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Pre-approved offers

A loan the lender has already decided to give you.

A pre-approved offer is underwritten before you ask for it, from salary credits and repayment history the lender can already see. That is why it arrives with no paperwork and disburses in minutes — and why the rate is set rather than negotiated.

PaperworkNone, in most cases — KYC and income are already on file
DisbursalMinutes, through the lender’s app or net banking
RateFixed by the lender, and not always its lowest
ValidityUsually 15 to 30 days before the offer lapses
How it works

Six things worth knowing before you accept one

A pre-approved offer is genuinely useful when speed matters. It is worth thirty seconds of comparison first, because the convenience is priced in.

01

Underwritten before you apply

The lender has already run its checks on the data it holds. What reaches you is a limit and a rate, not an application form.

02

Little or no documentation

KYC and income are on file from the existing relationship, so a fresh set of salary slips is rarely needed.

03

Disbursal in minutes

Accepting the offer inside the app moves money the same session. This is the fastest route to a personal loan in the market.

04

A limited window

Offers usually lapse in 15 to 30 days, and can be withdrawn if your bureau record changes in the meantime.

05

Convenience, not the best price

A pre-approved rate is set by the lender. Comparing it against the open market often finds one or two percentage points.

06

Still a hard enquiry

Seeing the offer does not touch your score. Accepting it registers a new loan on your bureau report like any other.

Side by side

Pre-approved against a regular personal loan

The trade is speed for price. Where the gap in rate is small, the pre-approved offer usually wins on total cost once the waived fee is counted.

Pre-approved loanRegular personal loan
Who it is offered toExisting customers, selected by the lenderAnyone who meets the published eligibility
DocumentationUsually nonePAN, KYC, salary slips, bank statements
Time to disbursalMinutesSame day to ten working days
Interest rateSet by the lender, not negotiablePriced on your file, and comparable across lenders
Loan amountA pre-computed limitWhatever your income supports, up to the lender ceiling
Processing feeOften reduced or waivedUp to 4% of the sanctioned amount
Bureau enquiryOnly when you acceptOn application
Offer validity15 to 30 daysNot applicable
EMI calculator

Check the offer against what it actually costs

Start from a lender's floor rate or type in the rate you have been offered. The interest figure is what the loan adds on top of the amount you borrow.

Personal loan EMI calculator

Move the sliders to see what an instalment actually costs. The interest figure is what the loan adds to the amount you borrow.

Start from a lender's floor rate
Common loan amounts
Loan amount₹10,00,000
₹5K₹1 crore
Interest rate11.50% p.a.
8%30%
Tenure
5 years
1 year7 years
Monthly EMI
₹21,993
60 instalments of ₹21,993
Principal amount
₹10,00,000
Interest amount
₹3,19,556
Total amount payable
₹13,19,556
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Year-by-year breakdown

Early instalments are mostly interest. The principal only starts falling quickly in the closing years, which is why prepaying early saves so much more than prepaying late.

YearPrincipal paidInterest paidBalance
Income versus loan

How much a salary actually borrows

Two methods are in circulation. Lenders quote the multiplier — 10 to 25 times monthly income — but they decide on the second one: an EMI capped at about half your take-home pay, and whatever principal that instalment can service.

Net monthly income
Interest rate assumed
EMI a lender will allow50% of net monthly income
₹27,500
Indicative loan over 5 yearsat 12% p.a., reducing balance
₹12.36 lakh
Multiplier method range10x to 25x monthly income
₹5 lakh - ₹12.9 lakh
Typical tenure offeredshorter at the lower income bands
Up to 6 years

At an EMI cap of 55%, about ₹12.9 lakh at 10% p.a. over five years. Every extra percentage point of interest costs roughly ₹20,000 of eligibility.

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The multiplier method, band by band

What lenders quote in marketing. Where in this range you land depends on the bureau score and how many EMIs you already carry.

Monthly income10x15x20x25x
₹25,000₹2.5 lakh₹3.75 lakh₹5 lakh₹6.25 lakh
₹30,000₹3 lakh₹4.5 lakh₹6 lakh₹7.5 lakh
₹50,000₹5 lakh₹7.5 lakh₹10 lakh₹12.5 lakh
₹60,000₹6 lakh₹9 lakh₹12 lakh₹15 lakh
₹80,000₹8 lakh₹12 lakh₹16 lakh₹20 lakh
₹1,00,000₹10 lakh₹15 lakh₹20 lakh₹25 lakh

What a percentage point of interest costs in eligibility

On ₹50,000 a month with an EMI capped at ₹27,500 over five years. Every extra point of interest takes about ₹20,000 off what you can borrow.

  • 10%₹12.9 lakh
  • 11%₹12.7 lakh
  • 12%₹12.4 lakh
  • 13%₹12.2 lakh
  • 14%₹12 lakh
  • 15%₹11.8 lakh

Minimum salary the larger lenders ask for

Clearing the floor gets your file read. It does not decide the amount — the EMI cap does that.

Axis Bank
₹15,000 - ₹25,000
State Bank of India
₹20,000 - ₹25,000
HDFC Bank
₹25,000
IndusInd Bank
₹25,000
Kotak Mahindra Bank
₹25,000 - ₹30,000
ICICI Bank
₹30,000

And what the bureau score does to your odds

The bands the bureaus themselves publish. This is the same scale the offers screen uses after you apply.

760 - 900Best rates, largest sanctions, fastest decisions
Very high
700 - 759Approved by most lenders, rate a little above the floor
High
650 - 699NBFCs more likely than banks, priced higher
Low
600 - 649Few options, and expensive ones
Very low
Below 600Repair the bureau record before applying again
Difficult

Worked example: on ₹30,000 a month with nothing else running, an EMI of ₹15,000 supports roughly ₹7 lakh over five years. Add a ₹5,000 EMI already in place and the same profile supports about ₹5 lakh. Existing obligations, not the salary, are usually what limits an offer.

Next steps

Three ways to find out what you are pre-approved for

All three are free and none of them raises a bureau enquiry on its own.

01

Ask the lender you already bank with

Net banking and the mobile app are where pre-approved limits appear. If there is an offer, it is usually one tap away.

02

Check the panel here

Tell us your income and profile once and we size an indicative offer at every lender — an EMI of about ₹10,996 on ₹5 lakh over five years at 11.5%, for instance.

03

Fix the bureau record first

If nothing is on offer anywhere, the cause is usually the score. Clearing overdues and lowering card utilisation moves it within a couple of cycles.

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Questions

Pre-approved offers, answered plainly

A loan the lender has already underwritten using data it holds on you — salary credits, account balances and repayment history — and offered without you applying. The limit and the rate are computed in advance, which is why there is no paperwork.

No. The offer is conditional and can be withdrawn if your bureau record or employment changes between the offer and your acceptance. Final disbursal still depends on the lender’s checks at that moment.

Sometimes, and often not. Lenders frequently waive or reduce the processing fee, which is a real saving, but the interest rate is set rather than competed for. Compare it against the open rates before accepting.

No. Seeing the offer involves no bureau enquiry. Accepting it registers a new loan on your report, which is normal and only affects the score the way any new borrowing does.

Around ₹7 lakh over five years if you have no other EMIs, working from an instalment of ₹15,000 — half your take-home pay. A ₹5,000 EMI already running brings that down to roughly ₹5 lakh.

Offers carry a validity window of 15 to 30 days and are recomputed regularly. A new loan elsewhere, a missed payment or a drop in salary credits can all remove it before you act on it.

Rarely from a bank, since the offer depends on data it already holds. NBFCs and digital lenders such as Moneyview and Bajaj Finance extend similar instant offers to customers with any prior relationship.

Rates, fees and eligibility figures on this page are the published positions as of 3rd August 2026 and change without notice. Every amount shown is indicative, not an offer.