India’s Haj 2027 quota is now fixed: 1,75,025 pilgrims. India and Saudi Arabia signed the deal in Jeddah on Monday, 9 November. The number is the same as last year. If you were picked in the draw, here is what happens next.
Updated: 10 November 2026, 11:00 IST
Quick Read
- Union Minister Kiren Rijiju signed the Haj 2027 deal with Saudi Haj Minister Tawfiq bin Fawzan Al-Rabiah in Jeddah on 9 November.
- India’s quota is 1,75,025 pilgrims: 1,22,518 through the Haj Committee of India and 52,507 through private tour operators.
- The Haj Committee application window has already closed (it ran 22 June–24 July 2026). Haj itself is expected around mid-May 2027.
This is a guide. It gives pilgrims the key facts in one place: the quota, the dates, and the steps that follow.
The signing came at the end of a four-day visit. Rijiju, the Union Minister for Minority Affairs, was in Saudi Arabia from 6 to 9 November, with Joint Secretary (Haj) Mohammad Afzal. He met the Saudi Haj Minister at the Jeddah Superdome on 9 November, then signed the Bilateral Haj Agreement for 2027. He also attended the 6th Hajj Conference and Exhibition in Jeddah on 8 November. The Indian Consulate in Jeddah confirmed the deal.
The quota: same as last year
The quota is 1,75,025. That is the number of Indians Saudi Arabia will allow to perform Haj in 2027. It is split two ways. The Haj Committee of India gets 1,22,518 seats. Private tour operators get 52,507 seats. Add them up and you get 1,75,025.
Here is how the number has grown:
| Year | India’s Haj quota |
|---|---|
| 2014 | 1,36,020 |
| 2025 | 1,75,025 |
| 2026 | 1,75,025 |
| 2027 | 1,75,025 |
The figures come from the Ministry of Minority Affairs. The quota rose by nearly 39,000 between 2014 and 2025. It has now stayed flat for three years in a row. Saudi Arabia sets each country’s quota by the space and facilities at the holy sites. The number does not grow just because more people want to go.
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Dates: when is Haj 2027?
Haj 2027 is expected around mid-May 2027. The exact days rest on the sighting of the moon for Dhul Hijjah 1448, so no one can fix the date in stone yet. One guide puts the main days at about 14–19 May 2027. The Haj Committee’s own note says 16–21 May 2027 is likely. Treat mid-May as the window, and wait for the official word closer to the time.
Flights will start well before that. The Haj Committee’s 2027 guidelines give a rough window: charter flights from 8 April 2027, with the last outbound flight by 9 May 2027. Return flights are pencilled in from 21 May to 20 June 2027. These are rough dates, not a flight list. Your exact flight comes from the Haj Committee or your tour operator.
What if you applied already?
Read this part with care. The Haj Committee’s application window for 2027 has already closed. It opened on 22 June 2026, the day the Haj Policy 2027 was announced. The first last date was 20 July 2026. It was then pushed to 24 July 2026, and the Committee said that was the final extension.
The draw, called the qurrah, was held on 30 July 2026 in Mumbai. It was a computerised draw of lots, shown live on the Committee’s site. If your name came up, you had to pay an advance of Rs 1,52,300 by 10 August 2026. You also had to send in a signed copy of the form, the payment proof, and a medical fitness certificate by the same date.
So the plain truth is this. If you did not apply by 24 July 2026, the Haj Committee route is closed for 2027. Your options now are a private tour operator, if seats are still open, or next year’s Haj. Do not pay anyone who claims they can add your name to the Committee list now. That list is set.
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Checklist for selected pilgrims
If your name was picked, here is what to keep ready, based on the official process:
- Passport: it must be machine-readable and stay valid at least till 31 December 2027. Check the date now, not at the airport.
- Payment: the Rs 1,52,300 advance was due by 10 August 2026. The Committee later pushed some payment dates, so check its site for your case.
- Medical fitness: a medical screening and fitness certificate was part of the papers due by 10 August 2026.
- Departure city: the 2027 guidelines list 19 places to fly from — Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Calicut, Chennai, Cochin, Delhi, Gaya, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Indore, Jaipur, Kannur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, Patna, Srinagar, and Vijayawada.
- Stay in touch: watch hajcommittee.gov.in and the Haj Suvidha App for flight dates, the final cost, and any new notice.
One last note. The final cost of the trip had not been published when this guide was written. Do not trust a price quoted on social media. The Haj Committee publishes the real figure. Wait for it.
FAQ
How many Indians can go for Haj 2027?
1,75,025. That is the quota fixed in the deal signed on 9 November 2026. Of these, 1,22,518 seats are with the Haj Committee of India and 52,507 with private operators.
When is Haj 2027?
Around mid-May 2027, by the Islamic calendar (8–13 Dhul Hijjah 1448). The exact dates rest on the moon sighting and will be confirmed nearer the time.
Can I still apply for Haj 2027 through the Haj Committee?
No. Applications ran from 22 June to 24 July 2026, and the draw was held on 30 July 2026. If you missed it, check private operators for open seats, or plan for Haj 2028.
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Sources
- Moneycontrol — Haj 2027: Saudi Arabia approves 1,75,025 Indian pilgrims under bilateral agreement (9 Nov 2026)
- ETV Bharat — India gets quota of 1.75 lakh pilgrims under Saudi Arabia’s Haj 2027 agreement (9 Nov 2026)
- Mercy Outreach Trust — Hajj 2027 expected dates and registration for India (2026)
Sasanka Sekhar Pradhan is the founder of India Presents, an India-focused news site. He covers daily box-office trackers, India news, economy explainers, sports previews and festival guides — in simple English, so readers across India can follow fast-moving stories without jargon. His focus is what a story means for the reader: the number that matters, the source behind it, and what happens next. India Presents publishes daily, with day-trackers updated as new figures come in.
