Personal Loan for Teachers: Min. Income Rs.5000, Loan Amt. 5 Lakh

Being a teacher is considered to be the most respectable job. However in India, the salary offered to the teachers is very low especially in towns/villages. Because of this, getting a credit become difficult. For a lender, individual with poor salary is more likely to default as their repayment capacity will be poor. In order to meet personal needs, many times teachers require personal loan. So in case of any emergency, teachers have to take out money from their own savings to meet the money requirement. There are lenders who offer personal loan for teachers especially and have low salary criteria. Here’s the list of lenders offering personal loan for teachers, along with the income required and the loan amount:
Name of Bank/LenderMaximum Loan LimitMinimum Monthly Income Required
Indian School Finance Company Private LimitedRs. 1 Lac - Rs. 5 LacRs. 5,000
Canara BankRs. 2 LacsRs. 10,000
Axis BankNARs. 15,000
State Bank of India (Xpress Credit Personal Loan)Rs. 15 LacsRs. 5,000
Allahabad BankRs. 2 LacsNA
Punjab National BankRs. 5 LakhRs. 10,000 to Rs. 15,000
HDFC BankNARs. 15,000
Bank of BarodaRs. 50, 000 - Rs. 5 LakhRs. 6,500
Bangia Gramin Vikash BankRs. 1 Lac - Rs. 3 LacRs. 12, 500 - Rs. 17, 000
Karnataka BankRs. 5 LakhRs. 10,000
Dena BankRs. 1 LakhRs. 15,000
Indian Overseas BankRs. 5 LakhRs. 5,000
UCO BankRs. 10 LakhRs. 10,000
Central Bank of IndiaRs. 5 LakhNA
Oriental Bank of CommerceRs. 3 LakhRs. 6,000
There are multiple eligibility criteria for teachers depending on the lender as follows:
  • Most of these lenders offer loan only to permanent teachers
  • Salary account with the respective bank is must
  • If retired, individual should be drawing pension from the applied bank
  • Employees of only schools, colleges, universities
  • Employees of central, local and state government only

Other cheaper options for teachers to get personal loan:

Against securities: If the teacher has LIC policy, mutual funds, NSC or any other security; then he/she can pledge these securities. Instead of prematurely exiting or selling them, teacher can get personal loan against these. Compared to normal personal loan, such type of credit is worth recommended due to low interest rate and minimum documentation and not a very strict eligibility criteria. Against fixed deposit: Another option to get loan is against FD. This is offered by most of the banks in India. And the interest rate offered is 2%-3% more than the FD interest rate. Again this type of loan is cheaper than normal personal loan. Against Gold Jewelry: If any individual has jewelry and is in need of personal loan then they can pledge their ornaments as security with companies like Muthoot Finance, Manappuram Finance, and others. Even banks offer gold loans. In return, these companies will offer loan, which is at a lower interest rate due to the pledged security in the form of physical gold.

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