Cashback SBI Card: rewards, caps and exclusions
Below is every rate, cap and exclusion in SBI Card's published terms, as we last checked them on 16 July 2026.
What it earns
What earns nothing
Spend in these categories earns no rewards on this card, however it is paid for:
- Fuel
- Wallet loads
- Rent
- Jewellery
- Education fees
- Utility bills
- Telecom bills
- Insurance premiums
- Gift cards
- Railway bookings
- Cash withdrawals and fees
- Gaming (since 1 April 2026)
- Tolls (since 1 April 2026)
- Government payments (since 1 April 2026)
- EMI conversions
Fees
- Annual fee: ₹999, plus 18% GST
- Annual fee waived on ₹2,00,000 of spend in a card year
Where this comes from
Transcribed from SBI Card's own documents and checked against them on 16 July 2026:
Banks change these terms, sometimes with a month's notice. If a figure here disagrees with SBI Card's current document, the bank's document is right. Tell us at support@zenidhi.com and we'll fix the rule, here and in the app.
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Other SBI Card cards
≈1% on everything else
BPCL SBI Card≈3.25% on BPCL Fuel spends (in store / online)
BPCL SBI Card OCTANE≈6.25% on BPCL fuel, MAK lubricants, Bharatgas, BPCL In&Out stores
Flipkart SBI Credit Card7.5% on Myntra
IndiGo SBI Card ELITE≈7% on Accelerated Category 1: IndiGo App / Web (online)
IRCTC SBI Card Premier≈8% on Railway tickets at www.irctc.co.in / IRCTC app — 1st AC, 2nd AC, 3rd AC, Executive Chair Car, AC Chair Car (online)
IRCTC SBI Platinum Card≈4% on Railway tickets at www.irctc.co.in / IRCTC Android app — 1st AC, 2nd AC, 3rd AC, Executive Chair Car, AC Chair Car (online)
KrisFlyer SBI Card Apex≈5% on Spends on Singapore Airlines
Landmark Rewards SBI Card PRIME≈6.25% on Online & Retail Landmark Stores
Paytm SBI Card≈3% on Travel purchases through Paytm App (online)
Paytm SBI Card SELECT≈5% on All Travel purchases through Paytm App (online)
PhonePe SBI Card BLACK≈10% on PhonePe spends — Insurance
PhonePe SBI Card PURPLE≈3% on PhonePe spends — Insurance
Reliance SBI Card PRIME≈5% on AJIO & JioMart Online Stores (online)
SBI Card ELITE≈2.5% on Food, Groceries
SBI Card MILES ELITE≈3% on Transport
SBI Card MILES PRIME≈1% on Transport
SBI Card PRIME≈5% on Birthday spends
SBI Card PULSE≈2.5% on Food, Entertainment, Health, Shopping
SBI SimplyCLICK Credit Card≈2.5% on Exclusive online partners (online)
SimplySAVE SBI Card≈1.67% on Food, Entertainment, Groceries
Tata Neu Infinity SBI Card≈5% on Tata Neu App/Website and partner Tata Brands (in store / online)
Tata Neu Plus SBI Card≈2% on Tata Neu App/Website and partner Tata Brands (in store / online)
Titan SBI Card≈7.5% on World of Titan, Taneira, Titan Eye+, Helios, Fastrack, Skinn, Irth and Sonata stores (in store / online)