Zerodha Allotment G-Sec

Allotment time for SDL / T-Bills / G-Secs

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Allotment timing for fixed-income auctions routed via Zerodha follows the RBI weekly auction settlement schedule:

InstrumentAuction daySettlement
91-day T-BillWednesdayT+1 (Thursday)
182 / 364-day T-BillWednesdayT+1 (Thursday)
G-Secs (dated securities)FridayT+1 (Monday)
SDLsTuesdayT+1 (Wednesday)

Indicative timeline

  1. Bid submission (T-1): On Zerodha by 5 PM the day before auction.
  2. Auction settlement (T+1): RBI auctions complete; allotments confirmed.
  3. CDSL credit (T+1 evening): Securities appear in your demat.
  4. Console reflects holdings (T+2): Zerodha Console shows the position.

Total: 2-3 working days from bid to visible holding.

What can affect timing

  • Public holidays delay settlement.
  • RBI auction postponement (rare).
  • Partial allotment due to oversubscription (you may get less than bid).

See also

External references

References

  1. RBI, Auction calendar, rbi.org.in.
  2. Zerodha, G-Sec settlement timeline, support.zerodha.com.

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