Put text here

A student loan is financial assistance given to students by the financial institutions. Millions of students all over the world need these loans that are specially designed for them to complete their studies. Students who get these loans will be given adequate time by banks to start repayment of these loans. Most of the students will get enough time to become financially stable after getting a job to begin paying back the funds they have received.

Student loans come in different forms that suit the specific requirements of a student who makes the application. Some of these loans offer the applicant subsidized repayment option for the students by allowing them to retain a specific amount.

The authorities who deal with student loans are different in different countries. In India nationalized banks are authorized to handle student loan application. This unique system allows a student in India to get loans from banks under the control of the government. It also allows a student to become familiar with banking transactions at an early age. But when compared to many other countries the banks in India charges more interest from the students who avail themselves of these loans for educational purposes.

In Australia, students depend more on Higher Education Contribution Scheme than any other schemes available for them. Higher Education Contribution Scheme known as HECS choose candidates eligible for loan based on the marks obtained in secondary school final examination.

The United States offers the most diversified forms of student loans than any other country in the world. The student loans now available in the United States can be broadly classified as Federal Student Loans and private student loans. These loans can be gotten by the students themselves or the parents of the students.

Federal student loans in the United States can be applied for by a student or a parent directly from the Federal Government. Students from lower income groups can get subsidies from the government. A direct Federal loan offers six months grace period for a student to start repayment. Almost all students in the country are eligible for these loans irrespective of their academic performance or marks. Stafford Law, Federal Family Education Loans, Ford Direct Student Loans and College Consolidation Loans are the major Federal Direct Loans available in the United States.

The Federal Student Loans available for parents to educate their children are called PLUS or Parent Loans for Undergraduate Students Loans. The parents who get student’s loans will not be given the convenience of grace period. New legislation introduced certain changes in this system by allowing a student to apply for PLUS loans in his own name. Interest rates of these type of loans will normally be higher than other loan.