**Executive Summary**
This document is a press release from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announcing the auction of Government of India Treasury Bills. The auction includes 91-day, 182-day, and 364-day treasury bills. The auction date is November 6, 2025, and the settlement date is November 7, 2025.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Auction Details:**
* Treasury bills of 91-day, 182-day, and 364-day tenures are being auctioned.
* The notified amounts for each tenure are ₹7,000 crore, ₹6,000 crore, and ₹6,000 crore, respectively, totaling ₹19,000 crore.
* The auction date is November 6, 2025 (Thursday).
* The settlement date is November 7, 2025 (Friday).
* **Participation and Bidding:**
* The sale is subject to the terms and conditions specified in the General Notification F.No.4(2)-B(W&M)/2018 dated March 26, 2025.
* State Governments, Union Territories with legislature, eligible Provident Funds in India, designated Foreign Central Banks, and any person or institution specified by the Bank can participate on a non-competitive basis.
* Individuals can participate on a non-competitive basis as retail investors, with a maximum allocation of 5% of the notified amount.
* Individual investors can also place bids via the non-competitive scheme through the Retail Direct portal.
* **Auction Mechanism:**
* The auction will be price-based using a multiple price method.
* Bids must be submitted electronically on the Reserve Bank of India's Core Banking Solution (E-Kuber system) on November 6, 2025, during specified timings.
* Competitive bids: 10:30 am - 11:30 am
* Non-Competitive bids: 10:30 am - 11:00 am
* **Results and Payment:**
* Auction results will be announced on the day of the auction.
* Payment by successful bidders is due on November 7, 2025.
* In the event of system failure, physical bids can be submitted to the Public Debt Office before the auction timing ends.
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder: Banks and Financial Institutions**
* **Impact:** Opportunity to invest in government securities and manage their liquidity.
* **Action Required:** Submit bids for the Treasury Bills through the E-Kuber system within the specified timelines.
**Stakeholder: State Governments and Union Territories with Legislature**
* **Impact:** Investment avenue with option for non-competitive bidding.
* **Action Required:** If participating, submit bids on a non-competitive basis.
**Stakeholder: Retail Investors**
* **Impact:** Opportunity to invest in government securities through non-competitive bidding with a 5% allocation limit.
* **Action Required:** Submit bids through the Retail Direct portal or on a non-competitive basis.
**Stakeholder: Reserve Bank of India**
* **Impact:** Implementation and management of the auction process for Government of India Treasury Bills.
* **Action Required:** Ensure smooth operation of the auction process and timely settlement.
Key Entities Referenced
Reserve Bank of India: Central bank of India, announcing the auction of Government of India Treasury Bills.
Treasury Bills: Government of India's short-term debt instruments being auctioned.
General Notification F.No.4(2)-B(W&M)/2018 dated March 26, 2025: Government of India notification specifying the terms and conditions for the Treasury Bill auction.
E-Kuber system: Reserve Bank of India's Core Banking Solution used for submitting bids in electronic format.
Retail Direct portal: Platform for individual investors to participate in the non-competitive scheme.
प्रेस प्रकाशनी PRESS RELEASE
भारतीय ररज़र्व बैंक
RESERVE BANK OF INDIA
वेबसाइट
:
www.rbi.org.in/hindi
संचार वर्भाग, केंद्रीय कायाालय, शहीद भगत ससिंह मागा, फोटा, म िंबई - 400 001
Website : www.rbi.org.in Department of Communication, Central Office, Shahid Bhagat Singh Marg, Fort,
ई-मेल/email : helpdoc@rbi.org.in Mumbai - 400 001 फोन/Phone: 022 - 2266 0502
October 31, 2025
Auction of 91-Day, 182-Day and 364-Day Treasury Bills
Reserve Bank of India announces the auction of Government of India Treasury Bills
as per the following details:
Notified
Sr.
Treasury Bill Amount Auction Date Settlement Date
No.
(₹ crore)
1 91-Day 7,000
November 06, 2025 November 07, 2025
2 182-Day 6,000
(Thursday) (Friday)
3 364-Day 6,000
Total 19,000
The sale will be subject to the terms and conditions specified in the General
Notification F.No.4(2)-B(W&M)/2018 dated March 26, 2025, issued by Government of
India, as amended from time to time. State Governments, Union Territories with
legislature, eligible Provident Funds in India, designated Foreign Central Banks and any
person or institution specified by the Bank in this regard can participate on non-
competitive basis, the allocation for which will be outside the notified amount. Individuals
can also participate on non-competitive basis, as retail investors. For retail investors, the
allocation will be restricted to a maximum of 5 percent of the notified amount. Individual
investors can also place bids as per the non-competitive scheme through the Retail
Direct portal (https://rbiretaildirect.org.in).
The auction will be Price based using multiple price method. Bids for the auction
should be submitted in electronic format on the Reserve Bank of India’s Core Banking
Solution (E-Kuber system) on Thursday, November 06, 2025, during the below given
timings:
Category of Bids Timing
Competitive 10:30 am - 11:30 am
Non-Competitive 10:30 am - 11:00 am
Results will be announced on the day of the auction.
Payment by successful bidders will have to be made on Friday, November 07, 2025.
Only in the event of system failure, physical bids would be accepted. Such physical
bids should be submitted to the Public Debt Office (email; Phone no: 022-22603456, 022-2
22603457,022-22603190), before the auction timing ends, in the prescribed form. The
form can be downloaded from RBI website (https://rbi.org.in/en/web/rbi/forms). In case of
technical difficulties, Core Banking Operations Team should be contacted at email;
Phone no: 022-69870466, 022-69870415. For other auction related difficulties, IDMD
auction team can be contacted (email; Phone no: 022-22702431, 022-22705125).
Ajit Prasad
Press Release: 2025-2026/1427 Deputy General Manager
(Communications)