OELS
Overseas Educational Loan Scheme
The Overseas Educational Loan Scheme provides financial assistance in the form of loans up to ₹20,00,000 at a zero interest rate for students from minority communities in Karnataka pursuing graduate or postgraduate courses at recognized universities abroad. Eligible students must have secured at least 60% marks in the previous year and have an offer letter from a foreign university, with loans secured against property valued at least equal to the loan amount.
States / UT: Karnataka
Nodal department: Minorities Welfare Department
Scheme for: Individual
Scheme profile
DBT (direct benefit transfer): No
Categories: Education & Learning, Banking,Financial Services and Insurance
Sub-categories: Loan, Scholarships and student finance
Target beneficiaries: Individual
Tags: Laon, Education, Student, Financial Assistance
Details
The "Overseas Educational Loan Scheme" was launched by the Minorities Welfare Department, Government of Karnataka, and implemented by the Karnataka Minorities Development Corporation. The scheme objective is to provide financial/loan assistance to students belonging to minority communities who are pursuing graduate or postgraduate degree courses in recognized universities abroad.
Benefits
- - The loan amount will be provided up to ₹20,00,000/- at a zero interest rate
- The loan amount will be provided up to ₹20,00,000/- at a zero interest rate.
Eligibility
- The student should be a resident of Karnataka State.
- The student should belong to a minority community (Muslim, Christian, Jain, Buddhist, Sikh and Parsi).
- The student should have secured at least 60% marks in the previous year.
- The student should have received an offer letter from a foreign university.
- Loans will be provided only on mortgage of property (building/land) to the corporation. The value of the property should not be less than the loan amount.
- The students who have not received a scholarship from the Directorate of Minorities.
Exclusions
Application Process
Online
Step-01: Applicant need to visits the Karnataka Minorities Development Corporation official website.
Step-02: Click "Apply Online" and Enter "Mobile Number" and "Submit".
Step-03: Enter "Aadhaar Number" Fill in the "Captcha" and Select "Next".
Step-04: Applicant will get OTP in his/her Aadhaar Linked Mobile Number.
Step-05: Enter "OTP" and select "Continue", After that Allow the official notice.
Step-06: After verifying the Aadhaar again fill in the "OTP" and Submit.
Step-07: Select the scheme "Sikhligar’s Community Development Scheme" and fill in the basic details father's name, gender, qualification detail
Step-08: Select "Next" Fill in the address detail and again select "Next".
Step-09: Upload the required document passport-size photo, educational document, income certificate, etc.
Step-10: Click "Proceed" and Select "Submit Application" and get an Application ID.
Documents Required
No document list is available for this scheme yet.
Official links
References
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Documents Required for Government Schemes
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- Caste Certificate (if applicable)
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- Educational Certificates (for student schemes)
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