Central Bank of India Education Loan interest rates · November 2026
Your education loan at Central.
Choose a scheme. Understand the rate. Explore your repayment.
What would I pay each month?
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About you
Central's published education loan rates are the same whatever your credit score, income, gender or employer, so there's nothing to ask. Where you land inside a scheme's range is up to the bank.
At 6.95%, you repay ₹12.66 lakh: ₹10 lakh borrowed and ₹2.66 lakh interest.
From the first year, most of each EMI repays the loan.
Every 0.25% off the rate saves about ₹122 a month. Worth asking for.
Range estimate, not your approved offer. Excludes fees. Assumes the rate stays unchanged.
Scheme conditions & source
Understand this scheme
- Published rate
- 6.95% p.a.
- Rate type
- Floating
- Pricing published as
- Repo + 1.50%
- Benchmark
- RBI repo rate today: 5.50%
- Who it's for
- As the bank's conditions say
What still needs confirming
- Your eligible rate and the scheme's conditions
- Processing fees and other charges
- How often the rate resets, and to what
Effective date not stated · checked 15 Nov 2026
Compare Central's education loan schemes
Different schemes have different conditions. Starting rates are not personalised quotes.
| Scheme | Published rate | EMI range* | Choose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education loans to Students from Institutes:- PM Vidyalaxmi Scheme under AAA Category Other than PM Vidyalaxmi Scheme un | 6.95% | ₹15,068 | Selected |
| Education loans to Students from Institutes:- PM Vidyalaxmi Scheme under AA Category Other than PM Vidyalaxmi Scheme und | 7.20% | ₹15,191 | |
| Education loans to Students Pursuing MBA / Medical / Engineering courses from Reputed Institutes under A category with c | 8.15% | ₹15,661 | |
| Education loans to Students from A Category Institutes under PM Vidyalaxmi Scheme | 9.00% | ₹16,089 | |
| Cent Vidyarthi Loan for education in Top Rated Management / Engineering / Medical Institutions Abroad under D category w | 9.45% | ₹16,318 | |
| Education loans to Students Pursuing MBA / Medical / Engineering courses from renowned Institutes under B category with | 9.45% | ₹16,318 | |
| Cent Vidyarathi- NCGTC Guarantee for Loan up to Rs.7.50 Lakh Female/SC/ST will get 0.50 concession in ROI | 9.75% | ₹16,472 | |
| Education loans to Students Pursuing MBA / Medical / Engineering courses from other popular Institutes under C category | 9.75% | ₹16,472 | |
| Cent Skill | 10.00% | ₹16,601 |
*₹10 lakh over 7 years, before fees. Scheme names follow the bank's published wording.
How Central compares
Each bank's lowest published rate, and what the same loan would cost a month there. Before charges.
Education loan · EMI on ₹10 lakh over 7 years
The rates Central's loans are linked to
A floating loan's rate is one of these plus a spread fixed when you borrow. When it moves, your EMI or your term moves at the next reset.
MCLR by reset period · from 10 Nov 2026
| Reset period | Compared | MCLR |
|---|---|---|
| Overnight | 7.65% | |
| 1 month | 7.70% | |
| 3 months | 8.50% | |
| 6 months | 8.70% | |
| 1 year | 8.85% |
A loan on MCLR resets at the end of its period, most often one year, to the MCLR then plus its spread. If yours is still on MCLR, you can ask to move it to the repo-linked rate.
| Older benchmark | Rate | Effective from |
|---|---|---|
| Base rate | 9.10% | 10 Mar 2026 |
Loans taken before April 2016 may still be linked to these.
Official Checked 15 Nov 2026 · Bank's page 1 · Bank's page 2
Central education loan: questions borrowers ask
Which Central education loan scheme has the lowest rate?
Education loans to Students from Institutes:- PM Vidyalaxmi Scheme under AAA Category Other than PM Vidyalaxmi Scheme un, from 6.95% a year (priced as Repo + 1.50%). Central Bank of India publishes 9 education loan schemes we read; each has its own conditions, so check which you qualify for.
What is the Central education loan interest rate?
As of 15 Nov 2026, Central Bank of India publishes education loan rates of 6.95% to 10.00% a year (floating). The lowest, 6.95%, is for: . The rate you are offered depends on your credit score, income and the loan amount.
What is the EMI on a ₹10 lakh education loan from Central?
At Central's lowest published rate of 6.95%, a ₹10 lakh education loan over 7 years costs about ₹15,068 a month, or ₹2,65,733 in interest over the loan. Charges and insurance are extra.
Are Central loans linked to the repo rate?
Yes. Central Bank of India states its floating education loan rates as the RBI repo rate plus a spread (Repo+1.70%). When the RBI changes the repo rate, the rate on these loans changes at the next reset.
What is Central's MCLR?
Central Bank of India's 1-year MCLR is 8.85%, effective 10 Nov 2026. Loans taken between 2016 and 2019 and many business loans are linked to it.
Is Central cheaper than other banks for a education loan?
Of the 6 banks we read for education loans, Central's lowest published rate (6.95%) ranks first, the lowest. Compare the charges as well as the rate.
Does RateScan get paid by Central?
No. We take no referral fees, show no ads and don't take loan applications. Every figure is read from the bank's own page, which is linked from every scheme.
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How we collect loan rates
From the bank's own pages. Every figure is read from the lending-rate page the bank publishes, and links back to it. Benchmarks are re-read every day.
A published rate is not an offer. Banks set your rate from your credit score, income, the loan amount and the property or vehicle. We show the range the bank publishes; "7.60% onwards" means the bank gave no top figure.
Benchmark plus spread. A floating loan's rate is the bank's benchmark (its repo-linked rate, or MCLR for older loans) plus a spread fixed when you borrow. When the benchmark moves, your rate moves with it at the next reset.
The EMI is worked out on a reducing balance with monthly instalments: EMI = P × r × (1 + r)n ÷ ((1 + r)n − 1), where r is the yearly rate ÷ 12 and n the number of months. It leaves out processing charges and insurance.
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