Vidya Lakshmi Portal for Educational Loans & Scholarships

Vidya Lakshmi is a whole IT-based student financial aid authority that is proposed by the ‘Pradhan Mantri Vidya Lakshmi Karyakram’ an education loan scheme by Narendra Modi.

It is one of its kind portals for the students providing a single window for students to access information and also makes an application for education loans provided by banks.

The objective of the vidyalakshmi loan scheme is to provide an easy and effective system of getting educational loans so that no students leave their education mid-way due to lack of funds.

It is a web-based portal called vidyalakshmi education loan portal (https://www.vidyalakshmi.co.in) has been incorporated by the union government on the event of Independence Day i.e. 15 August 2015 for the benefits of students seeking educational loans.

The Vidyalaxmi portal has been developed and managed by the NSDL-e-governance infrastructure limited under the department of financial services, ministry of finance, department of higher education, ministry of finance, department of higher education, minister of human resource development and Indian bank association.

The post is specifically prepared you to impart knowledge about what is Vidya Lakshmi portal? & Vidyalakshmi scholarship.

Stay tuned with us till the end to learn in-depth about Vidya Lakshmi Portal for education loan.

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What are the features of Vidyalakshmi Education Portal?

• The Vidya laxmi portal will give you information regarding the educational loan schemes offered by the registered banks.
• The common education loan form (CELAF) for Students.
• Facility to apply for multiple banks for education loans.
• Facility for a bank to download the education applications
• Dashboard facility for students to view the status of their application
• Facility to bank to upload vidyalaxmi loan processing status.
• Linkage to National Scholarship Portal for information and application for Government Scholarships.

What are the benefits of Vidyalakshmi portal education loan scheme?

• The students can attain information about education loans schemes of the banks.
• Common education loan application form is available to the students
• There is a provision to apply for the various bank for educational loans through a single form.
• Bank can also download student loan applications.
• Bank can also upload loan processing status.
• Student can view the status of their vidya Lakshmi application of loan at any time and at any place with hassle-free access to dashboard facility of the website.
• The site is linked to the national scholarship portal for information and apply for a government scholarship.

How to apply for an educational loan through the Vidya Laxmi portal?

• Register yourself on the Vidyalaxmi portal.
• Fill up the common vidya lakshmi portal application form for a scholarship which is referred to as common education loan application form CELAF. This form is prescribed by Indian bank association and is accepted by all the banks
• The Vidyalaxmi portal itself suggest that various schemes for which the student is eligible
• The applicant can now choose the education as per his/her eligibility, requirements and convenience.
• Once the vidyalakshmi portal registration is done and CELAF is filled, you will be updated regarding the approval or disapproval on the vidyalakshmi portal.
• Website address: www.vidyalakshmi.co.in.

In case you are application is not approved it is suggested to contact the respective bank.

What are the guidelines for registration on Vidya Lakshmi portal?

GUIDELINES FOR REGISTRATION ON VIDYA LAKSHMI PORTAL

Name – Please enter student name as mentioned on the 10^th standard mark sheet or the mark sheet attached with your loan application.

Mobile Number – Enter a valid mobile number. Student can provide mobile number of parent/guardian.

Email ID – Enter a valid email ID. Email ID is not allowed to be changed later. All necessary communications will be sent on this email ID.

Various other unique measures have been taken to augment the quality and reach of education:

Vidyalakshmi Education Loan Interest Rate

For Male Students:

• Up to Rs. 7.5 Lacs – 12.75% p.a. as on 01.01.2018
• Above Rs. 7.5 lacs – 11.50% p.a. as on 01.01.2018

For Female Students:

• Up to Rs. 7.5 Lacs – 12.25% p.a. as on 01.01.2018
• Above Rs. 7.5 lacs – 11.00% p.a. as on 01.01.2018

Note: The interest rate varies on each bank providing the loan.

Frequently Asked Question on Vidya Lakshmi portal

Q What should I do if my loan is rejected?

If in case your loan is objected or rejected, that means, as per the norms and guideline you are not eligible to avail the loan facility.

You can contact the selected banks for further details and information.

Q What does on hold status means?

The bank can mark your loan application status on hold when the bank requires further information or documents to be submitted by you.

Q How many applications can be sent by the student?

One student can apply to a maximum of three banks through Vidya Lakshmi portal using CELAF

Q How is the money/educational loan disbursed?

Approved educational loan of the applicant will be disbursed directly by the bank outside the Vidyalakshmi portal. You are required to contact the respective bank for the details.

Q Various other unique measures have been taken to augment the quality and reach of education:

• Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya Mission‘ for Teacher Training has been launched to enhance the quality of teaching.
• Global Initiative of Academic Network(GIAN) has been initiated to invite eminent faculty, scientists, and entrepreneurs from premier educational and scientific institutions across the world to teach in the higher educational institutions in the country during summer and winter breaks with a view to give international exposure to Indian students.
• SWAYAM will leverage Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) to enable online education.
• National e-Library will facilitate universal access to educational material and knowledge sources.
• ShalaDarpan is a mobile technology to ensure that parents are connected to schools, enabling them to monitor the progress of their children.

Q  What is NSDL e-Gov?

NSDL e-governance infrastructure limited was originally set up as depository in 1995 and has over the years used its inherent strengths, project management capabilities and technology expertise to deliver the state of the e-governance solutions which has helped the government to clearly gauge the bottlenecks, and encourage transparency, reduce service delivery cost and deliver public services efficiently.

The solution has actually made use of information and communication technologies as a tool for delivering the public services and benefits to society at large.

Below I have listed key e-governance projects that are undertaken by the NSDL e-gov are

• Tax information network (TIN)
• Central record keeping agency CRA for a national pension system
• Electronic accounting system in excise and service tax easiest
• GST pilot project
• Registrar for Aadhaar enrolment and Ekyc/authentication services
• National judicial services

NSDL works closely with various government agencies for the purpose of designing, maintaining, and implementing e-governance projects.

Visit www.egov-nsdl.co.in for more information

Q. What are Names of banks which have integrated their system with the online portal?

Please take a look at the following

• SBI
• IDBI
• Bank of India
• Canara Bank
• Union Bank of India
• Corporation Bank
• Dena Bank
• Punjab National Bank
• Punjab and Sindh Bank
• Oriental Bank of Commerce
• Central Bank of India
• Kotak Mahindra Bank
• Vijaya Bank
• Punjab and Sind Bank
• Bank of Baroda
• Andhra Bank
• Federal Bank
• HDFC Bank
• ICICI Bank
• Axis Bank
• UCO Bank
• Indian Bank
• Bank of Maharashtra
• Indian Overseas Bank
• RBL Bank
• Syndicate Bank
• Abhyudaya Co-operative Bank Limited
• DNS bank
• Karur Vysya Bank
• Tamilnad Mercantile Bank Ltd

The student can apply to the above-stated banks and the interest rate may differ from bank to bank.

Q What are the contact details of the Vidya Lakshmi education loan scheme portal?

For further queries at the vidyalakshmi portal contact number.

• Tel – (022) 2499 4200
• Fax – (022) 2497 6351
• E-mail ID: vidyalakshmi@nsdl.co.in

Q What is the national scholarship portal all about?

Government has launched a website- scholarships.gov.in which is a one-stop solution through which various service beginning from student application, application receipt, processing, sanction and disbursal of various scholarship provided by the government of India are enabled.

Benefits of national scholarships portals are mentioned as below

• One time registration
• Common application form for all scholarships
• Based on eligibility criteria, the system itself suggests the schemes for which student is eligible.
• Elimination of duplicate scholarship applications
• Release of scholarship amount directly to the bank account of the students through direct benefit transfer.

Vidyalakshmi portal was formed to bring all the banks on board. It is expected and assumed that student throughout the country will get benefited from it.

It is a single window for access to various educational loan schemes of the bank.

There are 39 banks and 70 education schemes on the Vidya Lakshmi portal and integrated their system with the portal for providing loan processing status to the students.

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