diff --git a/insertion.cpp b/insertion.cpp
index cbffd13..2df1ce0 100644
--- a/insertion.cpp
+++ b/insertion.cpp
@@ -1,17 +1,45 @@
 
-
 #include<iostream>
 using namespace std;
+int bin_srch(int arr[],int low,int high,int n)
+{
+	if(high<=low){
+		return (n>arr[low]?(low+1):(low));
+	}
+	int mid=(high+low)/2;
+	if(n==arr[mid]){
+		return mid+1;
+	}
+	else if(n>arr[mid])
+	{
+		return bin_srch(arr,mid+1,high,n);
+	}
+	else if(n<arr[mid])
+	{
+		return bin_srch(arr,low,mid-1,n);
+	}
+	
+	
+}
 int insertion(int arr[], int n) {
-	int i, j, k;
-	for (i=0; i<n; i++) {
-		k = arr[i];
+	int i, j, k,place,current;
+	
+	
+	
+	for (i=1; i<n; ++i) {
+		current= arr[i];
 		j=i-1;
-		while (j >= 0 && arr[j] > k) {
+		
+		//finding the place where the selected element will be placed within the sorted array on the left side
+		place=bin_srch(arr,0,j,current);
+		
+		//shifting the elements one place right to make room for the selected element  
+		while (j >=place) {
 			arr[j+1] = arr[j];
 			j--;
 		}
-		arr[j+1] = k;
+		//assigning the place for the selected element
+		arr[j+1] = current;
 	}
 }