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NPS Calculator

NPS corpus and the pension it produces. The mandatory annuitisation of forty percent is the defining feature: that portion cannot be taken as cash and buys an annuity at whatever rate prevails then.

Also called: national pension system calculator, nps pension calculator.

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Corpus at retirement
₹1,74,33,453

₹1,74,33,453 at 60, from ₹33,60,000 contributed over 28 years. 40% must buy an annuity paying ₹34,867 a month, and ₹1,04,60,072 comes to you tax free. At least forty percent must be annuitised. The calculator enforces that floor even if a lower share is entered.

Total contributed
₹33,60,000
Tax-free lumpsum
₹1,04,60,072
Used for the annuity
₹69,73,381
Monthly pension
₹34,867
Blended return
9.75%
Years to retirement
28
Value of the 80CCD(1B) deduction
₹15,000
On the annuity requirement
At least forty percent must be annuitised. The calculator enforces that floor even if a lower share is entered.

An estimate, not an offer or a guarantee. Projected returns assume the rate you entered holds for the whole term, which no market does.

Method and background

This is what the calculation gives for the numbers you entered. It is an estimate, not advice, and it knows nothing about your situation beyond those numbers. Rules for India change on a published schedule; the effective date is shown on every rule-based tool.

How this is calculated

Contributions compound at a blended return following your equity and debt allocation, with equity capped at seventy-five percent under the active choice. At retirement at least forty percent of the corpus must buy an annuity, which is not optional. The remaining sixty percent is withdrawn tax free. The additional deduction of fifty thousand under 80CCD(1B) is over and above the 80C limit, which is the main reason to hold NPS alongside other retirement saving.

the blended return follows the allocation, and 40 percent of the corpus must be annuitised
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Equity weight

Worked examples

Each of these is asserted on every build. If a change to the engine ever moved one of these answers, the build would fail before the page could print it.

twenty-eight years to retirement

Monthly contribution
₹10,000
Current age
32
Retirement age
60
Equity allocation
50%
Equity return
12%
Debt return
7.5%
Share used to buy an annuity
40%
Annuity rate
6%

Corpus at retirement₹1,74,33,453

0.5 x 12 + 0.5 x 7.5

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an annuity share below the floor is raised to it

Monthly contribution
₹10,000
Current age
32
Retirement age
60
Equity allocation
50%
Equity return
12%
Debt return
7.5%
Share used to buy an annuity
10%
Annuity rate
6%

Corpus at retirement₹1,74,33,453

boundary: the statutory minimum

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Method and limits

What it assumes

  • A constant blended return, and an unchanged allocation. Real NPS lifecycle funds shift to debt with age.

What it deliberately does not model

  • The annuity rate at retirement is unknown today, and current rates are the only guide.
  • Annuity income is fully taxable at slab, unlike the lumpsum.
  • Partial withdrawal rules and tier II accounts are not modelled.

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Frequently asked questions

Do I have to buy an annuity?
At least forty percent of the corpus must be annuitised. That portion cannot be taken as cash, which is the main structural constraint of NPS.
What is the extra fifty thousand deduction?
Section 80CCD(1B) allows fifty thousand of NPS contribution above the 80C limit, available only under the old regime. It is the reason many people hold NPS despite the annuity requirement.