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Only if three things are true: the course has a credible employment outcome that can service the loan, the total cost including living expenses is honestly estimated, and the loan does not require pledging the family home in a way that would be catastrophic if the plan fails. Education loans are available; the question is whether the return justifies the risk.
Only if three things are true: the course has a credible employment outcome that can service the loan, the total cost including living expenses is honestly estimated, and the loan does not require pledging the family home in a way that would be catastrophic if the plan fails. Education loans are available; the question is whether the return justifies the risk.
A family in Pathanamthitta mortgages their house for a ₹40 lakh loan for a master's abroad. The course leads to no job; the child returns; the family services the EMI on a Kerala salary for a decade. Another family chooses a course with strong placement data, borrows ₹25 lakh without the house, and the child repays from overseas earnings in four years.
An education loan is an investment in future earnings. The earnings must be plausible. Collateral requirements rise with loan size.
Course placement data, not brochure claims Total cost: fees, living, travel, insurance, currency risk Loan terms: moratorium, interest during study, collateral Child's realistic earning and visa prospects Family's ability to service if the child cannot
Estimating fees only and forgetting living costs and currency movement.
Kerala's overseas-education pipeline is large and includes many poor-value courses marketed aggressively. Evaluate the course, not the country.
₹25 lakh loan, strong course → repaid in 4 years. ₹40 lakh, weak course → 10-year burden on the family.
Families with ample resources can fund without loans; the viability question still applies.
Get placement data Cost it fully Avoid pledging the home if possible
Are there schemes for students and education loans in Kerala? How do I save for my child's education without losing to inflation?
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