J and K Bank Abroad Education Loan

The Jammu and Kashmir bank provides attractive education loan schemes for abroad studies which can offer a loan of up to 30 lacs at interest rates ranging from 9 to 14%. The J&K bank education loan is also structured in a way that it promotes education for girls by offering a concession of 0.50% in the interest rates.  Secured and unsecured are the two types among different types of education loans offered by J&K bank.

The Jammu and Kashmir bank provides up to 30 lacs of loans for students to study abroad. The other features of the Jammu and Kashmir bank abroad education loan are listed below in the table.

Tip: Interest concessions will only be offered if the interest rate does not fall below RLLR+0.50%. Talk to your financial officer at WeMakeScholars to understand the J&K bank education loan product clearly.

Courses Eligible for an Education Loan

• For graduation- Courses offered by top universities(technical or professional courses)
• For post-graduation- MBA, MCA, MS, etc
• Courses offered by CIMA- London, CPA- USA
• Aeronautical, pilot training, shipping, etc provided by recognized institutions around the world

Note:- You may also be eligible to pursue a course that is in line with the above-given courses. You can speak to your financial officer at WeMakeScholars for any doubts.

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Here’s a list of documents to start the process of your J&K bank education loan.

Section 1: Application form

• Fill out the application form that your financial officer from WeMakeScholars will provide you with 2 photographs and your signature.

Section 2: Documents required for the applicant and co-applicant

1. Identity proof

• PAN Card or
• Aadhar card
• Passport

2. Residence proof( 2 different address proofs required if your permanent and current address is different).

• Aadhaar card
• Voter ID Card
• Telephone Bill
• Electricity Bill
• Ration card
• Statement of your bank account

3.  Documents for co-applicant:

• Salaried: Account statement for the last six months
• Self-employed: 1-year business transaction

4. Personal Asset & Liability Statement (assessed by the branch professional): Self-attest all the documents

Section 3: Applicant's academic documents

• 10th, 12th, Degree Education certificates, and mark sheets
• Admit proof reflecting the total duration of the Course
• Fee structure (i-20 for US if available)
• IELTS/GMAT/GRE Scorecard
• University Ranking

Section 4: Financial co-applicant Income documents

If Salaried

• Pay slips of the last 3 months
• Last 2 years form 16
• ID card of the employer
• Last 2 years ITR

If Self-employed

• Last 3 years ITR
• The balance sheet of last 3 years showing the Profit & Loss account (for self-employed businessman)
• Address proof of the business

This is the standard document checklist of most banks. However, it may vary from profile to profile and from state to state. You can go through the below list of states and documents according to each state.

• Andhra Pradesh
• Hyderabad
• Karnataka
• West Bengal
• Mumbai
• Tamil Nadu
• Gujarat
• Jaipur
• Delhi
• Kerala
• Pune
• Goa
• MP and Chattisgarh
• Amritsar
• Jharkhand

The moratorium period of the Jammu and Kashmir bank abroad education loan is course duration plus 1 year. The repayment is of 15 years including the moratorium period. 

The students taking an education loan from Jammu and Kashmir bank also have the option to close off the loan before time.

• Prepayment
• Choosing a shorter duration to repay the loan amount
• Loan transfer to another bank

The students are prone to many difficulties in the repayment duration like a sudden increase in ROI. They may find it tough to talk to bank employees about it. In that case, they can ask their financial officer at WeMakeScholars to talk to the lender and get the issue resolved.

Here are the benefits of going through the Jammu and Kashmir bank abroad education loan

• Offers concession of 0.50% interest rate to girls students
• The interest payment during the moratorium period is optional
• Do not have loan margin for loans that are below 4 lacs
• The processing fee is capped to a maximum of ₹5,000.
• Offers concession of 1% to students who are paying the interest in the moratorium period
• Promotes education in top institutes like the IIMs, IITs, or ISB by offering a concession of 0.50% interest rate

Despite the benefits of the Jammu and Kashmir bank, you wouldn’t want to go directly through the bank, as it will prolong your education loan process. Hence, you can prefer WeMakeScholars. We at WeMakeScholars provide hassle-free education loan processes from both public and private lenders.

Here’s a step-by-step guide to applying for a J&K bank abroad education loan.

• Request a callback or fill out the common application form from the WeMakeScholars portal
• A financial officer from WeMakeScholars will get back to you and check your J&K bank loan eligibility
• He/she will then connect you to the eligible lenders and will also send you a document checklist on which documents to submit to the bank.
• You can visit the bank with the set of documents asked by your financial officer
• Your education loan process will then be taken forward by your bank employee
• You can also talk to your financial officer, in case you have a doubt regarding any step in the process
• Once you are done with all the processes, you will receive your sanction letter

Here are the disadvantages of going directly through the bank

• Incomplete education loan information
• Won’t get the accurate list of required documents on the first visit
• A lot of hidden information
• The process will take longer than usual
• Very fewer chances of getting the loan sanctioned

Go through WeMakeScholars to avoid all the hassles that you face when you go directly through banks!

WeMakeScholars is an organization that comes under the Digital India campaign and is supported by the Ministry of IT, govt of India. We at WeMakeScholars connect students to the best lenders after checking their eligibility. We are partnered with 14 plus banks(Pvt/public) and hence offer great options for an education loan along with information on different types of tax benefits on education loans. We provide the following benefits FREE of any charge.

1. Better interest rates: When you go through WeMakeScholars you have better interest rates from the banks as we are their largest partner. You will have a difference of 0.5% to 2% interest rate.
2. Faster processing time: We at WeMakeScholars have maintained an average time of 21 working days for loans from public banks and 7 working days for private banks. We take 50% less time than the banks in processing your education loans.
3. End-to-end support: We at WeMakeScholars provide you support until you repay the loan.
4. Cashback: As a goodwill gesture, we provide students with a cashback of ₹3000 when they go through us.
5. Digital process: We believe in digitalizing the education loan process to increase its pace and also for a hassle-free process, and hence our whole process is completed online.

Do not miss out on the above benefits. Request a callback to get started with your hassle-free abroad education loan from WeMakeScholars today!