Best 1 year NRE FD rates · November 2026

The banks offering the highest NRE Fixed Deposit rate for a 1 year tenure, ranked.

Best 1 year NRE FD rates

Public & private sector banks · Dataset refreshed 14 Nov 2026

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1
Unity Small Finance Bank
Small Finance Nationwide
7.50% 12 months
2 7.15% 1 year
3 7.10% 1 year to 2 years
4
SBM Bank (India) Ltd.
Foreign Maharashtra
7.10% 365 days to 366 days
5 7.10% 12 months
6
Bandhan Bank
Private Nationwide
7.00% 1 year
7 7.00% 1 year
8 7.00% 1 year
9
DCB Bank
Private Nationwide
6.90% 12 months to less than 15 months
10
RBL Bank
Private Nationwide
6.90% 365 days (12 months) to 500 days
11
Tamilnad Mercantile Bank
Private Nationwide
6.80% 1 year
12 6.80% 12 months
13
Doha Bank Q.P.S.C. (India)
Foreign Maharashtra +1 state
6.75% 1 year to 399 days
14
IndusInd Bank
Private Nationwide
6.75% 1 year to below 1 year 6 month
15 6.75% 1 year and up to 2 years
16
TJSB Sahakari Bank Ltd.
Co-op Maharashtra +6 states
6.75% From 12 months to 24 months
17
Yes Bank
Private Nationwide
6.75% 12 months 1 day < 18 months
18
Bank of India
Public Nationwide
6.70% Above 1 year to less than 2 years (Except 500 days)
19
City Union Bank
Private Nationwide
6.65% 365 days to 443 days
20 6.65% 1 year to 18 months
21
GP Parsik Sahakari Bank Ltd.
Co-op Maharashtra +2 states
6.60% 12 months to 18 months
22
Federal Bank
Private Nationwide
6.55% Above 1 year to less than 18 months
23
Karur Vysya Bank
Private Nationwide
6.55% 1 year to up to 399 days
24
IDFC First Bank
Private Nationwide
6.50% 1 year – 370 days
25
Indian Overseas Bank
Public Nationwide
6.50% 1 year
26 6.50% 1 years to less than 2 years
27
Karnataka Bank
Private Nationwide
6.50% 1 year to less than 15 months
28
Kotak Mahindra Bank
Private Nationwide
6.45% 365 days - 389 days
29
Bank of Maharashtra
Public Nationwide
6.40% 365 days/ 1 year
30
Canara Bank
Public Nationwide
6.40% 1 year to 443 days
31 6.40% 12 months – 15 months
32
Rajasthan Gramin Bank
Rural Rajasthan
6.35% 1 year
33
Punjab Gramin Bank
Rural Punjab
6.30% 1 year only
34
Punjab National Bank
Public Nationwide
6.30% > 1 year to 443 days
35
Axis Bank
Private Nationwide
6.25% 1 year – 1 year 10 days
36
Bank of Bahrain & Kuwait B.S.C. (India)
Foreign Maharashtra +2 states
6.25% 1 year
37
Bank of Baroda
Public Nationwide
6.25% 1 year
38
DBS Bank India
Foreign Andhra Pradesh +18 states
6.25% 1 year to 375 days
39
Dhanlaxmi Bank
Private Andhra Pradesh +15 states
6.25% Above 1 year upto & inclusive of 2 years
40 6.25% 1 year
41
HDFC Bank
Private Nationwide
6.25% 1 year to < 15 months
42
ICICI Bank
Private Nationwide
6.25% 1 year to < 18 months
43
IDBI Bank
Private Nationwide
6.25% >1 year to 2 years (Except 555 days,700 days and 1100 days)
44 6.25% 12 months to less than 13 months
45
South Indian Bank
Private Nationwide
6.25% 1 year
46
State Bank of India
Public Nationwide
6.25% 1 year to less than 2 years
47
The Zoroastrian Co-operative Bank Ltd.
Co-op Maharashtra +1 state
6.25% 1 year upto 15 months
48
UCO Bank
Public Nationwide
6.25% 1 year
49
Indian Bank
Public Nationwide
6.20% Above 1 year and less than 2 year
50
Union Bank of India
Public Nationwide
6.20% 1 yr to 399 days
51 6.15% 12 months
52
Bombay Mercantile Co-operative Bank Ltd.
Co-op Maharashtra +1 state
6.15% 1 year to less than 2 years
53
Central Bank of India
Public Nationwide
6.10% 1 year to 443 days
54 6.00% 12 months (from "181 days to 1 year")
55 5.85% 1 year to less than 2 years
56
Punjab & Sind Bank
Public Nationwide
5.85% 1 year
57
Barclays Bank PLC (India)
Foreign Maharashtra
5.60% 365 days to 399 days
58 5.50% 12 months
59
CSB Bank
Private Nationwide
5.00% 12 months to less than 13 months
60
Deutsche Bank India
Foreign Delhi +8 states
5.00% 1 year
61
Uttar Pradesh Gramin Bank
Rural Uttar Pradesh
4.75% 01 yrs to less than 3 yrs
62
Standard Chartered India
Foreign Andhra Pradesh +17 states
4.30% 1yr – 376 days
63
HSBC India
Foreign Andhra Pradesh +13 states
4.00% 365 days
64
NatWest Markets Plc (India)
Foreign Maharashtra
3.50% 1 year
65
Citibank N.A. (India)
Foreign Maharashtra
1.75% 365 days to 400 days

Best NRE FD rate by tenure

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A 1 year NRE fixed deposit lets an NRI lock foreign earnings in rupees for 1 year with interest that is tax-free in India and fully repatriable. As of 14 Nov 2026, the highest 1 year NRE FD rate we track is 7.50% at Unity Small Finance Bank.

Rates vary by bank, so compare before you book, and remember the rupee carries exchange-rate risk on conversion. All banks below are RBI-licensed with DICGC cover up to ₹5 lakh. The table is ranked best-first; to stay in foreign currency instead, see FCNR(B) rates.