27 April 2016
In computing the total income of an assessee, being an individual, there shall be deducted, in accordance with and subject to the provisions of this section, any amount paid by him in the previous year, out of his income chargeable to tax, by way of interest on loan taken by him from any financial institution or any approved charitable institution for the purpose of pursuing his higher education or for the purpose of higher education of his relative The limit is that it should out of income chargeable to tax.
28 April 2016
yes, obviously, if you are satisfying the other conditions of the section viz. the said interest should have been paid out of your income chargeable to income tax.