EMI Calculations and Checklists

Worked EMI, tenure, prepayment, eligibility and balance transfer sums with the arithmetic shown, plus decision checklists.

An EMI looks like a single number, but behind it sits an amortisation schedule in which most of your early payments go to interest. Small decisions such as five extra years of tenure, a ₹5 lakh part-prepayment or a balance transfer at a lower spread change the total you pay by several lakh rupees. This section shows the sums line by line so you can repeat them with your own figures.

Begin with the home loan EMI calculation guide and checklist. The other guides take one decision each: 15, 20, 25 or 30 years of tenure; prepayment to cut EMI or tenure; what happens to your EMI when the rate is reset; how much you can borrow on your income; a balance transfer worked example with break-even; pre-EMI versus full EMI on an under-construction flat; and borrowing jointly with a co-applicant.

The EMI calculator, balance transfer calculator and upfront charges calculator use the same formulas as the guides. All figures in worked examples are illustrative.

EMI Calculations and Checklists

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