Assumptions: India · full “cost-to-launch” · education inflation 10%/yr (higher-ed runs 10–15%/yr, per 21kSchool, Kotak MF, EduFund 2025) · investment growth 12%/yr assumed as a true annual rate (the monthly rate used is its twelfth root, so a full year compounds to exactly 12%). SIP instalments are treated as invested on their debit date. Costs shown are the amount payable in the year they fall due. The coverage percentage compares your fund’s value at 18 against what it must be worth at 18 to meet those costs, so anything payable after 18 is discounted back at the same 12%. Figures are illustrative mid-range estimates, not quotes or guarantees, and are shown before tax. How gains are taxed changes when your child turns 18 (see the FAQs below) and depends on the scheme, so confirm your own position with a tax adviser.