EMI Calculator

Calculate loan EMIs, total interest and payment breakdown.

What Does the EMI Calculator Do?

The EMI Calculator works out the fixed monthly payment (Equated Monthly Installment) on any loan from three inputs: amount, annual interest rate and tenure. Alongside the EMI you get the total interest you will pay over the loan's life, the total repayment, interest as a percentage of the loan, and an expandable year-by-year amortization schedule showing how each year's payments split between principal and interest.

How to Calculate Your EMI

  1. Enter the loan amount, annual interest rate and tenure (years or months).
  2. Click Calculate EMI.
  3. Review the payment, total interest and full payment breakdown.
  4. Open the amortization schedule to see the principal/interest split per year.

Insights Hiding in the Numbers

  • Early payments are mostly interest — in a long mortgage's first years, well over half of each EMI services interest; the schedule makes this visible.
  • Tenure is a lever — stretching a loan lowers the EMI but can double the total interest. Compare a 15- vs 25-year run before signing.
  • Rate sensitivity — try rates ±0.5% to see what refinancing or negotiation is worth in money terms.
  • Affordability check — lenders typically want all EMIs under 40–50% of monthly income; know your number before applying.

The formula used is the standard reducing-balance EMI: P × r × (1+r)ⁿ / ((1+r)ⁿ − 1), where r is the monthly rate and n the number of months — the same math banks use.

Frequently Asked Questions

What exactly is an EMI?

An Equated Monthly Installment — the fixed amount you pay each month covering both interest and principal, sized so the loan is fully repaid by the end of the tenure. Early EMIs are interest-heavy; later ones are principal-heavy.

Does this work for any type of loan?

Yes — home, car, personal or education loans all follow the same reducing-balance formula, as long as the rate is fixed. For floating-rate loans, the result is exact until the rate changes.

How do prepayments affect my loan?

Any extra payment goes straight to principal, shrinking every future interest charge. Recalculate with the reduced balance and remaining tenure to see the new EMI — prepaying early in the tenure saves the most.

Why is the total interest so large?

Interest accrues on the outstanding balance every month for the entire tenure. Long tenures keep the balance high for years — that is why the 25-year mortgage costs so much more in interest than the 15-year version of the same loan.