Project is a sequence of activities having fixed duration. If there is a delay in any activity which lies on the critical path of the project then it will hamper the project completion date and will lead to time overrun. Time overrun is an important factor to judge the success of the project. It may be due to contractor's fault, employer's fault, interface contractor's fault or due to force majeure. There is a need to analyse the cause of delay and if the delay is not due to contractor's fault than contractor is entitled for the EOT. In India contracts are framed according to CPWD and Military engineering services, hence it has some different approach to claim EOT from FIDIC and other international bodies. Claiming of EOT requires the involvement of different department. This paper discusses the protocols follows in claiming EOT as per Indian law and suggest about the amendments to be taken to eliminate disputes in process of claiming EOT.