The benchmark indices considered for different categories are as follows:
| GOI/SDL | Govt of India Securities or State Govt. Securities |
| SO | Structured obligations like ABS/MBS/PTC. |
| Bonds/Debentures | Bonds, Debentures, FRB, PPD and zero coupon bonds |
| Money Market | Commercial Deposits, Commercial Papers, T-Bills, Bills rediscounted etc. |
| Cash | Cash, Current Assets, Fixed Deposits, Mutual Fund Debt, Money Market, Net receivable/payable, Repo/Reverse Repo etc. |
Allocation of the fund in different maturity buckets i.e. < 1 Year, 1-3 years, 3-5 years, 5-10 years and >10 years
Source: MFI Explorer
| SEBI Debt MF Categories | Definition | Consolidated Debt MF Categorization |
| Overnight Fund | Securities having maturity of 1 day | Liquid (Overnight, Liquid) |
| Liquid Fund | Securities with maturity of upto 91 days only |
| Money Market Fund | Money Market instruments having maturity upto 1 year | Money, Ultra & Low Duration (3 -12M) (Ultra Short Duration/Low Duration/ Money Market/Floater) |
| Floater Fund | Minimum 65% in floating rate instruments |
| Ultra Short Duration Fund | Macaulay duration of the portfolio is between 3 months-6 months |
| Low Duration Fund | Macaulay duration of the portfolio is between 6 months-12 months |
| Short Duration Fund | Macaulay duration of the portfolio is between 1 year-3 years | Short Term (1-3 Yrs) (Corporate Bond/ Banking & PSU/Short Duration) |
| Corporate Bond Fund | Minimum 80% in AA+ or above rated bonds |
| Banking and PSU Fund | Minimum 80% in PSU, PFI bonds |
| Medium Duration Fund | Macaulay duration of the portfolio is between 3 year - 4 years (1-4 years*) | Medium & Credit Risk (Medium Duration/Credit Risk) |
| Credit Risk Fund | Minimum 65% in AA or lower rated bonds |
| Dynamic Bond | Investment across duration | Dynamic Debt (Medium to Long Duration/ Dynamic Bond/Gilt) |
| Gilt Fund | Minimum 80% in G-Secs |
| Medium to Long Duration Fund | Macaulay duration of the portfolio is between 4 years - 7 years (1-7 years*) |
| Long Duration Fund | Macaulay duration of the portfolio is greater than 7 years | Long Duration (7 Yrs+) |
| Gilt Fund with 10 year constant duration | G-Secs having a constant maturity of 10 years |