How to Know IFSC Code by your Account Number?


By Anupama Deshpande | Mar 04, 2019

IFSC (Indian Financial System Code) is an alpha numeric digit which is specifically allotted to any bank branch for carrying out financial transactions. IFSC code is assigned by RBI to the bank branch to identify each branch of every bank in India. The IFSC code used for Real Time Gross Settlement aka RTGS, NEFT and IMPS finance transfer systems.

IFSC code is very important code as it helps the RBI in monitoring all banking transactions without any mistake. Through IFSC code the RBI is able to track and manage all the financial transactions being done electronically in the financial and banking system.


In case, you don't know the IFSC code of your bank branch, then there is a way of getting the same through your bank account number.

Bank NameIFSC CodeMICR Code
Au Small Finance Bank LimitedAUBL0009116411765001
Axis BankUTIB0000003380211002
Bandhan Bank LimitedBDBL0001757713750612
Capital Small Finance Bank LimitedCLBL0000002144545604
Catholic Syrian Bank LimitedCSBK0000001682047002
City Union Bank LimitedCIUB0000001600054003
Dcb Bank LimitedDCBL0000001400072020
Dhanalakshmi BankDLXB0000001680048002
Equitas Small Finance Bank LimitedESFB0016001302756002
Esaf Small Finance Bank LimitedESMF0001156680760007
Federal BankFDRL0002171560049029
Fincare Small Finance Bank LtdFSFB0000001560775002
Hdfc BankHDFC0000001400240003
Icici Bank LimitedICIC0000001600229002
Idfc Bank LimitedIDFB0080391520751002
Indusind BankINDB0000001400234002
Jammu And Kashmir Bank LimitedJAKA0ZOONIE190051074
Karnataka Bank LimitedKARB0000002575052501
Karur Vysya BankKVBL0001101639053006
Kotak Mahindra Bank LimitedKKBK0000131208485002
Laxmi Vilas BankLAVB0000999600056102
North East Small Finance Bank LimitedNESF0000064786773501
Rbl Bank LimitedRATN0000201641176003
South Indian BankSIBL0000831680059082
Suryoday Small Finance BankSURY0050223400757007
Tamilnad Mercantile Bank LimitedTMBL0000978600060001
The Nainital Bank LimitedNTBL0VIK078248184003
Ujjivan Small Finance Bank LimitedUJVN0001111560761005
Utkarsh Small Finance BankUTKS0001001221762003
Yes BankYESB0ZSBL23226185257

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How to Know IFSC Code by your Account Number?

For getting the IFSC code of your bank, you should know following 2 items:

(1) Bank Name

(2) Account Number

Now how to know IFSC Code by your Account Number, can be understood with the help of following example:

Assume:

  1. Bank Name is ICICI Bank
  2. Your account number is 00410123456

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So the IFSC Code can be made as detailed below:

  • First 4 characters represent the name of the bank (ICIC)
  • 5th character is always 0 (0)
  • First 4 characters of your account number denote branch of the bank. (0041)
  • As last 6 characters of the IFSC code refer to branch of the bank so they will be (000041)

  • Hence IFSC code of your bank will be ICIC0000041

If you are still confused as to how to know IFSC Code by your account number? then you just need to visit Codeforbanks.com in order to search for the IFSC Code and MICR Code of any bank.

Important Note

Above method of knowing IFSC Code by your Account Number can be useful in almost all the banks but there are some exceptions too.

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