Axis Bank

vs

Kotak Mahindra Bank

Fixed deposit rates,
side by side.

Live · updated 11 May 2026

Headline rates

1-year retail

Axis Bank

6.25%

1-year retail

Kotak Mahindra Bank

6.50%★ leads

5-year retail

Axis Bank

6.45%★ leads

5-year retail

Kotak Mahindra Bank

6.25%

On the 1-year retail rate, Kotak Mahindra Bank leads by +25 bps. On 5 years, the lead flips to Axis Bank by +20 bps.

Worked example

What ₹10 lakh would earn over 1 year.

Axis Bank

62,500

Kotak Mahindra Bank

65,000

Difference: 2,500 over the year. Simple-interest approximation; actual yield depends on compounding frequency.

Rate × tenor

The full curve.

Axis Bank (< ₹3 cr)Kotak Mahindra BankBest rate

Slab-by-slab

Every tenor, both banks.

TenorBucketRate
7 days to 14 daysSHORT3.00%
15 days to 29 daysSHORT3.00%
30 days to 45 daysMEDIUM3.25%
46 days to 60 daysMEDIUM4.00%
61 days to 87 daysMEDIUM4.75%
88 days to 3 months 24 daysMEDIUM5.00%
3 months 25 days to less than 4 monthsMEDIUM5.00%
4 months to less than 6 monthsMEDIUM5.00%
6 months to less than 9 monthsMEDIUM5.50%
9 months to less than 1 yearMEDIUM5.75%
1 year to 1 year 10 daysLONG6.25%
1 year 11 days to less than 13 monthsLONG6.25%
13 months to less than 15 monthsLONG6.25%
15 months to less than 18 monthsLONG6.45%★ best
18 months to less than 2 yearsLONG6.45%
2 years to less than 3 yearsLONG6.45%
3 years to less than 5 yearsLONG6.45%
5 years to 10 yearsULTRA-LONG6.45%
TenorBucketRate
7 – 14 daysSHORT2.75%
15 – 30 daysSHORT2.75%
31 – 45 daysMEDIUM3.00%
46 – 90 daysMEDIUM3.50%
91 daysMEDIUM4.25%
92 – 179 daysMEDIUM4.25%
180 daysMEDIUM5.25%
181 days to 269 daysMEDIUM5.50%
270 daysMEDIUM5.50%
271 days to 363 daysMEDIUM6.00%
364 daysMEDIUM6.00%
365 days to less than 15 monthsLONG6.50%
15 months to less than 18 monthsLONG6.70%
18 months to less than 2 yearsLONG6.70%
2 years to less than 3 yearsLONG6.80%★ best
3 years to less than 4 yearsLONG6.40%
4 years to less than 5 yearsLONG6.40%
5 years to 10 yearsULTRA-LONG6.25%

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