INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Education loans: One need to fill out just one form to apply for loans at any of the banks
If you have managed to procure the much sought-after offer letter from
any Ivy League University or a top institution in India or abroad, there might be chances that you would need a bank loan to be able to fund
To be able to do so, you can explore a single window solution of 'Vidya Lakshmi' to apply for any of the 34 banks at one place.Vidya Lakshmi
is a portal developed under the guidance of Department of Financial Services, (Ministry of Finance), Department of Higher Education
(Ministry of Human Resource Development) and Indian Banks Association (IBA).Applying for loan at this portal is a cakewalk
A student only needs to do the login, followed by filing up of Common Education Loan Application Form (CELAF)
The CELAF is a single form that students can fill to be able to apply for educational loan to multiple banks
This is the form prescribed by Indian Banks Association (IBA) and hence, accepted by all banks.Some of the banks registered with Vidya
Lakshmi are Allahabad Bank, Bank of Baroda, Dena Bank, Bank of India, Canara Bank, Corporation Bank, IDBI Bank, ICICI Bank, Indian Bank,
Indian Overseas Bank and Karur Vysya Bank, among othersBefore applying, one can search for various loans on the portal and choose the offer
depending on one's requirement
Then one can apply for a loan at any of the banks registered with Vidya Lakshmi
In case the loan gets rejected then the student can apply for two more banks out of the remaining list of 33 banks.The portal enables banks
and students to coordinate with each other at the portal
Not only can students apply for banks here, even the banks can download the student forms here
Besides this, the students can even send their grievances, if any, directly to the banks via the portal.After applying for loan here, the
student can check the loan application status on the portal
If the bank happens to reject the loan, the student can try her luck at another bank registered with the portal
However, it must be noted that a student can apply for a maximum of three banks through Vidya Lakshmi Portal.
