Independent card analysis

AURUM Credit Card

SBI Card · Visa · Super Premium card

A broad super-premium package for users who can repeatedly consume lounge, movie, golf and membership benefits.

Best suited to

High-income frequent travellers who can use premium privileges every month and clear the fee waiver.

Authored and reviewed by GainFair
Terms checked 24 Sept 2026
Annual fee
₹9,999 + GST
Joining fee
₹9,999 + GST
Base reward rate
1%
Forex markup
2.0%

Reward rates by spending category

Published catalogue rates before caps and merchant-category exclusions.

CategoryRecorded rate
Online shopping
1%
Groceries & essentials
1%
Dining & delivery
1%
Travel & hotels
1%
Bills & utilities
1%
Beauty & wellness
1%
Entertainment & movies
1%
Education & family
1%
Healthcare & pharmacy
1%
Subscriptions & streaming
1%
Offline store shopping
1%
International spending
1%
Gold & jewellery
1%
Insurance premiums
1%
Other miscellaneous
1%
Fuel & commute
0%
House rent
0%

Caps and fee waiver

Reward caps
No general cap recorded
Annual fee waiver
At ₹12,00,000 annual spending
Monthly income requirement
Not listed

Airport lounge access

16 domestic airport lounge visits per year • Unlimited international airport lounge visits

4 domestic airport lounge visits per quarter · Issuer card

Guest access: Not available

1 international airport lounge visit per year · DreamFolks

Guest access: Included

Unlimited primary-card access; the positive visit placeholder is ignored when unlimited is true. One complimentary guest visit is available per quarter.

Movies and entertainment

BookMyShow · 100% discount · up to ₹500 · 2 uses/month

Availability: Up to two eligible bookings per month, with two tickets per booking and ₹250 maximum discount per ticket..

Benefit details

Benefits & conditions

Expand a category to see recorded benefits, fees and eligibility, with conditions and links to the sources. Categories without recorded details are grouped below; missing information does not mean a benefit is unavailable.

Rewards and cashback · 1 item
  • Eligible AURUM Reward Points

    Usage-based value

    Four AURUM Reward Points per ₹100 on eligible non-fuel purchases; excluded transaction classes earn zero.

    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-24Official source ↗
Fees · 2 items
  • Annual card fee

    Cost ₹9,999

    ₹9,999 annual fee before applicable tax.

    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-24Official source ↗
  • Joining fee

    Cost ₹9,999

    ₹9,999 one-time joining fee before applicable tax.

    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-24Official source ↗
Fee waiver · 1 item
  • Annual fee waiver

    Usage-based · up to ₹9,999

    Annual fee may be waived after ₹12,00,000 of eligible annual spending.

    Conditions: Reach ₹12,00,000 eligible annual spending

    Exclusions: fuelCommute · rent

    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-24Official source ↗
Welcome benefits · 1 item
  • 40,000 AURUM Reward Points

    Recorded value ₹10,000

    Welcome points worth ₹10,000 at ₹0.25 per point.

    Conditions: Pay the applicable first annual membership fee · Issuer fulfilment and account-standing terms apply

    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-24Official source ↗
Spend milestones · 4 items
  • ₹1,500 monthly voucher at ₹1 lakh

    Recorded value ₹1,500

    Unlocked after ₹1,00,000 of eligible spending.

    Conditions: Reach ₹1,00,000 per calendar month

    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-24Official source ↗
  • ₹5,000 voucher at ₹5 lakh

    Recorded value ₹5,000

    Unlocked after ₹5,00,000 of eligible spending.

    Conditions: Reach ₹5,00,000 per card anniversary year

    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-24Official source ↗
  • ₹10,000 voucher at ₹10 lakh

    Recorded value ₹10,000

    Unlocked after ₹10,00,000 of eligible spending.

    Conditions: Reach ₹10,00,000 per card anniversary year

    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-24Official source ↗
  • ₹20,000 voucher at ₹20 lakh

    Recorded value ₹20,000

    Unlocked after ₹20,00,000 of eligible spending.

    Conditions: Reach ₹20,00,000 per card anniversary year

    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-24Official source ↗
Airport lounge access · 2 items
  • Domestic lounge access

    Usage-based value

    4 visits per quarter through Issuer card. Guest access: not available.

    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-24Official source ↗
  • International lounge access

    Usage-based value

    Unlimited visits through DreamFolks. Guest access: included. Unlimited primary-card access; the positive visit placeholder is ignored when unlimited is true. One complimentary guest visit is available per quarter.

    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-24Official source ↗
Movies and entertainment · 2 items
  • BookMyShow movie offer

    Usage-based · up to ₹12,000

    100% discount up to ₹500, 2 times per month. Up to two eligible bookings per month, with two tickets per booking and ₹250 maximum discount per ticket.

    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-24Official source ↗
  • 15% District dining discount under partner terms

    Shown without a cash value
    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-24Official source ↗
Golf · 1 item
  • 16 golf rounds and 12 golf lessons per calendar year

    Shown without a cash value
    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-24Official source ↗
Insurance and protection · 4 items
  • Travel disruption and baggage cover up to ₹1 lakh under issuer terms

    Shown without a cash value
    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-24Official source ↗
  • Air accidental-death cover up to ₹3.5 crore

    Shown without a cash value
    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-24Official source ↗
  • Two eligible flight-cancellation refunds per year

    Shown without a cash value
    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-24Official source ↗
  • Lost-card and fraud protection up to ₹10 lakh

    Shown without a cash value
    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-24Official source ↗
Memberships · 2 items
  • One-year Club Marriott membership

    Shown without a cash value
    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-24Official source ↗
  • One-year Inflection Point Ventures membership advertised at ₹29,382

    Shown without a cash value
    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-24Official source ↗
Concierge · 1 item
  • Premium concierge and secretarial-access facilities

    Shown without a cash value
    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-24Official source ↗
Foreign-currency charges · 1 item
  • Foreign-currency markup

    Usage-based value

    1.99% foreign-currency markup before applicable tax.

    Conditions: Applies to eligible foreign-currency transactions

    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-24Official source ↗
Eligibility and availability · 1 item
  • Application eligibility

    Shown without a cash value

    Application availability: open. No universal verified numeric income threshold is used as a hard filter. SBI Card does not publish one universal numeric income threshold for AURUM. Final approval and limit remain issuer decisions.

    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-24Official source ↗
Other benefits · 4 items
  • One domestic airport spa visit per quarter

    Shown without a cash value
    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-24Official source ↗
  • One-year Wall Street Journal and Mint digital subscriptions

    Shown without a cash value
    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-24Official source ↗
  • 1% fuel-surcharge waiver capped at ₹250 per statement cycle

    Shown without a cash value
    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-24Official source ↗
  • 1% value-back on eligible non-fuel spend

    Shown without a cash value
    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-24Official source ↗
Other categories (4)

These categories have no detailed entries. We distinguish confirmed absences from information that still needs review.

What stands out

  • ✓ 1% value-back on eligible non-fuel spend
  • ✓ Unlimited international lounge visits plus one guest visit per quarter
  • ✓ Four domestic lounge visits and one spa visit per quarter
  • ✓ Up to ₹1,000 monthly BookMyShow ticket value

What to watch

The ₹9,999 fee plus GST is waived only at ₹12 lakh annual spend. Rent, wallet, fuel, EMI and digital-gaming transactions earn no points, and lifestyle privileges are not added to ranking unless usage can be proven.

Recorded exclusions

Fuel Commute · Rent · Wallet load · Digital gaming · Cash withdrawal · Emi conversion · Fees charges

How GainFair evaluates this card

The personal card advisor applies your monthly spending to category rates, limits rewards at the applicable caps, adds eligible movie, milestone and lounge value, and subtracts annual fees plus foreign-currency markup and GST. It can recommend keeping your current cards when a new card does not create enough incremental value.

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Terms tracker

Card change history

Material changes verified against dated issuer notices. Effective dates can differ from announcement dates.

  1. Value reduced

    Digital-gaming transactions excluded from rewards

    Digital-gaming transactions were added to the AURUM reward exclusions.

    Before
    Digital gaming was not part of the current exclusion schedule.
    After
    Digital-gaming transactions earn zero AURUM Reward Points.
    Checked 24 Sept 2026AURUM current reward terms ↗
  2. Value reduced

    Rent transactions excluded from rewards

    Rent transactions no longer earn AURUM Reward Points.

    Before
    Rent was not part of the current exclusion schedule.
    After
    Rent transactions earn zero AURUM Reward Points.
    Checked 24 Sept 2026AURUM current reward terms ↗

Issuer sources

Open the sources used for this card's product details, rewards, fees and eligibility.

Sources checked 24 Sept 2026