Education Loan for Australia

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Students can apply for education loans of up to 1.5 Cr to manage their expenses in Australia. Students wishing to study in Australia must obtain a COE letter by showing 1-year living expenses in Australia which is 10 lacs and depositing one-year tuition fee to the selected university.

The expenses to study in Australia including the expenses for COE can be managed by either taking an unsecured education loan or a secured education loan. Choose the best education loan option depending on your profile among the different types of education loans.

Unsecured Education Loan for Australia

Banks or lenders can offer up to 50 lacs of unsecured education loans for Australia at an interest rate that is as low as 10.5% P.A. Below are the other details of an Unsecured Education loan for Australia.

Parameter

Details

Loan Limit

Up to 50 lacs

Expenses covered

Study Costs

Fee for tuition
Fee for admission
Fee for examination
Laptop or books expenses
Cost of study projects or tours
1-year tuition fee disbursement for COE

Living expenses

Expenses of hostel or accommodation
Costs for food
Fee for caution
1-year living expenses are disbursement pre-Visa for COE

Other

Cost of Insurance 
Miscellaneous expenses

Eligible courses

All UG courses including the UG diploma
All eligible PG courses including MBA and PG Diploma
All courses are eligible for an education loan. However, a STEM course will get you a loan sanction more easily than other courses.

Interest rate

10.5% to 12.5%

Moratorium Period

Course duration + 6 or 12 months( depends on the lender)

Repayment Duration

Up to 15 years

Repayment policies

Full simple interest is to be paid in the moratorium period

Eligibility Criteria

The eligible student should be

National of India
Must have gotten admission into a university in Australia

Co-applicant salary

Between 4.5 to 6 LPA

 

Tip: Opt for an unsecured education loan if you have lesser time before your intake. An unsecured education loan can be sanctioned in less than 7 working days after document submission.

Top Banks that offer unsecured Education loans for Australia

Below is a list of lenders that can provide you with an unsecured education loan to study in Australia

- ICICI Banks
- IDFC Bank
- Axis Bank
- HDFC Credila
- Auxilo
- Incred 
- Avanse

Getting an unsecured education loan for Australia is not as tough as you thought!

How to get an Unsecured Education Loan for Australia?

An Unsecured education loan for Australia will usually depend on the below three criteria. 

- A strong co-applicant who is financially strong and earns at least 4.5 to 6 LPA.
- You should have scored well in entrance examinations or have very good grades in your previous educational qualification
- Getting admission into a top university that is known around the world or in Australia for its excellence

Try to meet all three parameters or at least one of them to ensure hassle-free education loans at good terms.

Apply for an Unsecured Education Loan for Australia

Follow the step-by-step process below to apply for an unsecured education loan for Australia    

Step 1- Request a callback from WeMakeScholars

Step 2- A WeMakeScholars financial officer will call you within 2 days of requesting a callback

Step 3- He/she will ask you a few basic questions to check your eligibility for an education loan

Step 4- After checking the eligibility, your financial officer will send a document uploading link where you will need to submit your documents  

Step 5- He/she will then connect you to eligible lenders from where you can get an education loan

Step 6- The next steps in the process will be taken forward by your assigned lenders. Even in this time, you can be in touch with your financial officer from WeMakeScholars, asking him/her about any doubts that you have regarding the education loan process.

Step 7- You will receive your sanction letter within the time promised by your financial officer.

Disadvantages of going directly through banks for an Unsecured education loan

Processing an unsecured education loan directly will have the following disadvantages!

- The interest rate of your unsecured education loan will be higher
- You will have a lot of hidden charges
- The education loan process will take time to complete
- You might face issues in the disbursement
- You will face issues in repayment where the interest rates will suddenly rise

Avoid all these hassles by processing your education loan through WeMakeScholars!

Why go through WeMakeScholars for Unsecured Education Loan?

WeMakeScholars is an organization that is working towards providing unbiased education loans to students planning to pursue higher education in India or abroad. Going through us will have the following benefits.

Lower interest rates: When you go through us, you automatically have a reduced interest rate of up to 2%, as 14+ banks(Public/Pvt) are partnered with us.

Faster education loan process: We at WeMakeScholars keep in mind the deadline for student’s fee payments and hence provide loans in at least 50% lesser time than when you go directly through banks.

Negotiation: While going to Australia, you will need someone to do the negotiation on your behalf to get COE. WeMakeScholars' financial officer will happily do it for you.

End-to-end support: We continuously support students from the start of the education loan process till the repayment.

Cashback: When you go through us, you will attain a cashback of ₹3000. 

Request a callback now and get started with an education loan with the above benefits!   

Documents required for an Unsecured Education Loan to Study in Australia

An education loan for Australia will require you to arrange the following documents. However, the list may differ with the lender you are going through.

- An application form signed by you along with two photographs. Request a callback from WeMakeScholars to get your application form.

Documents for proof of identity of the applicant
- PAN Card
- Passport
- Aadhar Card

Documents for applicant’s proof of residence
- Aadhar Card
- Voter ID card
- Ration Card
- Telephone bill
- Electricity bill

Applicant’s academic documents
- 10th, 12th and degree marksheets
- Fee structure 
- Proof of admission
- IELTS or any other exam scorecard
- Rank of the university

Documents for the co-applicant
- Bank account statement of last 6 months, if salaried
- 1-year business transactions for self-employed
- Personal Asset and Liability statement

Required documents for financial co-applicant(salaried)
- Payslips of last 3 months
- Last 2 years form 16
- ITR of the last 2 years
- Employer's ID card

Required documents for self-employed financial co-applicant
- Address proof of the business
- ITR of 3 years
- Balance sheet and profit and loss account

Other documents required
- A declaration letter from your co-applicant stating that the leftover expenses will be carried by him/her(format will be provided by WeMakeScholars financial officer)
- Notarised joint affidavit of student and co-applicant in bank’s standard format(format by WeMakeScholars)

Additional documents
- Provide a receipt of any payment that you have made to the university if you want reimbursement for it
- Statement of any pending loans
- If you have had any gap in your academics, explain it in a letter whose format will be provided to you by WeMakeScholars financial officer
You may require documents in addition to the above list, depending on your profile. You can talk to your financial officer at WeMakeScholars to get an accurate list of required documents.

Are you too confused about the list of documents required for an education loan for Australia?

Repayment plan for unsecured loans in Australia

The unsecured lenders will ask to pay simple interest in the moratorium period. Your education loan EMI will start after the end of the moratorium period. However, you must be aware of the EMIs you will be paying after the moratorium period. Below is an example to learn to calculate your EMIs.

Let’s say you have taken an unsecured education loan for Australia of 40 lacs. Your interest rate is 12.5% P.A. and you will need to repay it in 10 years after the moratorium period of 3 years.

This is how much you will pay yearly!

Timeline

EMI

Interest portion

Principal portion

Loan Outstanding

End of year 1

58550

39628

18922

3785374

End of year 2

58550

37122

21428

3542328

End of year 3

58550

34285

24265

3267099

End of year 4

58550

31072

27479

2955426

End of year 5

58550

27433

31117

2602481

End of year 6

58550

23313

35238

2202802

End of year 7

58550

18647

39904

1750198

End of year 8

58550

13363

45187

1237662

End of year 9

58550

7379

51171

657258

End of year 10

58550

604

57947

0

 

Secured Education Loan for Australia

Students can get a maximum of 1.5 Cr secured loan to study in Australia at an attractive interest rate of 9.2% to 10.02%.

Parameter

Details

Loan Limit

Up to 1.5 Cr

Expenses covered

Study costs

Fee for the university
Admission fee
Exam fee
Expenses for buying books or a laptop
Lab or library fee
The 1-year tuition fee will be provided for COE

Living expenses

Cost of accommodation 
Expenses for food
1-year living expenses will be deposited in your bank account for COE

Other Expenses

Expenses for travel
Insurance
Miscellaneous

Eligible courses

All UG and PG courses including UG and PG diploma
Certificate courses or vocational training courses

Interest rate

9.2% to 10.02%

Moratorium Period

Course duration + 1-year

Repayment Duration

15 years of repayment tenure

Repayment policies

Simple interest is charged in the moratorium period which can be paid after the moratorium period

Eligibility Criteria

Should be a national of India
Should have got admission into an Australian university

Types of Collateral

Immovable

Flat
House
Non-agricultural land/empty plot

Liquid security

FD
LIC policy
Govt bonds

Value of collateral (In case of a collateralized loan)

Up to 2 times the value of the collateral provided the student is going to a well-ranked university

 

Tip: In case you do not have a stronger co-applicant but have collateral, then you can opt for a secured education loan. It won’t require you to pledge a financially strong co-applicant.

Top Banks that offer unsecured Education loans for Australia

The following lenders offer some of the best-secured education loan schemes to study in Australia

How to get a Secured loan for Australia?

You can get a secured education loan of up to 2 times the value of your collateral. If you are pledging an FD, then see that it should at least be 6 months old, as Australia doesn’t accept that.

Apply for a Secured Education Loan for Australia

Apply for a secured education loan to study in Australia through WeMakeScholars by following the below steps

Step 1- Go through the WeMakeScholars portal and fill out a common application form. You can also request a callback from WeMakeScholars.
Step 2- A WeMakeScholars financial officer will call you and will ask you a few basic questions to check your eligibility for an education loan
Step 3- After checking your eligibility, he/she will then connect you to suitable lenders after sending you a document checklist to submit in the bank
Step 4- The next process will be carried on by the assigned lenders. All this time your WeMakeScholars financial officer will be in touch with you to clear off any doubts you have regarding your education loan process.
Step 5- You will get your education loan sanction in the timeline promised by your financial officer.

Do not opt to go directly through banks as that will reduce your chances of secured education loan for Australia.

Disadvantages of going directly through banks for Secured education loan

Go directly through banks if you wish for the below-listed hassles

- Inefficiency of the bank employees in providing the right information on the secured education loan process for Australia
- The employees do not have the knowledge on the complete list of required documents
- The secured lenders when you go directly through them, takes a lot longer than when you go through us
- It will be tough for you to convince the bank about the pre-Visa disbursement for COE letter
- You will have a very few chances of the sanction of your education loan

These hassles can be avoided by choosing WeMakeScholars!

Getting disbursement for COE from secured lenders is not easy unless you have strong backing!

Why go through WeMakeScholars for Secured Education Loan for Australia?

Most of the banks providing secured education loans are public banks and we at WeMakeScholars are supported by the Ministry of IT, govt. of India and hence can provide better terms and better rates of interest to students. Here are the other advantages of going through WeMakeScholars.

Better options: We are partnered with 14+ banks(Public/Pvt) and hence can provide a wide range of offers to students for secured as well as unsecured education loans.

Faster Education Loan process: We are supported by govt of India and hence can process your files from secured lenders at a better pace. We can provide you with a secured education loan in 21 working days after the submission of documents.

Tax benefits: Most students are unaware of certain beneficial sections like 80E, which exempts tax on your education loan. We make sure to educate students about all the tax benefits.

End-to-end support: We help students in processing an education loan and also help them in the repayment phase.

Cashback: Students going through us are eligible for a cashback of up to ₹3000.

Documents required for an Education Loan with collateral for Australia

To process an education loan with Collateral for Australia, you will require the documents same as listed for an unsecured education loan except for the financial co-applicant documents. Also in addition to those documents, you will require collateral documents to process an Education loan with collateral for Australia.

Collateral documents

- Title deed
- Will deed/gift deed/sale agreement(must be registered)
- Original registration receipt 
- An allotment letter by the municipal corporation/authorized govt. Authority
- Link document of up to 30 years or previous sale deed if you were the owner for the last 30 years
- Property tax bill and electricity bill with the same address
- Plot layout or copy of municipality-approved building plan

The collateral documents usually differ with the state you are applying from. Hence, refer to the below list to know the requirements according to the state you are applying from.

Repayment Plan for Secured Education Loan in Australia

The secured lenders do not force you to pay interest in the moratorium period. They give the option of including the interest in the EMIs after the moratorium period. Go through the below example to learn to calculate your EMIs.

Suppose you have taken an education loan of 30 lacs at an interest rate of 11% per annum. Your repayment period after the grace period is of 10 years and your moratorium period is of three years including the course period of 2 years.

Here’s how much you will have to pay yearly!

Timeline

EMI

Interest portion

Principal portion

Loan Outstanding

Year 1

52178

32879

19299

3567515

Year 2

52178

30646

21532

3321656

Year 3

52178

28154

24024

3047346

Year 4

52178

25374

26804

2741293

Year 5

52178

22273

29905

2399824

Year 6

52178

18812

33366

2018840

Year 7

52178

14951

37227

1593770

Year 8

52178

10643

41535

1119511

Year 9

52178

5837

46341

590371

Year 10

52178

474

51704

0

 

Students usually face a lot of problems in the repayment phase like a sudden increase in ROI. It is tough for students to deal with such issues and hence we at WeMakeScholars assist students in talking to lenders about such issues.

Expenses to study in Australia

Australia costs around 10 lacs per annum as living expenses in addition to the tuition fee and other miscellaneous expenses which needs to be disbursed before applying for Visa. These expenses can be managed by either applying for a scholarship or taking an education loan.

Scholarships for Australia

Scholarships are a great way to fund your education abroad. However, it is tough to really get through a scholarship. Below are a few of the many, popular scholarships to study in Australia.

Browse through 1553+ scholarships on the WeMakeScholars portal and apply for the best one for you by applying the required filters.

Education Loan for Australia

An education loan for Australia will fund all of your expenses like living expenses, miscellaneous and tuition fees expenses. An education loan will also provide the funding needed to obtain the COE letter.

Confirmation of Enrolment(COE)

A COE is a letter of immigration, where you confirm your admission to the university. When you apply to a preferred Australian university and you qualify for admission, the university asks you to submit 1-year tuition fee and also show one-year living expenses in your account.

COE needs your education loan lender to disburse the amount before you apply for Visa. It is not easy for banks to disburse the tuition fee and living expenses amount before applying for a Visa. Hence, you will require a financial officer from WeMakeScholars to talk to the bank about disbursement.

Disbursement for COE

It is not easy for students going directly through banks to get pre-Visa disbursement. That is where you will need a financial officer to talk to the lender and convince him/her about the disbursement of tuition fee and living expenses before Visa.

Special Education Loan Schemes For Education Loan for Australia

SBI offers a special education loan scheme for students to study in Australia. The details of it are listed below.

SBI Education Loan for Australia

SBI offers up to 1.5 Cr for students to study in Australia. It also provides the option of paying simple interest in the moratorium period. If the student wants, he can also opt-out of interest payment in the moratorium period. The interest will then be added to the following EMIs.

Under the special scheme, SBI also offers discounts on interest rates for female students and also for students who opt for loan insurance.

Go through special education loan schemes for Australia by talking to us!

Universities recognized for Special Loan products

The public, as well as private lenders, have special consideration for a few top-rated universities in Australia. For these selected universities, the bank offers special education loan terms like an increased loan amount or less rate of interest.

Apply to top universities of Australia for strong career opportunities. We will take care of all the expenses!

Education Loan FAQs

  • How do I get a student loan to study abroad in Australia?

    To get an education loan to study in Australia, first, apply to Australian universities and also apply for an education loan via WeMakeScholars at the same time. The next steps will be taken care of by WeMakeScholars financial officer.

  • How much loan is required to study in Australia?

    A student loan to study in Australia will depend on various factors like tuition fees, living expenses(10 lacs), and miscellaneous expenses. WeMakeScholars can help you manage expenses for Australia.

  • How much bank balance is required for an Australia student visa?

    For a student Visa in Australia, you will have to show 1-year living expenses in your account which is 10 lacs, and also you will have to submit a 1-year tuition fee to the university. Contact WeMakeScholars to know more!

  • Can I get an education loan for Australia?

    You can get either an unsecured education loan of up to 50 lacs or a secured education loan of up to 1.5 Cr for Australia. Let WeMakeScholars help you get the maximum amount of loan at a lower rate of interest.

  • Can I get an unsecured education loan for Australia?

    Getting an unsecured education loan for Australia is not easy. However, WeMakeScholars can get you an education loan for Australia.

  • How can I fund my study in Australia?

    Studies in Australia can be funded by applying for a scholarship or by taking an education loan preferably through WeMakeScholars.

  • What are the requirements to apply for an education loan for Australia?

    Students applying for an education loan to study in Australia should be Indian nationals and should have got admission into a university in Australia. Learn about other eligibility criteria by contacting WeMakeScholars.

  • How much loan can I get for education in Australia?

    To study in Australia, you can apply for an education loan of up to 1.5 Cr preferably through WeMakeScholars.

  • How much education loan can I get without collateral for Australia?

    Students can get up to 50 lacs of education loan without collateral to study in Australia. Go through WeMakeScholars to avail the maximum amount of loan.

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The Australian government is currently reviewing these changes to ensure they align with visa application requirements. During this period, applicants can use other recognized English proficiency test results, such as IELTS, PTE, CAE, and OET (for health professionals), for their visa applications. Test results obtained before July 25, 2023, will remain valid for visa purposes, except for applications related to certain subclasses that require scores from a single sitting. For these cases, IELTS test results with One Skill Retake (OSR) will be accepted. 

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Processing time for Student Visas has been slashed to 16 days, down from the previous 49-day wait earlier this year. Likewise, Temporary Skilled Shortage 482 visas are now processed within 21 days, marking a significant improvement.

The initiative addresses concerns raised a year ago when the Department of Home Affairs faced significant delays in processing visa applications due to high submission volumes. The streamlined process is aimed at rectifying this concern.

Furthermore, the department's efforts transcend visa processing times. Permanent skilled visas are now cleared within seven months, a noteworthy reduction from the 12-month processing period in February of the same year.

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Recent investigations uncovered that many students were exploiting this rule to switch from university courses to less expensive vocational options. Notably, the number of concurrent enrollments surged to 17,000 in the first half of 2023, compared to 10,500 for the same period in 2019 and 2022 combined.

Education Minister Jason Clare stated that this move aims to prevent unauthorized providers from enrolling students prematurely and emphasized the importance of maintaining the integrity of Australia's fourth-largest export industry, international education.

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The IELTS One Skill Retake is available for both Academic and General IELTS and offers Indian test takers greater flexibility in achieving their study and migration goals. Upon choosing the retake option, students will receive a new Test Report Form (TRF) containing their improved score, which can be used for migration and study purposes.

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Additionally, the government plans to scrutinize high-risk international students more closely to combat fraudulent visa applications. Regulations are in development to suspend students with documentation discrepancies.

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