Education Loan Interest Rates

Many factors determine the attractiveness and acceptability of any standard loan product, a competitive interest rate being one of the more important factors in this regard. In India, education loans usually command an interest rate from anywhere “Between” 12.00 % to 16.00 %, depending on the bank’s base lending rate and other factors. The base lending rate for banks in India, as directed by India’s apex bank, the RBI, is around 9.00- 10.00%. Some private education loan lenders/ financial institutions offer interest rates that are based on their own base lending rates (often very dynamic) and calculation of interest rates are accomplished on a case-to-case basis.