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Prodigy Finance Education Loan (Abroad)

An overseas education loan helps students fund a postgraduate degree pursued outside their home country, typically covering the tuition and living costs of a master's programme at a university abroad. Prodigy Finance operates a lending model built specifically for international postgraduate students studying in the US, UK or Europe. Its central emphasis is collateral-free lending that does not require a co-signer or guarantor, which distinguishes it from traditional education finance that leans on family assets or a domestic guarantor.

Instead of assessing an applicant primarily on collateral, Prodigy Finance evaluates a candidate on future earning potential, weighing the projected income associated with the chosen programme and career path. The platform describes itself as borderless, extending access to students drawn from a wide range of countries and channelling funding toward postgraduate study at universities worldwide, framed around a global community of international students.

Because Prodigy Finance is a foreign lender headquartered in the United Kingdom and is not regulated by the Reserve Bank of India, prospective borrowers in India should review its terms, servicing arrangements and dispute-resolution processes independently before applying. Any funding decision would depend on the applicant meeting the lender's eligibility criteria, and approval is not assured. Applicants are encouraged to confirm current terms and eligibility directly with the lender before proceeding with a formal application.

Documents required

  • After you accept your provisional offer, a set of verification tasks appears on your dashboard; the exact requirements depend on your application and are shown there.
  • Proof of identity - completed via a quick guided identity check on your dashboard
  • Proof of address - a document clearly displaying your name and full residential address matching your application
  • School admission confirmation - confirming the school, course and intake stated in your application
  • Credit history - your credit report; a 'No hit' / 'No data' report from a credit reference agency is accepted if you have never taken credit before
  • Income information, where applicable, depending on your employment history
  • General guidelines: documents must be clear and easy to read, uploaded in a non-editable format (PDF, JPEG, or PNG), show your full name and (where applicable) a visible date; non-English documents may require a certified English translation

As published by Prodigy Finance. Your branch may ask for more.

⚠️ Foreign lender — not RBI-regulated. Compare the all-in cost against an RBI-registered lender.

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No verified interest rate is available for the Prodigy Finance education loan (abroad).

Interest rateVaries by profile p.a.
Processing feeVaries by profileSee fees & charges below
Max amount₹2Cr
Max tenure15 yr
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Eligibility

At Prodigy Finance
Typical for education loan (abroad)
ApplicantStudent with a co-applicant; some NBFCs offer no-collateral to higher limits
AdmissionOffer from a recognised overseas institution
CollateralAbove a threshold, or for larger amounts
MoratoriumCourse duration + 6 – 12 months

Loan terms

Amount₹5L – ₹2Cr
Tenure1 – 15 years
Rate typefloating
PrepaymentNil
  • Collateral-free loans for international postgraduate students
  • No co-signer or guarantor required
  • Eligibility assessed on future earning potential
  • Available to students from a wide range of countries studying in the US, UK or Europe
  • Borderless model funding master's study at universities worldwide

Fees & charges

Processing feePer each lender’s schedule
Forex / disbursalCurrency conversion + remittance charges apply
Interest during moratoriumAccrues; terms vary by lender

Tax: interest is deductible under Section 80E (no cap, up to 8 years). Foreign lenders (labelled below) are not RBI-regulated — read their terms carefully.

FAQ

They lend without Indian collateral and are useful for some students, but they are NOT RBI-regulated — shown here with a distinct badge. Compare their all-in USD cost against an RBI-registered Indian lender before deciding.

Every row is date-stamped with the day we last checked it, and links to the lender’s published material so you can confirm it yourself. A row we confirmed against the source reads “Verified”; one we could only sight reads “as of”, and is not presented as confirmed. Anything we have not re-checked in 60 days is marked “rate under review” rather than left to look current. We do not claim a fixed re-checking cycle — the date on each row is the honest answer.

No. Viewing rates is not a credit enquiry and has no score impact. A hard enquiry happens only when you formally apply to a lender.

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