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Junior - The Savings Account for Kids

The Kotak Mahindra Bank Junior Account is specifically designed to teach your children the benefits of saving, while also providing a host of privileges across dining, edutainment and shopping on kids’ brands.

Attractive Interest Rates

Enjoy up to 4%* interest on Junior Savings and Guardian's Savings Account balance and manage finances efficiently for the future

Debit Card

Get a Personalized Debit Card^#for your child with your Junior Savings Account

NMC Account

Avail ^NMC waivers and zero balance benefits with your Junior Savings Account

Discounts and Privileges

Enjoy exclusive discounts and privileges on Junior Savings Account including exciting offers across brands for kids

Key Partners

Disclaimer

Daily balances in Savings Account up to Rs. 1 lakh continue to earn 3.50% interest p.a. and daily balances over Rs. 1 lakh and up to Rs. 5 crores continue to earn 4% interest p.a. Interest rate on daily balances in Savings Account above Rs. 5 crores stands revised at 3.75% p.a. wef Nov 1, 2020. These interest rates are applicable for Resident Accounts only.

Example: If End of Day Savings Account balance is Rs. 1,50,000, then Rs. 1,00,000 will earn interest of 3.50% p.a. and Rs. 50,000 (being the balance in excess of Rs. 1,00,000), will earn interest of 4.00% p.a.

#Debit Cards will be issued to children age 10 and above and it will have a daily withdrawal limit of Rs. 5,000/- only.

^NMC waiver is available on bundled offering only (Nova Junior account), as long as the Recurring Deposit or Systematic Investment Plan (SIP) is active, else Average Monthly Balance (AMB) of Rs. 5,000/- is to be maintained and standard charges will be debited on non-maintenance of AMB.

The waiver will not be applicable in case of failure in execution of the SI set towards RD/ SIP, due to insufficient funds in the Junior Account.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How is the Average Monthly Balance (AMB) requirement calculated for savings account?

Average Monthly Balance is calculated by dividing the sum of all ‘End of Day’ balances in a month by the number of days in that month.

Average Monthly Balance is calculated by dividing the sume of all ‘End of Day’ balances in a month by the number of days in that month.

Please refer the following illustration for the calculation of AMB.

Sample Bank Statement:

Sr. no.	Date	Narration	Withdrawal	Deposit	Closing balance
1	January 1^st, 2012	Opening Balance			Rs. 10,000/-
2	January 10^th, 2012	ECS Credit-VD		Rs. 10,000/-	Rs. 20,000/-
3	January 16^th, 2012	Cash Withdrawal	Rs. 5,000/-		Rs. 15,000/-
4	January 25^th, 2012	Cheque Deposit- MICR Clearing		Rs. 20,000/-	Rs. 35,000/-
5	January 28^th, 2012	HPCL Petrol Pump POS 43860000000012	Rs. 1,000/-		Rs. 34,000/-
6	January 30^th, 2012	Cash Deposit Mumbai		Rs. 9,000/-	Rs. 43,000/-
7	January 31^st , 2012	Funds Transfer	Rs. 25,000/-		Rs. 18,000/-

AMB Calculation:

Sr. No.	Time Period	Calculation	Amount (Rs.)
1	EOD Balance from January 1^st, 2012 to January 9^th, 2012	Rs. 10,000/- x 9	Rs. 90,000/-
2	EOD Balance from January 10^th, 2012 to January 15^th, 2012	Rs. 20,000/- x 6	Rs. 1,20,000/-
3	EOD Balance from January 16^th, 2012 to January 24^th, 2012	Rs. 15,000/- x 9	Rs. 1,35,000/-
4	EOD Balance from January 25^th, 2012 to January 27^th, 2012	Rs. 35,000/- x 3	Rs. 1,05,000/-
5	EOD Balance from January 28^th, 2012 to January 29^th, 2012	Rs. 34,000/- x 2	Rs. 68,000/-
6	EOD Balance for January 30^th, 2012	Rs. 43,000/- x 1	Rs. 43,000/-
7	EOD Balance for January 31^st , 2012	Rs. 18,000/- x 1	Rs. 18,000/-
	Total EOD balances for the month January 2012		Rs. 5,79,000/-
	Divide by the no. of days in the month		31
	Average Monthly Balance (AMB)		Rs. 18677.42/-