Analysis of Perception Levels with Respect to Alternate Education Loan Repayment Plans in India
Chandu Suresh1, Smriti Pillai2, Vishnu V Gopal3

1Chandu Suresh, Department of Management Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Amrita University, Kochi.
2Smriti Pillai, Department of Management Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Amrita University, Kochi.
3Vishnu V Gopal, Department of Management Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Amrita University, Kochi.

Manuscript received on April 30, 2020. | Revised Manuscript received on May 06, 2020. | Manuscript published on May 30, 2020. | PP: 1759-1763 | Volume-9 Issue-1, May 2020. | Retrieval Number: A2487059120/2020©BEIESP | DOI: 10.35940/ijrte.A2487.059120
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Abstract: On account of high NPA’s in the education loan sector specially in the Southern states of India, efforts are being made to mitigate such losses. Countries like US., UK and many facing such problems had introduced income contingent plans to reduce the mounting losses from NPLs. In this paper, an effort has been made to check the viability of such a scheme in India by analysing the perception levels of the youth across financial literacy, risk aversion and future labour outcomes in India towards such alternative education loan repayment style. The results state that the sample is financially literate and expects favourable labour outcomes and have not shown willingness towards the take-up of the new scheme. It is an initial study conducted on a small sample base and requires extensive research on the same to gauge the willingness and if not, why. 
Keywords: Student Debt, Student Loans, Student Financial aid, Income Contingent Loans, Higher Education Financing.
Scope of the Article: Vision and Speech Perception