Card Details
Monzy Score
7.5/ 10
Very good for diners and foodies.
~2.5% back on top spends; thin rewards outside its core category.
Card Issuer
SBI Card
Joining Fee
₹4,999
Annual Fee
₹4,999
Reward Type
Reward Points
Card Access
Standard
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10pts
/₹100 on Dining
10 RP/₹100
Reward Points on departmental store & grocery spends
10 RP/₹100
Departmental store spends (5X rewards)
2 RP/₹100
All other spends (except fuel)
5X Reward Points on dining, departmental stores…
Priority Pass + domestic lounge access included
Movie tickets worth ₹6,000 every year
Bonus Reward Points plus fee waiver on high spends
NOTE: Enter your monthly spends to see
projected returns.
Excluded: fuel
Estimated Returns
Dining, departmental stores & grocery
5X reward points (10 RP/100, ~2.5% value) on dining, departmental stores and grocery.
₹750
All other spends
2 RP/100 on all other spends except fuel. Fuel earns no points (1% surcharge waiver, max Rs 250/month).
₹0
Total Annual Return
₹9,000
Community Feed
Aug 2025
“Elite card with no joining fees or annual fees”
by r/CreditCardsIndia, Aug 2025
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by r/CreditCardsIndia, Jul 2025
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The Bank of Maharashtra SBI Card ELITE charges ₹4,999 plus GST as a joining fee and the same ₹4,999 again at renewal. SBI Card waives the renewal fee if you spend ₹10L in the previous year, which is about ₹83,333 a month. If your card spend sits below that, treat ₹4,999 as a real yearly cost that your rewards have to clear first.
The 'Free Movie Tickets worth ₹6,000' benefit is limited at a maximum discount of ₹250 per ticket for two tickets per month.
Accelerated reward categories capped at 10,000 Reward Points per calendar month.
Priority Pass complimentary visits apply only to international lounges outside India.