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SBI · Visa / Mastercard / American Express
SBI Card PRIME
Best forUtilities & Groceries
Earns20 RP/₹100 on utilities — only at Standing Instructions (SI) utility bill payments registered via SBI Card platforms
1st Year / Joining Fee
₹2,999 + taxes
Renewal Fee
₹2,999 + taxes
charged every year for SBI Card PRIME
Fee waiver
₹3,00,000
annual spend
Network
Visa / Mastercard / American Express
SBI
SBI Card PRIME
Visa / Mastercard / American ExpressWhy this card may suit you
Based on the card's verified terms.
- Best suited to spending on utilities and groceries, where it earns 20 RP/₹100 (only at Standing Instructions (SI) utility bill payments registered via SBI Card platforms)
- Annual fee is waived at ₹3,00,000 yearly spend
How you earn
Reward rates at a glance — exactly as recorded for this card.
UtilitiesOnly at Standing Instructions (SI) utility bill payments registered via SBI Card platforms20 RP/₹100
Groceries10 RP/₹100
Dining10 RP/₹100
Education2 RP/₹100
Insurance2 RP/₹100
All 16 reward categories · 15 of 16 categories verified
| Category | Rate | Cap | Condition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent | Not eligible | — | No reward points on rent payments (MCC 6513): Shop & Smile Section IV(f) for the cards on its attached list — not supplied, so this card's inclusion rests on earlier researchDetails
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| Education | 2 RP/₹100 | — | 2 RP per ₹100 on education spends: general base (Shop & Smile Table No.1Details
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| Insurance | 2 RP/₹100 | — | 2 RP per ₹100 on insurance premium payments: general base (Shop & Smile Table No.1Details
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| Utilities | 2 RP/₹100 | — | 2 RP per ₹100 on general utility bill payments: general base (Shop & Smile Table No.1 · Also 20 RP/₹100, only at Standing Instructions (SI) utility bill payments registered via SBI Card platformsDetails
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| Fuel | Not eligible | — | No reward points on purchases at petrol pumps / service stations (MCC 5172, 5541, 5542, 5983): Shop & Smile Section IV(b)Details
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| Groceries | 10 RP/₹100 | 7,500 RP per month | 10 RP per ₹100 (5X) on grocery stores and supermarkets (MCC 5411), sharing the 7,500 RP monthly accelerated cap with dining, departmental stores, and moviesDetails
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| Dining | 10 RP/₹100 | 7,500 RP per month | 10 RP per ₹100 (5X) on dining (MCC 5812, 5813, 5814), sharing the 7,500 RP monthly accelerated cap with grocery, departmental stores, and moviesDetails
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| Food Delivery | 2 RP/₹100 | — | 2 RP per ₹100 on food-delivery spend under the general base clause (11.3(a)(b))Details
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| Shopping | 2 RP/₹100 | — | 2 RP per ₹100 on retail shopping (Section 11.3a)Details
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| Travel | 2 RP/₹100 | — | 2 RP per ₹100 on retail travel bookings (Section 11.3a)Details
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| Government | Not eligible | — | No reward points on government related transactions (MCC 9399, 9311): Shop & Smile Section IV(g) for the cards on its attached list — not supplied, so this card's inclusion rests on earlier researchDetails
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| Wallet | Not eligible | — | E-wallet loading, prepaid card purchases and account funding (MCC 6540, 6541) earn no reward points: Shop & Smile Section IV(e), which names SBI Card PrimeDetails
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| Railways | 2 RP/₹100 | — | 2 RP per ₹100 on railway bookings per General Base Reward clause (Section 11.3a & 11.3b)Details
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| FASTag | Varies | — | Depends on how the transaction is processedDetails
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| Jewellery | 2 RP/₹100 | — | 2 RP per ₹100 on jewellery purchases per General Base Reward clause (Section 11.3a & 11.3b)Details
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| Telecom | 2 RP/₹100 | — | 2 RP per ₹100 on telecom spends and mobile recharges: general base (Shop & Smile Table No.1Details
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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
₹2,999 + taxes
Renewal Fee
₹2,999 + taxes
charged every year for SBI Card PRIME
Fee waiver
₹3,00,000
annual spend
Reward caps
- Dining, Departmental stores, Grocery and Movies — 7,500 RP / month (shared cap — Dining, Departmental stores, Grocery and Movies)
- Utilities (Standing Instructions) — 3,000 RP / month (per category — Utilities (Standing Instructions))
Spending thresholds
- Spend ₹3,00,000 per card year → annual fee waived
- Spend ₹50,000 per quarter → Quarterly milestone privilege: Pizza Hut e-Voucher worth ₹1,000 on achieving retail spends of ₹50,000 in a calendar quarter (up to 4 times a year = ₹4,000/yr)
- Spend ₹5,00,000 per card year → Annual milestone privilege: e-Gift Voucher worth ₹7,000 from Yatra.com or Pantaloons on achieving annual retail spends of ₹5 Lakh
Key benefits
Rewards
20 RP/₹100 on utilities (only at Standing Instructions (SI) utility bill payments registered via SBI Card platforms)
Lounge access
Priority Pass 4 intl visits/yr, 8 domestic lounge visits/yr
Fuel surcharge waiver
1% fuel surcharge waiver at all petrol pumps in India on fuel transactions of ₹500 to ₹4,000, maximum waiver ₹250 per billing statement per credit card account
Foreign-currency markup
3.5% foreign-currency markup — Charged on every foreign-currency transaction (SBI Card PRIME)
Milestone benefit
Welcome gift: after paying the membership fee for the eligible year, the cardholder can choose e-vouchers in multiples of ₹1,000 up to a total of ₹3,000 from the brand options on the GyFTR welcome-kit page
Milestone benefit
Quarterly milestone privilege: Pizza Hut e-Voucher worth ₹1,000 on achieving retail spends of ₹50,000 in a calendar quarter (up to 4 times a year = ₹4,000/yr)
Important to know
Limits and exclusions that change what you earn.
- Dining, Departmental stores, Grocery and Movies rewards are capped at 7,500 RP / month (shared cap — Dining, Departmental stores, Grocery and Movies)
- Utilities (Standing Instructions) rewards are capped at 3,000 RP / month (per category — Utilities (Standing Instructions))
- Not eligible: Rent, Fuel, Government, Wallet
- Spend ₹3,00,000 per card year → annual fee waived
Who should consider this card
✓ Good fit if
- Your spending is concentrated in utilities, groceries, dining
- You can reach the ₹3,00,000 annual spend that waives the fee
△ Less useful if
- Much of your spending is in rent, fuel, government, which earn nothing
- You cannot reach the fee-waiver spend and would pay the annual fee
Full details
Everything else, expanded on demand.
Caps & exclusions · 2 caps · 4 no-reward categories
Caps
- Dining, Departmental stores, Grocery and Movies — 7,500 RP / month (shared cap — Dining, Departmental stores, Grocery and Movies)
- Utilities (Standing Instructions) — 3,000 RP / month (per category — Utilities (Standing Instructions))
Categories with no reward or not eligible
- Rent — Not eligible. No reward points on rent payments (MCC 6513): Shop & Smile Section IV(f) for the cards on its attached list — not supplied, so this card's inclusion rests on earlier research.
- Fuel — Not eligible. No reward points on purchases at petrol pumps / service stations (MCC 5172, 5541, 5542, 5983): Shop & Smile Section IV(b).
- Government — Not eligible. No reward points on government related transactions (MCC 9399, 9311): Shop & Smile Section IV(g) for the cards on its attached list — not supplied, so this card's inclusion rests on earlier research.
- Wallet — Not eligible. E-wallet loading, prepaid card purchases and account funding (MCC 6540, 6541) earn no reward points: Shop & Smile Section IV(e), which names SBI Card Prime.
Milestones · 4 recorded
- Spend ₹3,00,000 per card year → benefit worth ₹2,999 — Annual fee waiver: the renewal fee is waived on annual spends of Rs.3 Lakh or more in the preceding year. Source: SBI Cards - Most Important Terms & Conditions, Section 1.A Annual Fees & Renewal Fees (fee table, pages 1-11).
- Milestone → benefit worth ₹3,000 — Welcome gift: after paying the membership fee for the eligible year, the cardholder can choose e-vouchers in multiples of ₹1,000 up to a total of ₹3,000 from the brand options on the GyFTR welcome-kit page; redeemable within 6 months of receipt of the communication; the account must be in good standing. Informational: not counted in the engine net value (no spend threshold; the nominal value is the maximum of a brand-choice voucher). Source: SBI Card PRIME - Reward Point Program Terms & Conditions (Prime T&C booklet, Part 1), Welcome Gift Terms & Conditions.
- Spend ₹50,000 per quarter → benefit worth ₹1,000 — Quarterly milestone privilege: Pizza Hut e-Voucher worth ₹1,000 on achieving retail spends of ₹50,000 in a calendar quarter (up to 4 times a year = ₹4,000/yr). Prime Pro cardholders receive ₹500 voucher on the same spend. Lineage: the PRIME booklet contains the Pizza Hut e-voucher terms and states ₹500 for Prime Pro cardholders on the same ₹50,000 calendar-quarter spend; the standard-PRIME ₹1,000 amount comes from the product-page record (SBI-PRIME-PAGE-2026) and is not stated in the booklet. The engine counts it once (₹1,000) at face value.
- Spend ₹5,00,000 per card year → benefit worth ₹7,000 — Annual milestone privilege: e-Gift Voucher worth ₹7,000 from Yatra.com or Pantaloons on achieving annual retail spends of ₹5 Lakh. Lineage: the PRIME booklet contains the Yatra.com and Pantaloons milestone e-gift voucher terms but not the ₹5 lakh threshold or the ₹7,000 amount, which come from the product-page record (SBI-PRIME-PAGE-2026). The engine counts it once at face value.
Eligibility
Bank eligibility / internal underwriting
Specifications
- Payment network: Visa / Mastercard / American Express
- Airport lounge: Priority Pass 4 intl visits/yr, 8 domestic lounge visits/yr.
- Fuel surcharge waiver: 1% fuel surcharge waiver at all petrol pumps in India on fuel transactions of ₹500 to ₹4,000, maximum waiver ₹250 per billing statement per credit card account.
- Foreign-currency markup: 3.5% foreign-currency markup — Charged on every foreign-currency transaction (SBI Card PRIME). The exchange rate is determined by the network (VISA/Mastercard etc.) on the date the transaction is settled with SBI Card.
Other fees and charges
- Renewal fee ₹2,999 plus applicable taxes, charged every year for SBI Card PRIME
- Over-limit fee: 2.5% of the amount above the credit limit or ₹600, whichever is higher, charged once per billing cycle
- Payment dishonour fee: 2% of the payment amount, subject to a minimum of ₹500
- Cheque payment fee ₹200
- Card replacement fee between ₹100 and ₹250 depending on the card variant
What DhanChakshu couldn't fully verify · 1 area
1 area needs further verification. None of these are counted as zero.
- • FASTag — depends on how the transaction is processed
Sources & verification
Verification & sources · last checked 2026-10-11
Verification coverage: 15 of 16 categories verified · 1 still being verified
Card record last checked: 2026-10-11
Official product page: https://www.sbicard.com/en/cardholder-agreement.page
Documents used
SBI Card PRIME Cardholder Agreement and Reward Point Program Terms & Conditions · SBI-PRIME-TNC-2026 · 2026-10-11
SBI Shop & Smile Program Terms & Conditions · SBI-SHOP-SMILE-TNC-2026 · 2026-10-11
SBI MITC · SBI MITC
SBI Cards - Most Important Terms & Conditions · SBI-MITC-UPLOAD-2026-10 · 2026-10-08
SBI-PRIME-PAGE-2026 · SBI-PRIME-PAGE-2026