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An amortization calculator generates the full month-by-month repayment schedule of your loan. See exactly how much of every EMI goes to interest, how much to principal, and how your outstanding balance comes down each month - for any loan amount, interest rate and tenure.

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Monthly EMI

₹12,668

Total interest

₹5,20,109

Total payment

₹15,20,109

YearPrincipalInterestBalance
Year 1₹64,634₹87,377₹9,35,366
Year 2₹70,697₹81,314₹8,64,669
Year 3₹77,329₹74,682₹7,87,340
Year 4₹84,583₹67,428₹7,02,757
Year 5₹92,517₹59,494₹6,10,240
Year 6₹1,01,196₹50,815₹5,09,044
Year 7₹1,10,689₹41,322₹3,98,355
Year 8₹1,21,072₹30,939₹2,77,282
Year 9₹1,32,430₹19,581₹1,44,853
Year 10₹1,44,853₹7,158₹0

Schedule assumes a fixed interest rate for the entire tenure with no prepayments. Floating-rate loans need recomputation after each rate revision.

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Amortization Calculator verstehen

The EMI tells you how much you'll pay every month; the amortization schedule tells you what you're actually paying for. In the first year of a typical 20-year home loan at 8.5%, roughly 80% of every EMI goes to interest and only 20% to principal - which is why your outstanding balance barely moves in the early years despite faithful monthly payments. The amortization schedule makes this visible, month by month, so you can plan prepayments intelligently rather than just hoping the loan ends.

This calculator produces the same schedule that your bank's loan-statement portal shows. The math uses the standard monthly reducing-balance method that every regulated Indian lender follows, so the principal and interest columns will match your bank's actual statement to within a rupee or two. Where it can differ is on a partial first month (banks usually charge interest from the disbursement date to the first EMI date) and on processing fees that get added to the principal - both small effects on the long-term schedule but worth being aware of when you compare side-by-side.

Anleitung

Amortization Calculator in 4 Schritten nutzen

  1. Enter the loan amount, annual interest rate and tenure.

  2. Click calculate to see EMI, total interest and total payment.

  3. Scroll the schedule to view month-by-month or year-by-year breakdown.

  4. Use the schedule to plan part-prepayments - every prepayment directly reduces the principal column from that month onward.

Die Formel

So funktioniert Amortization Calculator

For each month the calculator first computes interest on the current outstanding balance (balance × monthly rate). The remaining EMI goes towards principal. The new balance is the old balance minus the principal paid. Initially the interest portion is large because the outstanding balance is high; as principal reduces, interest reduces and principal repayment accelerates.

Formula

Interest_m = Balance_(m−1) × r ; Principal_m = EMI − Interest_m ; Balance_m = Balance_(m−1) − Principal_m

  • EMIFixed monthly payment from the EMI formula
  • rMonthly interest rate (annual / 12 / 100)
  • mMonth index (1 to total tenure in months)
Die Mathematik

Wie Amortization Calculator zum Ergebnis kommt

The amortization schedule is generated by running the iterative formula once per month: interest = balance × monthly rate, principal = EMI − interest, new balance = old balance − principal. The EMI itself stays constant (on a fixed-rate loan), but the split between interest and principal shifts steadily over the tenure. The crossover point - where principal first exceeds interest in a single EMI - typically arrives around month 130-150 of a 240-month home loan at 8.5%. Knowing this helps you understand why early prepayments are so much more valuable than late ones.

Prepayments interact with the schedule in two ways. If you choose to reduce tenure, the calculator simply shortens the schedule - your EMI stays the same but the loan ends earlier. If you reduce EMI, the calculator recomputes a fresh EMI on the lower outstanding balance for the remaining tenure. Reducing tenure saves more interest in absolute rupees; reducing EMI improves monthly cash flow. Most disciplined borrowers prefer tenure reduction unless cash flow is tight.

The schedule assumes a fixed interest rate. On a floating-rate loan, the rate resets every quarter or year as the RBI repo rate changes. When the rate rises, most Indian banks keep the EMI constant and silently extend the tenure - your loan can quietly stretch from 20 to 23 years without a single SMS. To track the actual amortization on a floating loan, re-run this calculator with the new rate every time it changes and compare to your bank's revised schedule.

Beispiele

Gelöste Beispiele

₹50 lakh home loan, 8.5% for 20 years - what does month 1 look like?

EMI ≈ ₹43,391. Month 1 interest = 50,00,000 × (8.5/12/100) = ₹35,417. Principal = 43,391 − 35,417 = ₹7,974. Closing balance = ₹49,92,026. After 12 months your balance is still ₹49,01,490 - you've paid ₹5,20,692 in EMIs and only ₹98,510 has gone to principal. The remaining ₹4,22,182 is interest. This is the structural reason home loans feel like they 'don't move' in the first few years.

Same loan, ₹5 lakh prepayment after year 2

Closing balance after 24 months is ₹47,93,440. A ₹5 lakh lump-sum prepayment drops it to ₹42,93,440. Keep the EMI at ₹43,391 and the tenure shortens by about 31 months - you finish in 17 years 5 months instead of 20 years. Total interest saved over the remaining tenure: roughly ₹12.6 lakh. The same prepayment in year 10 would save only about ₹4.5 lakh in interest - same rupees, very different impact depending on when you deploy them.

Anwendungsfälle

Wann Amortization Calculator nutzen

  • Home loan borrowers planning a prepayment strategy. The schedule shows exactly which year's interest you'd save by prepaying ₹1 lakh today vs next year.
  • Borrowers comparing two loan offers with different tenure-rate combinations. A 7.9% for 25 years vs 8.5% for 15 years can have very different amortization shapes even with similar EMIs.
  • Long-term loan holders auditing their bank's statement. The amortization schedule reveals if the bank has silently adjusted your tenure due to rate changes.
  • Tax planning. The interest column directly feeds into your Section 24(b) deduction of up to ₹2 lakh per year for self-occupied home loans - knowing the year-wise interest helps you plan deductions in advance.
Vorsicht

Häufige Fehler und Stolperfallen

  • Confusing principal paid with equity in the home. Until you've paid roughly 50% of the tenure on a typical home loan, your equity in the property (principal repaid + price appreciation − loan outstanding) is barely above your down payment.
  • Missing the prepayment window. Most Indian banks now allow penalty-free prepayments on floating-rate retail loans (RBI mandated), but the value is enormous in years 1-7 and modest after year 12 - schedule prepayments accordingly.
  • Assuming all months are equal. A bank's first EMI usually covers a partial month plus the next full month, which can make the very first interest charge slightly different from the schedule shown here.
  • Forgetting interest tax deduction. Indian Income Tax allows up to ₹2 lakh of home loan interest deduction (Section 24b) per year for self-occupied homes - your effective rate is meaningfully lower than the headline.
  • Treating amortization as a guaranteed plan. On floating-rate loans, the schedule is a snapshot at the current rate. Re-run it after every reset.
Profi-Tipps

Mehr aus diesem Tool herausholen

  • Make at least one extra EMI per year as a prepayment in the first decade. The interest saved is dramatically larger than the same prepayment in the last decade.
  • If you receive a year-end bonus, splitting it 60-40 between prepayment and investment is usually more rewarding than fully deploying either way - except in years when the equity market has had a 25%+ year, in which case bias toward prepayment.
  • Always confirm with your bank whether prepayment defaults to tenure reduction or EMI reduction. Most banks default to tenure reduction (better for you), but a few default to EMI reduction unless you specify.
  • Print or save your amortization schedule when the loan starts. Compare it to the bank's actual statement every year - small accumulated discrepancies (rounded fees, miscredited prepayments) can add up and are easier to challenge with documentation.
  • Pair this with the prepayment-vs-invest calculator on this site to decide whether your next surplus rupee should go to the loan or to a SIP.
FAQ

Fragen zu Amortization Calculator

What does an amortization schedule show?

Every row shows a single month: the EMI paid, how much went to interest, how much to principal, and the outstanding balance after that EMI.

Why is the interest portion higher at the start?

Interest is charged on the outstanding balance. Early on, the balance is at its peak, so a large share of the EMI is consumed by interest. As the balance shrinks, interest shrinks and more EMI flows into principal.

How do part-prepayments change the schedule?

A lump-sum prepayment is applied to the principal directly. Future interest is then calculated on the lower balance, so total interest drops. You can either keep the EMI same and shorten tenure, or keep the tenure same and reduce EMI.

Is amortization the same for floating-rate loans?

Conceptually yes, but the schedule is recomputed whenever the interest rate changes. Treat the schedule as accurate at the current rate.

How is total interest paid calculated from the schedule?

Sum the Interest column across all months - that is your total interest cost over the loan.

Can I download or export the schedule?

The schedule is rendered on the page so you can copy or screenshot it. A CSV export is on the roadmap.

Make confident money decisions

Indian financial products - home loans, fixed deposits, mutual funds, NPS, insurance - each carry their own quirks: monthly reducing balance vs flat-rate interest, quarterly vs monthly compounding, indexation on capital gains, the choice between the old and new tax regime. We design every finance calculator to use the formula that an Indian bank, AMC, or insurer would actually use, and to surface the assumptions in plain English so you can audit the result against your own statement.

Use this calculator alongside the EMI, SIP and inflation calculators to plan your money holistically. A standalone EMI number means little until you compare it with your in-hand salary, your existing debt-to-income ratio, and the impact of inflation on the real cost of the loan. The related-tool grid below makes it one click to chain these analyses together.

The Amortization Calculator is part of the Finance suite on Online Calculator Tools, alongside 6 related calculators. All tools share the same UI patterns, the same privacy-first rendering (nothing is sent to a server), and the same commitment to showing the formula and assumptions behind every result.