From credit scores and co-borrowers to collateral, margin money and tax benefits, understanding these education loan misconceptions can help borrowers avoid costly mistakes
The share of US in overall education loan portfolio has come down to 50% as on March 31, 2025, from a peak of 53% on March 31, 2024, and is expected to go down further over next few years
Indian students often come across a difficult question when it comes to borrowing: whether to take an education loan in Indian Rupees (INR) or US Dollars (USD)
Those getting admitted to non-STEM courses and lower-grades institutes must be prepared for stringent checks, higher interest rates, and more collateral requirement
As per the NIRF rankings, students admitted to any of the 860 top-ranking quality higher educational institutions (QHEIs) in India will be eligible for the PM-Vidyalaxmi scheme
42% have seen their EMIs go up and 21% have seen both EMI and tenor increase, according to a survey by Bankbazaar.com Of these, 76% have seen their interest rate increase by more than 1%
Mortgage lender HDFC Ltd informed the bourses that it has executed definitive documents for the proposed disinvestment or sale of approximately 90 per cent stake in its education loan subsidiary