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Skill Loan

A collateral-free skill-development term loan from ₹5,000 to ₹7.50 lakh, with a current floating rate of 9.40%, nil margin and processing fee, and repayment from three to seven years by amount.

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2Do you meet this requirement: last qualifying mark sheets?

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3Do you meet this requirement: course-expense schedule?

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4Do you meet this requirement: co-borrower asset-liability statement?

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5Do you meet this requirement: The applicant must be an Indian national enrolled in an eligible Indian skill course?

6Document checkDo you have this required document or proof: Application and KYC?

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7Document checkDo you have this required document or proof: Course admission and expense evidence?

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8Document checkDo you have this required document or proof: Academic records where applicable?

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Offered byState Bank of India

India for eligible skill-development courses and institutions

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Eligible trainingSkill-development courses at eligible ITIs, polytechnics, NSDC or Sector Skill Council affiliates, state skill bodies, recognized schools or colleges, preferably leading to an NSQF-aligned credentialView source
No minimum course duration is published.
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Skill Loan Scheme
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Courses and Institution Eligibility
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Published loan range₹5,000 to ₹7.50 lakhView source
Eligible education costs determine the sanctioned amount.
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Skill Loan Scheme
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Features
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Security and co-borrowerNo collateral or third-party guarantee; parent or guardian signs as joint borrower, with spouse additionally included where applicableView source
The joint-borrower requirement remains despite no collateral.
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Skill Loan Scheme
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Features
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Maximum repayment by amountUp to 36 months through ₹50,000; 60 months above ₹50,000 through ₹1 lakh; 84 months above ₹1 lakhView source
Moratorium is six months after courses up to one year or 12 months after longer courses.
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Skill Loan Scheme
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Repayment Tenure
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Processing fee and marginNil processing fee and nil marginView source
The page publishes a six-working-day disposal target after receiving a complete application, with stated verification exceptions.
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Skill Loan Scheme
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Timeline and charges
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BenchmarkEBR (External Benchmark Rate); the education-loan rate floats for the full loan period.Effective 9 Jun 2026View source
The issuer's table identifies and states that the floating rate applies for the full loan period.
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Education Loan Scheme Interest Rates
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-Vidyalaxmi and Skill Loan scheme tables
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TenureUp to 36 months through ₹50,000; 60 months above ₹50,000 through ₹1 lakh; 84 months above ₹1 lakhView source
Moratorium is six months after courses up to one year or 12 months after longer courses. This is the issuer-published maximumTenure value shown under the comparison field “Tenure”.
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Skill Loan Scheme
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Repayment Tenure — comparison field: Tenure
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Loan typeEducation loan — skill-development financeView source
official page titles this product Skill Loan and places it under Education Loan; the product finances eligible skill-development courses.
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Skill Loan — official product page
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Product title and Education Loan navigation
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Foreclosure chargeNIL in the shared Education Loan KFS contingent-charge table.Effective 8 Jan 2026View source
The table states foreclosure charges, if applicable: NIL.
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Education Loan Key Facts Statement
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Page 2, Part 1 item 10(iii) — Foreclosure charges
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Penal charges2.40% p.a. on the irregular portion for irregularity up to 60 days; 5.00% p.a. on the outstanding for continuous irregularity beyond 60 days, for the period of irregularity.Effective 8 Jan 2026View source
The separates irregularity up to 60 days from continuous irregularity beyond 60 days and gives the two annual rates.
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Education Loan Key Facts Statement
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Page 2, Part 1 item 10(i) — Penal charges
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Floating/fixed switch charge₹500 + GST when switching the loan from floating to fixed rate or vice versa.Effective 8 Jan 2026View source
The lists ₹500 plus for a floating/fixed rate switchover.
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Education Loan Key Facts Statement
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Page 2, Part 1 item 10(iv)
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Safe-custody charge₹1,000 + GST per quarter or part thereof when original title deeds are not collected within the prescribed time limit (for example, 60 days from loan closure).Effective 8 Jan 2026View source
The states ₹1,000 plus per quarter or part thereof after the prescribed title-deed collection period.
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Education Loan Key Facts Statement
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Page 2, Part 1 item 10(iv) — Safe custody
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SI / ECS / PDC failure charge₹500 + GST if an EMI or instalment is not credited within seven days from the ECS, SI or PDC date.Effective 8 Jan 2026View source
The publishes ₹500 plus when an or instalment is not credited within seven days.
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Education Loan Key Facts Statement
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Page 2, Part 1 item 10(iv) — // failure charges
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VLP service charge₹200 + GST per education loan sanctioned through VLP.Effective 8 Jan 2026View source
The lists a ₹200 plus service charge for each education loan sanctioned through .
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Education Loan Key Facts Statement
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Page 2, Part 1 item 10(v)
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Maximum amount₹5,000 minimum to ₹1.50 lakh maximum.Effective 20 Feb 2020View source
The current page lists a minimum loan amount of Rs. 5000 and a maximum of Rs. 1,50,000.
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Skill Loan Scheme
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Amount of Loan
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CollateralNo collateral or third-party guarantee. The parent or guardian executes loan documents with the student as joint borrower; spouse is included as co-applicant where applicable.Effective 20 Feb 2020View source
states that no collateral or third-party guarantee will be taken, while a parent/guardian signs as joint borrower.
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Skill Loan Scheme
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Security
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Required documentsCompleted application; last qualifying mark sheets; admission, scholarship or studentship proof; course-expense schedule; two passport photographs; PAN and Aadhaar of student and parent/guardian/spouse; six-month borrower bank statement; two years' co-borrower income-tax returns where applicable; co-borrower asset-liability statement; and salary slips/Form 16 where applicable.Effective 20 Feb 2020View source
The page lists the application, academic, identity, account-statement, tax-return and co-borrower income documents.
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Skill Loan Scheme
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Documents Required
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Other penal chargesNILEffective 8 Jan 2026View source
The contingent-charge table states: Other penal charges, if any — NIL.
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Education Loan Key Facts Statement
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Page 2, Part 1 item 10(ii) — Other penal charges
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Security document releaseAfter full repayment or settlement of all loan accounts linked to the security, SBI must release the property documents and remove registered charges within 30 days. The owner may collect the original title deeds from the linked RACPC/RASMEC within 30 days of full and final payment; the KFS says safe-custody charges apply if the deeds are not collected within the prescribed period.Effective 8 Jan 2026View source
The states that shall release property documents and remove registry charges within 30 days after full repayment/settlement of all linked loan accounts. It says owners can collect original title deeds from the linked RACPC/RASMEC within 30 days of full and final payment; safe-custody charges apply if they are not collected within the prescribed period.
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Education Loan Key Facts Statement
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Page 2, Part 1 item 10(iv) — Safe custody charges and release of security documents
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Current published interest rate9.40% p.a. for unsecured Skill Loan up to ₹7.50 lakh, linked to EBR and floating for the full loan term.Effective 9 Jun 2026View source
9.40% p.a. for unsecured Skill Loan up to ₹7.50 lakh, linked to and floating for the full loan term.
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Education Loan Schemes — current rate of interest page
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Rate table lines 498–557; product-specific rate lines retained in the evidence table
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Benefits and features

  • Loan from ₹5,000
  • No collateral or third-party guarantee
  • Nil margin
  • Nil processing fee
  • Seven-year maximum tenor

Eligibility

  • The applicant must be an Indian national enrolled in an eligible Indian skill course.
  • A parent or guardian normally joins the loan documents.

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

Documents the bank lists

  • Application and
  • Course admission and expense evidence
  • Academic records where applicable
  • Co-borrower documents and bank statements

Related official documents

SBI Education Loan Key Facts Statement — APR and contingent chargesofficial-kfs-pdf · current · accessed 26 Sept 2026
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SBI Education Loan Key Facts Statement — common applicant documentsofficial-kfs-pdf · current · accessed 29 Aug 2026
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SBI Education Loan Schemes — Current Interest Ratesofficial-interest-rate-page · current · accessed 13 Aug 2026
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SBI Education Loan Scheme — current rate and EBR publicationofficial-interest-rate-page · current · accessed 29 Aug 2026
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SBI Education Loan Schemes — current rate of interest pageofficial-interest-rate-page · current-complete-rate-table-reviewed · accessed 8 Oct 2026
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SBI education-loan product-page image target — HTTP 404official-product-image-discovery · official-image-route-404 · accessed 8 Oct 2026
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SBI Skill Loan Scheme — current product pageofficial-product-page-current-snapshot · current-full-page-reviewed · accessed 8 Oct 2026
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SBI Skill Loan Scheme — eligibility checklistofficial-product-page · current · accessed 29 Aug 2026
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Interest paid over the full loan₹30,53,665thirty lakh fifty-three thousand six hundred sixty-five rupees
Everything you repay₹55,53,665fifty-five lakh fifty-three thousand six hundred sixty-five rupees

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Source: Education Loan Key Facts Statement — common applicant documents · Pages 1–2 — applicant/co-applicant documentation Open official source ↗

Published tables

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Table 1 · 5 rows · 3 columnsSBI education-loan eligibility and income evidenceIncome-document requirements preserved from the official checklists; no universal numeric threshold is published.View tableHide table

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SBI education-loan eligibility and income evidence
SchemeIncome evidenceNumeric minimum income
Student LoanCo-applicant/guarantor: salary slip or salary certificate plus Form 16/; non-salaried business address proof and latest Not published
Scholar LoanCo-applicant/guarantor: salary slip or salary certificate plus Form 16/; non-salaried business address proof and latest Not published
Global Ed-VantageCo-applicant/guarantor: salary slip or salary certificate plus Form 16/; non-salaried business address proof and latest Not published
Education Loan TakeoverCo-applicant/guarantor: salary slip or salary certificate plus Form 16/; non-salaried business address proof and latest Not published
Skill LoanCo-applicant/guarantor: salary slip or salary certificate plus Form 16/; non-salaried business address proof and latest Not published
  • The source pages and shared require proof of income but do not publish a universal rupee salary or annual-income floor; no value is inferred.
Education Loan Key Facts Statement — common applicant documents · Pages 1–2 — applicant/co-applicant documentation · effective 8 Jan 2026 · accessed 29 Aug 2026Open official source ↗
Table 2 · 2 rows · 3 columnsSBI education and skill loan — published security and document termsSelected rows transcribed from the two current SBI product pages.View tableHide table

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SBI education and skill loan — published security and document terms
ProductPublished amount/securityPublished documents
Student LoanUp to ₹7.50 lakh without collateral; above ₹7.50 lakh with tangible collateral and parent/guardian co-borrowerApplication, //Aadhaar, academic/admission, co-applicant income, six-month statements and security title documents
Skill Loan₹5,000–₹1.50 lakh; no collateral or third-party guarantee; parent/guardian joint borrowerApplication, mark sheets, admission proof, identity documents, six-month statement, co-borrower /assets and income proof
Student Loan and Skill Loan official pages · Security and checklist sections · effective 7 Sept 2026 · accessed 8 Sept 2026Open official source ↗
Table 3 · 8 rows · 2 columnsSBI Education Loan KFS — contingent chargesPublished conditional and contingent charges from the shared Education Loan KFS. Blank individualized APR and processing-fee inputs are not presented as product values.View tableHide table

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SBI Education Loan KFS — contingent charges
Charge or conditionPublished term
Penal charges2.40% p.a. on the irregular portion for irregularity up to 60 days; 5.00% p.a. on the outstanding for continuous irregularity beyond 60 days, for the period of irregularity.
Other penal chargesNIL
Foreclosure chargesNIL
Floating/fixed rate switch₹500 + per switchover.
Safe custody of original title deeds₹1,000 + per quarter or part thereof if deeds are not collected within the prescribed time limit (the gives 60 days from loan closure as an example).
Release of security documents must release property documents and remove registry charges within 30 days after full repayment/settlement of all loan accounts linked to the security. Original deeds may be collected from the linked RACPC/RASMEC within 30 days of full and final payment; safe-custody charges apply if they remain uncollected after the prescribed period.
// failure₹500 + if an /instalment is not credited within 7 days of its // date.
service charge₹200 + per education loan sanctioned through .
Education Loan Key Facts Statement · Page 2, Part 1 items 10(i)–(v) — complete contingent-charge table · effective 8 Jan 2026 · accessed 26 Sept 2026Open official source ↗
Table 4 · 19 rows · 3 columnsSBI education-loan schemes — current published rates and conditionsComplete current source rows transcribed for the product page; values and source order are preserved.View tableHide table

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SBI education-loan schemes — current published rates and conditions
Scheme / variantCurrent published ratePublished rate condition
-Vidyalaxmi — Utkarsh6.90% p.a.-linked; floating for the full loan term
-Vidyalaxmi — Uttam7.20% p.a.-linked; floating for the full loan term
-Vidyalaxmi — Uday8.40% p.a.-linked; floating for the full loan term
Student Loan — unsecured up to ₹7.50 lakh9.90% p.a.0.50 percentage-point girl-student concession; -linked and floating
Student Loan — secured above ₹7.50 lakh9.40% p.a.0.50 percentage-point girl-student concession; -linked and floating
Student Loan takeover above ₹10 lakh with collateral9.40% p.a.0.50 percentage-point girl-student concession; -linked and floating
Scholar Loan — listed institutions6.90%–7.65% p.a.-linked; floating for the full loan term
Scholar Loan takeover above ₹10 lakh6.90%–7.65% p.a.-linked; floating for the full loan term
Scholar Loan — students admitted to any IIT6.75% p.a. through 31 December 2026Time-limited concession; applicable institution and expiry are shown on rate page
Global Ed-Vantage — secured above ₹7.50 lakh through ₹3 crore9.40% p.a.0.50 percentage-point girl-student concession; -linked and floating
Global Ed-Vantage takeover above ₹10 lakh with collateral9.40% p.a.0.50 percentage-point girl-student concession; -linked and floating
Global Ed-Vantage — select institutions, unsecured above ₹7.50 lakh through ₹50 lakh9.40% p.a.No additional girl-student concession; -linked and floating
Global Ed-Vantage — select institutions, secured above ₹7.50 lakh through ₹3 crore8.90% p.a.No additional girl-student concession; -linked and floating
Global Ed-Vantage select-institution takeover above ₹10 lakh8.90%–9.40% p.a.-linked and floating
Shaurya — study in India8.65% p.a.0.50 percentage-point girl-student concession; -linked and floating
Shaurya — ordinary overseas study above ₹7.50 lakh8.65% p.a.0.50 percentage-point girl-student concession; -linked and floating
Shaurya — select overseas institution, unsecured up to ₹50 lakh8.65% p.a.No girl-student concession; select institutions follow Global Ed-Vantage collateral-free list
Shaurya — select overseas institution, secured8.15% p.a.No girl-student concession; select institutions follow Global Ed-Vantage list
Skill Loan — unsecured up to ₹7.50 lakh9.40% p.a.-linked; floating for the full loan term
  • All education-loan rates on this page are linked to and floating for the full loan term. states Repo Rate 5.25% + spread 2.65% = 7.90%; mean rate for FY27 is 9.31%.
  • The 6.75% offer for named IIM/BITS/IIFT/ISB/XIM/XLRI campuses expired 30 September 2026. The 6.75% offer for all IITs remains published through 31 December 2026.
  • The rate page publishes rates, not a separate calculation.
Education Loan Schemes — current rate of interest page · Rate table lines 498–557; effective 9 June 2026; updated 27 July 2026 · effective 9 Jun 2026 · accessed 8 Oct 2026Open official source ↗

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