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 others
Before 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.
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.