The State Bank of India will offer a student loan scheme for students joining medical and dental courses through the common entrance test (CET) conducted by the Karnataka Examination Authority for the year 2008-09.

<tr><td><p class='TableClas'></p><P class='TableClas'> <DIV CLASS=rightDiv><script language="JavaScript">
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		</script> </DIV><p class='TableClas'>The scheme, `Vidyadhana', will be offered as a financial package. 
</p><p class='TableClas'>Under the scheme, students and their guardians can visit any SBI branch in Karnataka, preferably a branch nearest to their place of domicile, and avail of a temporary clean overdraft equivalent to the amount to be remitted at the time of CET counselling. 
</p><p class='TableClas'>Subsequently, a regular loan limit will be sanctioned by the SBI branch as per the student's eligibility, the bank said in a statement on Friday. </P></p></table>


SBI loan scheme for medical students

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