisbursed amount; minimum ₹5,000 + GST and maximum ₹1,00,000 + GST per account per conversion.View source
The education-loan service-charge page gives this fee for a borrower-requested rate switch. It is not the ordinary reset; product/sanction terms determine whether a separate switch is available.
- Source
- Service Charges — Bank of Baroda
- Page / section
- Conversion Charges — Education Loan, lines 950–967
- Accessed
- 27 Sept 2026
- Confidence
- high
Loan typeEducation loan for children/wards of defence personnel; all other Baroda education-loan guidelines remain unchanged.View source
The current page identifies wards of defence personnel and says all other education-loan criteria remain unchanged.
- Source
- Baroda Yoddha Education Loans — current official page
- Page / section
- Title, eligibility table and unchanged-guidelines statement
- Accessed
- 29 Sept 2026
- Confidence
- high
Interest rateYoddha education pricing follows the corresponding Baroda education-loan variant. Premier India floating spreads are BRLLR −1.05% (Top 10 IIMs/ IITs), −0.70% (AA), −0.50% (A), 0.00% (B) and +0.50% (C). Fixed AA/ A pricing is BRLLR +1.40% to +2.00%; B/ C use Base Rate +2.00% up to ₹7.50 lakh and BRLLR +2.85%/ +3.05% above that. The issuer's 0.00% effective-rate placeholders are not customer rates.Effective 12 Sept 2026View source
The education page explicitly states that the children-of-defence Yoddha rate is the same as the corresponding premier-institution education rate.
- Source
- Baroda education loan and Yoddha linked rate tables
- Page / section
- Interest rates and charges; Yoddha rate-equality note
- Accessed
- 29 Sept 2026
- Confidence
- high
BenchmarkCurrent BOB retail references: BRLLR 7.90% p.a. (repo 5.25% + markup/ base spread 2.65%), effective 6 December 2025; 1-year MCLR 8.75%, effective 12 September 2026; base rate 9.45% effective 12 May 2025. These references are not a single final student rate.Effective 12 Sept 2026View source
The current rate page publishes these benchmarks separately from education variant spreads.
- Source
- Bank of Baroda Retail Loans Interest Rates
- Page / section
- Repo// benchmark section
- Accessed
- 29 Sept 2026
- Confidence
- high
Maximum amountUp to ₹1,25,00,000 for studies in India and ₹1,50,00,000 for overseas studies under the Yoddha FAQ. The linked premier-institution route separately publishes collateral-free category caps and up to ₹80,00,000 with collateral.View source
The Yoddha publishes the India/overseas scheme ceilings; linked adds category-specific premier-institution collateral caps.
- Source
- Baroda Yoddha Education Loans — limits
- Page / section
- — maximum amount; linked premier — quantum of finance
- Accessed
- 29 Sept 2026
- Confidence
- high
TenureUp to 10–15 years after the course-period moratorium; maximum 120 instalments for loans up to ₹7.50 lakh and 180 instalments above ₹7.50 lakh. The premier India moratorium is course period + 1 year.View source
The Yoddha page says other education guidelines remain unchanged; the linked supplies the repayment and moratorium figures.
- Source
- Baroda Education Loan — repayment terms used by Yoddha
- Page / section
- — Repayment Holiday/Moratorium and Repayment Period
- Accessed
- 29 Sept 2026
- Confidence
- high
Processing feeStudy in India and premier institutions: nil. Study abroad: 1% of loan amount capped at ₹10,000, recovered upfront and refundable on first disbursement. Career development: 0.50%. Where property is mortgaged, ₹8,500 non-refundable advocate/ valuer cost per property; mortgage creation charge nil.Effective 20 Jun 2019View source
The current table publishes different charges by study route; no single fee is substituted for all variants.
- Source
- education-loan service charges
- Page / section
- Education Loan service-charge rows and linked premier
- Accessed
- 29 Sept 2026
- Confidence
- high
Prepayment / foreclosureFor the linked fixed-rate education terms: nil when prepaid from the borrower's own source; 0.50% of outstanding when taken over by another lender. Applicability can vary by the selected education variant and sanction terms.Effective 20 Jun 2019View source
The current service-charge table publishes nil own-source prepayment and 0.50% takeover charge; the Yoddha page incorporates other education guidelines.
- Source
- education-loan prepayment schedule
- Page / section
- Fixed-rate education-loan prepayment/takeover row
- Accessed
- 29 Sept 2026
- Confidence
- high
EligibilityChildren/wards of defence personnel. The student must open a Bank of Baroda savings account; GCLI is mandatory for unsecured AWES-institution loans, and assignment of a defence-personnel/co-applicant term-life policy is to be explored. Other education-loan criteria, admission and document rules remain applicable.View source
The page publishes the defence-ward group and the account/GCLI/term-policy conditions.
- Source
- Baroda Yoddha Education Loans — eligibility
- Page / section
- Eligibility table, scheme conditions and
- Accessed
- 29 Sept 2026
- Confidence
- high
Geographic limitsThe official Yoddha FAQ says there is no country restriction for this defence-personnel education scheme; domestic and overseas study ceilings are published separately.View source
The states that there is no country restriction for this particular education loan.
- Source
- Baroda Yoddha Education Loans — study geography
- Page / section
- — supported countries
- Accessed
- 29 Sept 2026
- Confidence
- high
Benefits and features
- Education-loan route for wards/children of defence personnel.
- Maximum ₹125 lakh for study in India and ₹150 lakh for overseas study.
- No country restriction is published for the Yoddha scheme.
- All necessary course expenses are covered except external coaching or tuition.
- Applications can be made through a branch, Education Loan Sanction Cell, online route or Vidya Lakshmi portal.
Eligibility
- The scheme is for children/wards of defence personnel; all other education-loan guidelines remain unchanged.
- The student must open a savings account with Bank of Baroda under the published operating guidance.
- GCLI is mandatory for unsecured loans for AWES institutions; assignment of a defence-personnel/co-applicant term-life policy is to be explored.
- The dedicated Yoddha page does not print a separate rate table; applicable Baroda education-loan variant rules govern.
Passing a listed condition does not mean the bank will approve an application.
Documents the bank lists
- Student , admission/offer letter and fee structure, academic records and entrance result where applicable, under the linked education-loan checklist.
- Defence-service/relationship evidence for the parent or sponsor as required for the Yoddha scheme.
- Income, co-applicant/guarantor and security documents required under the applicable Baroda education-loan variant.

