Verified — 16/16 categories
Axis · Visa
Axis Airtel
Best forTelecom & Utilities
Earns25% cashback on telecom — only at Airtel Thanks
1st Year / Joining Fee
₹500 + taxes
Renewal Fee
Not recorded
Fee waiver
₹2,00,000
annual spend
Network
Visa
Axis
Axis Airtel
VisaWhy this card may suit you
Based on the card's verified terms.
- Best suited to spending on telecom and utilities, where it earns 25% cashback (only at Airtel Thanks)
- Annual fee is waived at ₹2,00,000 yearly spend
How you earn
Reward rates at a glance — exactly as recorded for this card.
TelecomOnly at Airtel Thanks25% cashback
UtilitiesOnly at Airtel Thanks10% cashback
Groceries10% cashback on Swiggy/Zo
Food Delivery10% cashback
Shopping1% cashback
All 16 reward categories · 16 of 16 categories verified
| Category | Rate | Cap | Condition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent | Not eligible | — | Axis verified rule for RentDetails
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| Education | Not eligible | — | Axis verified rule for EducationDetails
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| Insurance | Not eligible | — | Insurance transactions excluded from rewards under Axis 2025 revised exclusionsDetails
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| Utilities | 10% cashback | ₹250 per billing cycle | Only at Airtel ThanksDetails
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| Fuel | Not eligible | — | Fuel transactions excluded from rewards (0%)Details
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| Groceries | 10% cashback on Swiggy/Zo | — | 10% cashback on Swiggy/Zomato/BigBasket (capped ₹500/cycle)Details
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| Dining | — | — | Axis verified rule for DiningDetails
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| Food Delivery | 10% cashback | ₹500 per billing cycle | 10% cashback on Swiggy/Zomato/BigBasket (capped ₹500/cycle)Details
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| Shopping | 1% cashback | — | Axis verified rule for ShoppingDetails
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| Travel | — | — | Axis verified rule for TravelDetails
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| Government | Not eligible | — | Axis verified rule for GovernmentDetails
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| Wallet | Not eligible | — | Axis verified rule for WalletDetails
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| Railways | — | — | Axis verified rule for RailwaysDetails
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| FASTag | Not eligible | — | Excluded from base and accelerated rewards per Axis common rulesDetails
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| Jewellery | Not eligible | — | Excluded from base and accelerated rewards per Axis common rulesDetails
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| Telecom | 25% cashback | ₹250 per billing cycle | Only at Airtel ThanksDetails
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“—” means not established. “Research pending” is not zero: it means DhanChakshu has not finished verifying that category, so it is not counted.
Cost & caps
What it costs to hold, and where rewards stop.
1st Year / Joining Fee
₹500 + taxes
Renewal Fee
Not recorded
Fee waiver
₹2,00,000
annual spend
Reward caps
- Telecom — ₹250 / billing cycle (per category — Telecom)
- Utilities — ₹250 / billing cycle (per category — Utilities)
- Food Delivery — ₹500 / billing cycle (per category — Food Delivery)
Key benefits
Rewards
25% cashback on telecom (only at Airtel Thanks)
Fee waiver
Annual fee waived on ₹2,00,000 annual spend
Important to know
Limits and exclusions that change what you earn.
- Utilities reward (10% cashback) applies only at Airtel Thanks — not to all utilities spends
- Telecom reward (25% cashback) applies only at Airtel Thanks — not to all telecom spends
- Telecom rewards are capped at ₹250 / billing cycle (per category — Telecom)
- Utilities rewards are capped at ₹250 / billing cycle (per category — Utilities)
- Not eligible: Rent, Education, Insurance, Fuel +4 more
Who should consider this card
✓ Good fit if
- Your spending is concentrated in telecom, utilities, groceries
- You regularly spend only at Airtel Thanks
- You can reach the ₹2,00,000 annual spend that waives the fee
△ Less useful if
- Much of your spending is in rent, education, insurance, which earn nothing
- Your spending is not only at Airtel Thanks
- You cannot reach the fee-waiver spend and would pay the annual fee
Full details
Everything else, expanded on demand.
Caps & exclusions · 3 caps · 8 no-reward categories
Caps
- Telecom — ₹250 / billing cycle (per category — Telecom)
- Utilities — ₹250 / billing cycle (per category — Utilities)
- Food Delivery — ₹500 / billing cycle (per category — Food Delivery)
Categories with no reward or not eligible
- Rent — Not eligible. Axis verified rule for Rent.
- Education — Not eligible. Axis verified rule for Education.
- Insurance — Not eligible. Insurance transactions excluded from rewards under Axis 2025 revised exclusions.
- Fuel — Not eligible. Fuel transactions excluded from rewards (0%).
- Government — Not eligible. Axis verified rule for Government.
- Wallet — Not eligible. Axis verified rule for Wallet.
- FASTag — Not eligible. Excluded from base and accelerated rewards per Axis common rules.
- Jewellery — Not eligible. Excluded from base and accelerated rewards per Axis common rules.
Milestones · none recorded
No milestone benefit is recorded for this card.
Eligibility
Bank eligibility / internal underwriting
Specifications
- Payment network: Visa
- Airport lounge: Not recorded by DhanChakshu — check the issuer terms
- Fuel surcharge waiver: Not recorded by DhanChakshu — check the issuer terms
- Foreign-currency markup: Not recorded by DhanChakshu — check the issuer terms
What DhanChakshu couldn't fully verify · 3 areas
3 areas need further verification. None of these are counted as zero.
- • Lounge benefit — not recorded; check the issuer terms
- • Fuel surcharge waiver — not recorded; check the issuer terms
- • Foreign-currency markup — not recorded; check the issuer terms
Sources & verification
Verification & sources · last checked 2026-09-22
Verification coverage: All 16 categories verified
Card record last checked: 2026-09-22
Official product page: https://www.axisbank.com/
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