Independent card analysis

Flipkart SBI Card

SBI Card · Visa · Entry card

Useful for concentrated Myntra, Flipkart and Cleartrip spend because each published accelerator has its own quarterly limit.

Best suited to

Flipkart, Myntra and Cleartrip shoppers who want a lifetime-free card.

Authored and reviewed by GainFair
Terms checked 21 Sept 2026
Annual fee
₹500 + GST
Joining fee
₹500 + GST
Base reward rate
1%
Forex markup
3.5%

Reward rates by spending category

Named merchant rates apply only to eligible purchases with that merchant. The category table uses conservative rates for other spending.

Named merchant rates

Myntra
7.5%
Flipkart
5%
Zomato
4%
CategoryRecorded rate
Online shopping
1%
Travel & hotels
1%
Dining & delivery
1%
Groceries & essentials
1%
Bills & utilities
1%
Subscriptions & streaming
1%
Beauty & wellness
1%
Entertainment & movies
1%
Offline store shopping
1%
International spending
1%
Healthcare & pharmacy
1%
Other miscellaneous
1%
Fuel & commute
0%
House rent
0%
Insurance premiums
0%
Education & family
0%
Gold & jewellery
0%

Caps and fee waiver

Reward caps
Myntra cashback: ₹4,000/quarter · Flipkart and Shopsy cashback: ₹4,000/quarter · Cleartrip cashback: ₹4,000/quarter · Selected-partner cashback: ₹4,000/quarter
Annual fee waiver
At ₹3,50,000 annual spending
Monthly income requirement
Approx. ₹25,000/month

Airport lounge access

No complimentary airport lounge access recorded

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 · 8 items
  • Myntra cashback

    Usage-based value

    7.5% applies only to eligible Myntra transactions.

    Conditions: 7.5% applies only to eligible Myntra transactions.

    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-21Official source ↗
  • Flipkart and Shopsy cashback

    Usage-based value

    5% applies only to eligible Flipkart and Shopsy transactions.

    Conditions: 5% applies only to eligible Flipkart and Shopsy transactions.

    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-21Official source ↗
  • Cleartrip cashback

    Usage-based value

    5% applies only to eligible Cleartrip transactions.

    Conditions: 5% applies only to eligible Cleartrip transactions.

    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-21Official source ↗
  • Selected-partner cashback

    Usage-based value

    4% applies only to the currently listed Zomato, Uber, Netmeds and PVR transactions.

    Conditions: 4% applies only to the currently listed Zomato, Uber, Netmeds and PVR transactions.

    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-21Official source ↗
  • Other eligible cashback

    Usage-based value

    1% applies to other eligible purchases; fuel, wallets, prepaid or gift products, rent, government, education, jewellery, insurance, gaming and EMI are excluded.

    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-21Official source ↗
  • 7.5% cashback on eligible Myntra purchases

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    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-21Official source ↗
  • 5% cashback on eligible Flipkart, Shopsy and Cleartrip purchases

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    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-21Official source ↗
  • 4% cashback at selected partners, with separate quarterly caps

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    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-21Official source ↗
Fees · 2 items
  • Annual card fee

    Cost ₹500

    ₹500 annual fee before applicable tax.

    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-21Official source ↗
  • Joining fee

    Cost ₹500

    ₹500 one-time joining fee before applicable tax.

    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-21Official source ↗
Fee waiver · 2 items
  • Annual fee waiver

    Usage-based · up to ₹500

    Annual fee may be waived after ₹3,50,000 of eligible annual spending.

    Conditions: Reach ₹3,50,000 eligible annual spending

    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-21Official source ↗
  • ₹500 annual fee waived after ₹3.5 lakh of eligible annual spend

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    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-21Official source ↗
Welcome benefits · 3 items
  • ₹250 joining-fee Flipkart voucher

    Recorded value ₹250

    Flipkart voucher after realization of the applicable joining fee.

    Conditions: Pay the applicable joining fee

    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-21Official source ↗
  • ₹500 Flipkart application-channel voucher

    Recorded value ₹500

    Additional Flipkart voucher for applications completed through the eligible Flipkart journey.

    Conditions: Apply through the eligible Flipkart app journey · Make the first eligible Flipkart transaction within 30 days

    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-21Official source ↗
  • ₹500 Cleartrip application-channel voucher

    Recorded value ₹500

    Additional Cleartrip voucher for applications completed through the eligible Flipkart journey.

    Conditions: Apply through the eligible Flipkart app journey · Make the first eligible Flipkart transaction within 30 days

    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-21Official source ↗
Fuel benefits · 1 item
  • 1% fuel surcharge waiver on eligible fuel transactions up to ₹4,000, capped at ₹400 per statement cycle

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    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-21Official source ↗
Foreign-currency charges · 1 item
  • Foreign-currency markup

    Usage-based value

    3.5% foreign-currency markup before applicable tax.

    Conditions: Applies to eligible foreign-currency transactions

    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-21Official source ↗
Eligibility and availability · 1 item
  • Application eligibility

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    Application availability: open. No universal verified numeric income threshold is used as a hard filter. The reviewed sources do not publish one universal numeric income threshold.

    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-21Official source ↗
Other categories (11)

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

What stands out

  • ✓ 7.5% cashback on eligible Myntra purchases
  • ✓ 5% cashback on eligible Flipkart, Shopsy and Cleartrip purchases
  • ✓ 4% cashback at selected partners, with separate quarterly caps
  • ✓ ₹500 annual fee waived after ₹3.5 lakh of eligible annual spend

What to watch

This card is not lifetime free. Selected-merchant accelerators, application-channel welcome gifts and exclusions are conditional.

Recorded exclusions

Fuel Commute · Wallet load · Gift cards · Rent · Government payments · Education Family · Gold Jewellery · Insurance · Gaming · Emi

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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Sources checked 21 Sept 2026