What is a Notice Period?
A notice period is the time between when you submit your resignation and your last working day. It is defined in your employment contract and protects both employer and employee — giving the company time to transition your work and you time to plan your next move. A correctly calculated last working day matters for your full and final settlement, relieving letter, gratuity eligibility and the joining date you commit to your new employer.
How to use this calculator
- Enter your resignation submission date.
- Enter the notice period length and unit (days, weeks, months).
- Choose Calendar or Working days.
- Optionally add public holidays (comma separated
YYYY-MM-DD) to exclude.
15, 30, 60 and 90 day notice explained
15-day notice (probation)
Most companies enforce a 7–15 day notice during probation. The exit is fast, full-and-final settlement is processed within 30–45 days and there is usually no buyout component.
30-day notice (junior roles)
The most common notice period for individual contributors with under 3 years of experience. Used widely across IT services, BPO, retail and manufacturing.
60-day notice (mid level)
Standard for mid-level managers and engineers with 4–8 years of experience. Often quoted by Indian IT product companies and large MNCs.
90-day notice (senior / IT MNC)
Standard for senior, lead and executive roles, and across most large IT MNCs (TCS, Infosys, Wipro, Cognizant, Accenture, Capgemini etc.). Buyout is the most common path to shorten it.
Notice period by company type (typical)
| Company Type | Common Notice Period | Buyout common? |
|---|---|---|
| Startup (Seed / Series A) | 15 – 30 days | Rare |
| SME / Mid-size | 30 days | Sometimes |
| Indian IT MNC (TCS / Infy / Wipro) | 60 – 90 days | Yes |
| Global IT MNC (Accenture, Capgemini, IBM) | 90 days | Yes |
| Banking / BFSI | 60 – 90 days | Sometimes |
| Manufacturing / Core | 30 – 60 days | Rare |
| Government / PSU | 30 – 90 days | No |
Leave adjustment & buyout rules
Leave adjustment: Many employers let you adjust your earned/privilege leave (EL/PL) against the notice period. So if you owe 60 days notice and have 20 EL balance, your effective notice becomes 40 days. Casual leave (CL) and sick leave (SL) are usually not adjustable.
Buyout (notice pay): If you can't serve the full notice, the company recovers basic salary × un-served days. Many new employers reimburse this. Always get the buyout amount in writing before resigning.
Last working day – worked examples
- Resign on 1 Apr, 30-day calendar notice → LWD = 1 May.
- Resign on 1 Apr, 60-day calendar notice → LWD = 31 May.
- Resign on 1 Apr, 90-day calendar notice → LWD = 30 Jun.
- Resign on 1 Apr, 30 working days (no Sat/Sun) → LWD ≈ 13 May.
Pro tips when serving notice
- Submit resignation in writing (email) — verbal notice does not start the clock.
- Get your accepted resignation acknowledgement from HR.
- Document handover in a shared doc; CC your manager and HR.
- Apply for relieving + experience letter on day 1 of the last week.
- Confirm the exact F&F settlement timeline (usually 30–45 days post LWD).