Maulana Azad Education Loan Scheme, Maharashtra
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Maulana Azad Education Loan Scheme, Maharashtra is a government-initiated scheme that supports students from religious minority communities in Maharashtra by providing education loans up to INR 5 lakh at a nominal interest rate of 3%.
The scheme was introduced by the Maulana Azad Minorities Financial Development Corporation Limited (MAMFDC), a Government of Maharashtra undertaking, in 2003. This loan aims to assist students by covering the expenses associated with their professional degree/diploma courses.
Maulana Azad Education Loan Scheme, Maharashtra
DeadlineAlways Open Eligibility To be eligible, the applicants must fulfil the following criteria:
- Applicants must be from minority communities including Muslim, Sikh, Christian, Parsi, Buddhist, and Jain.
- Applicants be residents of Maharashtra.
- The age of applicants must be between 16 to 32 years.
- Applicants must be studying in an institute/college recognized/approved by the Central Government, State Government, AICTE, UGC, or ISC for pursuing technical and professional courses like B.E., B.Tech., B.Pharma., MBA, MCA, among others.
- The annual income of the applicant’s family must be less than INR 2.5 lakh.
Note:- Courses such as B.A., B.Com. will not be considered eligible under this scheme.
- The preference will be given to women and handicapped applicants.
Benefits: Selected candidates can avail the following benefits:
- 100% loan funding to students for their professional degree or diploma courses.
- Loan limit ranges from INR 5,000 to INR 5 lakh, offering financial support to cover various expenses associated with their education.
- The interest rate for this loan scheme is set at 3% per year. Additionally, students are required to make a self-contribution of 5% towards the total loan amount.
Documents Required Documents for Applicant
- Passport-sized coloured photo
- Photo ID Proof (Election Card/Pan card/Passport/Aadhaar Card/Driving License)
- Residential proof (Election card/passport/driving license /domicile certificate/electricity bill)
- Date of Birth Proof (school leaving certificate/birth certificate/passport).
- Domicile certificate (proof of residency like Voter ID card/ration card/passport)
- No-objection certificate (NOC) from bank
- Class 10 and 12, diploma and graduation mark sheets/certificates
- Minority community certificate (provided by the governing authority)
- Verified admission letter from the college/university
- Complete fee structure of the whole course duration
- Bonafide certificate from recently completed school, college, or university
- Copy of online application form
- Copy of freeship form (to show in which category applicants have taken admission and which scholarship they are getting)
Required Documents for Guarantor
- Colored passport-size photo
- Photo ID proof (Election Card/PAN card/passport/Aadhaar card/driving license)
- Residential proof (Election card/passport/driving license/domicile certificate/electricity bill)
- Affidavit (in prescribed format)
- Income Proof
- For government servant: Salary slip certificate, office ID card and PAN card
- For businessman: Last 3 years IT return certificate and PAN card
- For property holder guarantor: Copy of 7/12 extract or Record of Land Rights, and valuation certificate
How can you apply? Students can apply for the education loan by following the below steps:
Step 1: Visit the official website of Maulana Azad Minorities Financial Development Corporation Limited (MAMFDC).
Step 2: Navigate to the ‘Scheme’ section on the top of the dashboard.
Step 3: From the drop-down list, click on ‘Education Loan’ and select ‘Maulana Azad Education Loan’.
Step 4: Navigate to the ‘Online Application for Education Loan’ and click on it.
Step 5: A message will appear asking to click on Yes to proceed. On clicking yes, the applicants will be redirected to a new page.
Step 6: Click on the ‘New Registration’ tab, fill in all the required fields and submit by clicking on ‘Register’. (Note: The applicants who are already registered can log in using valid credentials).
Step 7: After successful registration, the applicants are required to provide the necessary details, upload the documents in the prescribed format and submit to apply for the loan scheme.
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Contact
In case of any queries, please reach out to:
022-22672293, 22653080, 22633351, 22672294 (Monday to Friday - 10:00AM to 06:00 PM (IST))mamfdc_ho@rediffmail.com
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