NPS Calculator

Project your NPS corpus at 60, the lump sum you can take, and the monthly pension the rest buys.

Corpus at 60
₹2,27,93,253
from ₹10,000 a month for 30 years
Total contributed₹36,00,000
Returns earned₹1,91,93,253
Corpus at 60₹2,27,93,253
Tax-free lump sum (60%)₹1,36,75,952
Used to buy an annuity₹91,17,301
Monthly pension₹45,587

About the NPS Calculator

The National Pension System is a market-linked retirement account with the lowest fund management charges available anywhere in India. You contribute until sixty, choose an equity–debt mix, and at retirement withdraw up to 60% tax free while at least 40% must buy an annuity that pays a monthly pension.

Its tax treatment is the strongest argument for it: an extra ₹50,000 deduction under 80CCD(1B) beyond the 80C ceiling, and an employer contribution under 80CCD(2) that survives even in the new regime.

The formula

Corpus = monthly SIP compounded to age 60, then Pension = (corpus × annuity share × annuity rate) ÷ 12
Annuity shareMinimum 40% of the corpus
Annuity rateWhat the insurer pays, typically 5.5–7%

The lump sum you withdraw at 60 is tax free; the annuity income is taxed as salary.

Things worth knowing

1
The extra ₹50,000 under 80CCD(1B) is over and above 80C — one of the few remaining ways to expand your deduction.
2
Active choice with a high equity allocation early makes a large difference over thirty years.
3
Compare annuity rates across insurers at retirement. The difference between the best and worst is meaningful for life.

Frequently asked questions

It depends on the corpus, the share annuitised and the annuity rate on offer. A ₹1 crore corpus with 40% annuitised at 6% pays roughly ₹20,000 a month, with ₹60 lakh withdrawn tax free.

Up to ₹1.5 lakh under 80C, an additional ₹50,000 under 80CCD(1B), and the employer contribution up to 14% of salary under 80CCD(2) — the last of which is available even under the new regime.

Partial withdrawals of up to 25% of your own contributions are allowed after three years for specified purposes. Full exit before 60 requires 80% of the corpus to be annuitised.

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