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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
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Why 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
CategoryRateCapCondition
RentNot 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
Details
Status
Verified — not eligible
Issuer note
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. ₹199 processing fee applies per MITC.
Education2 RP/₹100—2 RP per ₹100 on education spends: general base (Shop & Smile Table No.1
Details
Status
Verified
Source
SBI-SHOP-SMILE-TNC-2026
Issuer note
2 RP per ₹100 on education spends: general base (Shop & Smile Table No.1; PRIME booklet 11.3(a)(b)); the Shop & Smile Section IV exclusions list no education exclusion. The card-specific PRIME booklet excludes only petrol and e-wallet loading; no card-specific exclusion applies to this category.
Insurance2 RP/₹100—2 RP per ₹100 on insurance premium payments: general base (Shop & Smile Table No.1
Details
Status
Verified
Source
SBI-SHOP-SMILE-TNC-2026
Issuer note
2 RP per ₹100 on insurance premium payments: general base (Shop & Smile Table No.1; PRIME booklet 11.3(a)(b)); the Shop & Smile Section IV exclusions list no insurance exclusion. The card-specific PRIME booklet excludes only petrol and e-wallet loading; no card-specific exclusion applies to this category.
Utilities2 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 platforms
Details
Status
Verified
Source
SBI-SHOP-SMILE-TNC-2026
Issuer note
2 RP per ₹100 on general utility bill payments: general base (Shop & Smile Table No.1; PRIME booklet 11.3(a)(b)); the Shop & Smile Section IV exclusions list no utilities exclusion. Legacy standing instructions on SBI Card platforms earn 20 RP/₹100 capped at 3,000 RP/mo. The card-specific PRIME booklet excludes only petrol and e-wallet loading; no card-specific exclusion applies to this category.
FuelNot eligible—No reward points on purchases at petrol pumps / service stations (MCC 5172, 5541, 5542, 5983): Shop & Smile Section IV(b)
Details
Status
Verified — not eligible
Issuer note
No reward points on purchases at petrol pumps / service stations (MCC 5172, 5541, 5542, 5983): Shop & Smile Section IV(b); PRIME booklet 11.3(b).
Groceries10 RP/₹1007,500 RP per month10 RP per ₹100 (5X) on grocery stores and supermarkets (MCC 5411), sharing the 7,500 RP monthly accelerated cap with dining, departmental stores, and movies
Details
Status
Verified
Source
SBI-PRIME-TNC-2026
Issuer note
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 movies; reverts to 2 RP/₹100 base rate after cap. Accelerated only when the transaction posts under the accelerated MCC (Prime T&C booklet 11.1(a)(b): Grocery 5411); otherwise the transaction earns the general 2 RP. Shop & Smile Table No.2 lists SBI Card Prime 5X on Dining, Grocery and Departmental Stores and Movies, capped at 7,500 RP a month; eligible transactions are identified by network MCC. Accelerated points do not accrue at the three wholesale businesses named in Shop & Smile Section IV(d).
Dining10 RP/₹1007,500 RP per month10 RP per ₹100 (5X) on dining (MCC 5812, 5813, 5814), sharing the 7,500 RP monthly accelerated cap with grocery, departmental stores, and movies
Details
Status
Verified
Source
SBI-PRIME-TNC-2026
Issuer note
10 RP per ₹100 (5X) on dining (MCC 5812, 5813, 5814), sharing the 7,500 RP monthly accelerated cap with grocery, departmental stores, and movies; reverts to 2 RP/₹100 base rate after cap. Accelerated only when the transaction posts under the accelerated MCC (Prime T&C booklet 11.1(a)(b): Dining 5812 / 5813 / 5814); otherwise the transaction earns the general 2 RP. Shop & Smile Table No.2 lists SBI Card Prime 5X on Dining, Grocery and Departmental Stores and Movies, capped at 7,500 RP a month; eligible transactions are identified by network MCC.
Food Delivery2 RP/₹100—2 RP per ₹100 on food-delivery spend under the general base clause (11.3(a)(b))
Details
Status
Verified
Source
SBI-PRIME-TNC-2026
Issuer note
2 RP per ₹100 on food-delivery spend under the general base clause (11.3(a)(b)); not an accelerated category — Dining, Departmental Stores and Grocery and Movies are, and they qualify by transaction MCC (11.1(b)). A delivery transaction that posts under a dining MCC may earn more; that is not assumed.
Shopping2 RP/₹100—2 RP per ₹100 on retail shopping (Section 11.3a)
Details
Status
Verified
Source
SBI-PRIME-TNC-2026
Issuer note
2 RP per ₹100 on retail shopping (Section 11.3a). Note: Departmental Stores (MCC 5311) earn 10 RP/₹100 sharing 7,500 RP/mo accelerated cap.
Travel2 RP/₹100—2 RP per ₹100 on retail travel bookings (Section 11.3a)
Details
Status
Verified
Source
SBI-PRIME-TNC-2026
Issuer note
2 RP per ₹100 on retail travel bookings (Section 11.3a).
GovernmentNot 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
Details
Status
Verified — not eligible
Issuer note
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.
WalletNot 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
Details
Status
Verified — not eligible
Issuer note
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; also PRIME booklet 11.3(d).
Railways2 RP/₹100—2 RP per ₹100 on railway bookings per General Base Reward clause (Section 11.3a & 11.3b)
Details
Status
Verified
Source
SBI-PRIME-TNC-2026
Issuer note
2 RP per ₹100 on railway bookings per General Base Reward clause (Section 11.3a & 11.3b).
FASTagVaries—Depends on how the transaction is processed
Details
Status
Depends on how the transaction is processed
Issuer note
Not established: the Prime T&C booklet gives a general 2 RP clause but does not say how a FASTag recharge or toll is treated, and no FASTag-specific reward or exclusion is stated. A FASTag recharge may post as a toll, as a wallet load (MCC 6540 / 6541), or under another merchant category, and SBI identifies eligible transactions on a best-effort basis. The treatment therefore depends on the transaction route, merchant / payment processor and MCC, so no rate is applied (unresolved, not zero). Prefer recharging FASTag directly through the FASTag issuer's official website / app rather than through a third-party wallet / payment route.
Jewellery2 RP/₹100—2 RP per ₹100 on jewellery purchases per General Base Reward clause (Section 11.3a & 11.3b)
Details
Status
Verified
Source
SBI-PRIME-TNC-2026
Issuer note
2 RP per ₹100 on jewellery purchases per General Base Reward clause (Section 11.3a & 11.3b).
Telecom2 RP/₹100—2 RP per ₹100 on telecom spends and mobile recharges: general base (Shop & Smile Table No.1
Details
Status
Verified
Source
SBI-SHOP-SMILE-TNC-2026
Issuer note
2 RP per ₹100 on telecom spends and mobile recharges: general base (Shop & Smile Table No.1; PRIME booklet 11.3(a)(b)); the Shop & Smile Section IV exclusions list no telecom exclusion. The card-specific PRIME booklet excludes only petrol and e-wallet loading; no card-specific exclusion applies to this category.

“—” 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 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
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