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Step-up SIP calculator

See how raising your monthly SIP by a set amount every year changes the final value.

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Your assumption, not a quote. Past returns do not set what comes next.

Monthly rate
In today’s money

Starting at ₹10,000 a month and raising it 10% every year for 10 years at an assumed 12% a year could grow to ₹33.74 lakh on paper. You would put in ₹19.12 lakh.

Amount invested
₹19,12,491≈ ₹19.12 lakh
Estimated gain
₹14,61,835≈ ₹14.62 lakh · 76% on top of what you put in
Estimated total value
₹33,74,326≈ ₹33.74 lakh
Monthly amount in the last year
₹23,579What you would be putting in each month by the end.

Growth, year by year

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After 10 years

Estimated value

₹33,74,326

Amount invested

₹19,12,491

Year-by-year table
Year by year
YearEstimated valueAmount invested
0₹0₹0
1₹1,28,093₹1,20,000
2₹2,85,241₹2,52,000
3₹4,76,410₹3,97,200
4₹7,07,323₹5,56,920
5₹9,84,570₹7,32,612
6₹13,15,734₹9,25,873
7₹17,09,527₹11,38,461
8₹21,75,956₹13,72,307
9₹27,26,501₹16,29,537
10₹33,74,326₹19,12,491

Where the total comes from

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Estimated gain₹14.62 lakh43% of total

Of the ₹33,74,326 total, ₹19,12,491 is money you put in and ₹14,61,835 is estimated growth.

What next

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  • Lumpsum

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  • CAGR

    Turn a starting value and an ending value into a smooth yearly growth rate.

How it works

A step-up SIP starts with one monthly amount and raises it once a year, either by a percentage or by a fixed number of rupees. The amount stays the same for the twelve months of a year, then steps up at the start of the next year.

Instalment in year k = P x (1 + s)^(k - 1), or P + S x (k - 1)

P is the starting amount, s the percentage raise and S the fixed raise. Each instalment then grows at the monthly rate until the end, exactly as in a plain SIP.

A worked example

Start at ₹10,000 a month and raise it by 10 each year for 10 years, at 12 a year. You put in ₹19,12,491and the estimated value is ₹33,74,326 (₹33.74 lakh). In the last year the monthly amount is ₹23,579. The same ₹10,000 with no step-up would give ₹23,23,391.

What it leaves out

  • Tax on gains.
  • Exit load and fund charges.
  • A change in the return from year to year.
  • Inflation. A raise of 10 a year may be mostly keeping up with prices.

Questions people ask

How much should I step up each year?

That depends on how your income and spending are likely to change, which this page cannot know. Try a few values, such as 0, 5 and 10, to see how much the final figure depends on it.

Percentage step-up or fixed amount?

A percentage grows the raise as the SIP grows. A fixed amount adds the same rupees every year. Over long periods the percentage version usually ends up larger. Use the one that matches how you actually plan to raise your SIP.

What return should I assume?

Nobody can promise one. Try a low, a middle and a high figure and watch how much the result moves. A fund’s past return does not set its future return.

Why does the invested amount grow faster than in a plain SIP?

Because you are putting in more every year. The invested total is the sum of every instalment at each year’s raised amount.

Does this include tax or charges?

No. It shows the result before tax, exit load and fund charges.