₹10,000 SIP: flat vs 10% annual step-up over 15 years

Compare a flat ₹10,000 SIP with the same starting SIP that rises 10% every year—invested amounts and maturities side by side.

Illustrative result

Assumptions: ₹10,000/month · 12.00% p.a. · 15 years · step-up comparison at 10.00%/yr. Not a guarantee.

Total invested (flat)

₹18,00,000

Est. maturity (flat)

₹49,95,802

Wealth gained (flat)

₹31,95,802

Step-up: total invested

₹38,12,698

Step-up: est. maturity

₹85,97,871

How to read this

Step-ups raise both contributions and ending corpus if you can sustain them. The gap is not “free return”—it is mostly higher savings plus compounding on those extras.

Only step up when cash flow allows. Open the Step-Up SIP calculator to try 5% vs 10% increases.

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