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SBI PM-Vidyalaxmi Education Loan

A collateral-free and guarantor-free education loan for eligible courses at government-identified Quality Higher Education Institutions, with three floating-rate variants from 6.90% to 8.40%, no processing fee and income-linked subvention pathways.

Offered byState Bank of India

India through the PM-Vidyalaxmi portal for eligible QHEI admissions

Key facts

What the official sources publish

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Eligible studyGraduation, postgraduate degree and diploma courses at Department of Higher Education-identified QHEIs in India, following open competitive or merit-based admission
Source 1
Current floating rate by variantPMVL-Utkarsh 6.90%, PMVL-Uttam 7.20% and PMVL-Uday 8.40% p.a., linked to EBREffective 9 Jun 2026
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Security and co-borrowerNo collateral or guarantor; co-borrower mandatory above ₹75 lakh and co-applicant mandatory for every minor student
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Published borrower marginNil up to ₹4 lakh, 5% above ₹4 lakh through ₹7.50 lakh, and nil above ₹7.50 lakh
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MoratoriumCourse period plus one year
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Processing and prepayment chargesNil processing fee and nil prepayment charge
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Published interest-subvention pathwayIncome and course dependent: 100% PM-USP CSIS for eligible technical/professional students with family income up to ₹4.5 lakh; otherwise published PM-Vidyalaxmi support is 3% for qualifying family income up to ₹8 lakh
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Benefits and features

  • Collateral-free and guarantor-free
  • Rates from 6.90% p.a.
  • No processing fee
  • No prepayment charge
  • Income-linked interest support

Eligibility

  • The student must be an Indian national admitted to an eligible QHEI through merit or competitive selection.
  • All income groups may borrow, but subvention has separate income and course conditions.

Passing a listed condition does not mean the bank will approve an application.

Documents the bank lists

  • Application and KYC
  • Admission and academic records
  • Course-expense schedule
  • Income evidence for co-applicant and any subvention claim
  • Asset-liability statement where applicable

Field-level evidence

Where each fact came from

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Eligible study

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Foreign institutions and specified cross-border campuses are excluded.
Source
SBI PM-Vidyalaxmi Scheme
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Courses Covered and eligibility
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13 Aug 2026
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Current floating rate by variant

high confidence
The current table states EBR of 7.90% and floating rates for the full loan period.
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SBI Education Loan Scheme Interest Rates
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SBI PM-Vidyalaxmi Scheme
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13 Aug 2026
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Security and co-borrower

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A 75% credit guarantee applies to eligible limits up to ₹7.50 lakh.
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SBI PM-Vidyalaxmi Scheme
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Features and eligibility
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13 Aug 2026
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Published borrower margin

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The official page publishes no single overall loan ceiling.
Source
SBI PM-Vidyalaxmi Scheme
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Margin
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13 Aug 2026
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5

Moratorium

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Repayment details remain subject to the sanctioned variant.
Source
SBI PM-Vidyalaxmi Scheme
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Features
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13 Aug 2026
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Processing and prepayment charges

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Other sanctioned or third-party costs should be confirmed separately.
Source
SBI PM-Vidyalaxmi Scheme
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Features
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13 Aug 2026
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Published interest-subvention pathway

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Subvention is government-administered and conditional, not guaranteed by loan sanction.
Source
SBI PM-Vidyalaxmi Scheme
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Interest Subvention
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13 Aug 2026
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