Building an IPO Watchlist: Using ipomarket.in to Track DRHP Filing, SEBI Approval, and Listing Timelines
Most retail investors meet an IPO three days before it closes. A name trends on a broker app, a GMP figure floats around a WhatsApp group, and you scramble to decide whether to apply. By then the homework window has shut. An IPO watchlist flips that order: you start following a company the day it files papers with SEBI, and you watch it move toward listing at your own pace.
This guide shows how to build that watchlist on ipomarket.in and follow a company across the three milestones that decide your timing: its DRHP filing, its SEBI approval, and its listing date. Every figure here comes from the live ipomarket.in dataset, not a forecast.
The three stages worth tracking
An Indian IPO does not appear overnight. It travels through a fixed sequence, and each stage tells you something different about timing and risk.
- DRHP filed. The company submits its Draft Red Herring Prospectus to SEBI. This is the first public signal that an IPO is real. The DRHP carries financials, risk factors, promoter holdings, and how the company plans to use the money.
- SEBI approval. SEBI reviews the draft and issues an observation letter, usually within about 30 days. Once approved, the company has a 12-month window to launch. Approval is not a stamp of quality. It means the disclosures are in order, nothing more.
- Listing timeline. The RHP gets filed with final pricing, the issue opens and closes, allotment is finalised, and the shares list. From DRHP to listing typically runs three to six months.
A watchlist that follows all three stages turns a panic decision into a slow read. You see the DRHP months early, you note when SEBI clears it, and you are ready when the dates land.
Start with the IPO Pipeline page
The IPO Pipeline on ipomarket.in is the early-warning layer. It lists companies that have filed a DRHP with SEBI but have not yet opened for subscription. Each row is tagged by stage (DRHP filed, SEBI approved, or RHP filed), so you can see exactly where a company sits in the queue.
As of now the pipeline tracks 15 companies. A few live examples:
| Company | Stage | Issue size |
|---|---|---|
| Reliance Jio Infocomm | DRHP filed | ₹40,000+ Cr (est.) |
| NSE | DRHP filed | ₹10,000 Cr (est.) |
| SBI Funds Management | DRHP filed | ₹10,000 Cr (est.) |
| Hero FinCorp | SEBI approved | ₹3,668 Cr |
| Fractal Analytics | SEBI approved | ₹4,900 Cr |
The stage tag is the useful part. Reliance Jio and NSE are still in DRHP-filed limbo, waiting on a SEBI observation letter, so a firm date is months away. Hero FinCorp and Fractal Analytics have already cleared SEBI, which means their issues can open inside the 12-month approval window. Those are the ones to watch closely.
Browse the pipeline, open the companies that interest you, and note their stage. That note is the seed of your watchlist.
Move to the calendar as dates firm up
Once a company clears SEBI and announces dates, it crosses from the pipeline into the live IPO calendar. The calendar is where the listing timeline becomes concrete: open date, close date, allotment date, and listing date, all in IST.
The calendar currently shows 20 upcoming and 4 open IPOs. Upcoming issues are the ones with confirmed dates that have not opened yet, which is your action list. Open ones are live for subscription right now. Each company page carries the price band, lot size, the full schedule, and a link to the DRHP, so the same document you read months earlier is one click away when you finally decide.
The handoff is the point. The pipeline catches a company early; the calendar catches it when the clock starts. Watching both means nothing surprises you.
Track what you applied for with the Portfolio Tracker
A watchlist covers companies you are following. The Portfolio Tracker covers money you have actually committed. After you apply, log the application here to track allotment status and, once shares list, your listing gain or loss.
Two things make it practical for retail use. It needs no login, and it saves to your browser, so you are not handing your application data to anyone. You enter what you applied for, and the tracker calculates profit or loss against the listing price for you.
Pipeline, calendar, and portfolio cover the full arc: spotting a company, watching its dates, and tracking the outcome.
Add alerts so you do not have to keep checking
Refreshing a page is not a system. Once you have a watchlist, set alerts so the milestones come to you. ipomarket.in sends email and push notifications when an IPO opens, when allotment is out, and when a tracked company lists. The watchlist and alert layer sits in your dashboard and needs a free account, since alerts have to reach a real inbox or device.
The combination is what makes the whole thing low-effort: you build the list once, switch on alerts, and the site nudges you at each stage instead of you remembering to look.
A simple workflow
Put together, a working routine looks like this:
- Months out: check the pipeline, open companies you care about, note whether each is DRHP-filed or SEBI-approved. Read the DRHP early. Our guide on how to read a DRHP walks through what to look for.
- Weeks out: once a company appears in the calendar with dates, mark the open and close days. Cross-check the complete upcoming list so nothing slips through.
- Application week: apply, then log it in the Portfolio Tracker.
- Listing day: let the alert tell you allotment and listing news; check your P&L in the tracker.
You skip the GMP guessing and the last-minute scramble. Instead you have a company you have watched from its first filing to its first trade.
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between the IPO pipeline and the IPO calendar? The pipeline lists companies that have filed a DRHP with SEBI but have no confirmed dates yet, which is the early-warning stage. The calendar lists IPOs with firm open, close, and listing dates. Companies move from the pipeline to the calendar once SEBI clears them and dates are announced.
Do I need an account to build a watchlist on ipomarket.in? You can browse the pipeline, calendar, and individual IPO pages freely without any login. The Portfolio Tracker also works without an account and saves to your browser. A free account is only needed for email and push alerts, since those have to be delivered to you.
How soon after DRHP filing does an IPO usually open? Typically three to six months. SEBI review takes around 30 days, after which the company finalises pricing, runs roadshows, and picks a window based on market conditions. SEBI approval is valid for 12 months, so an approved company can still take a while to open.
Does SEBI approval mean an IPO is a good investment? No. SEBI approval confirms that the company's disclosures meet regulatory requirements. It is not a view on price, valuation, or business quality. Use the DRHP and the company's financials to form your own assessment.
Can I track big upcoming IPOs like Reliance Jio or NSE here? Yes. Both currently sit in the pipeline at the DRHP-filed stage, awaiting a SEBI observation letter, so dates are not set. You can follow them on the pipeline page and read our Reliance Jio IPO breakdown for the detail filed so far.
This article is for information only and is not investment advice. IPO investing carries risk, including loss of capital. Figures reflect the ipomarket.in dataset at the time of writing and can change. Do your own research and consult a SEBI-registered adviser before investing.