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IRCTC SBI Card Premier vs BPCL SBI Card OCTANE

Joining Fees

₹1,499

₹1,499

Editor's Rating

3.5

4.3

Key Features

  • Get 10% back on AC1, AC2, AC3, Executive Chair car and Chair Car as reward points for ticket purchases on www.irctc.co.in and IRCTC Mobile App 
  • Get 5% back on Air ticket purchases on www.air.irctc.co.in
  • Get 5% back on E-catering purchases on www.ecatering.irctc.co.in
  • Earn 3 Reward Points per 125 spent on Dining and standing instructions on Utility spends
  • Avail 1 Reward Point per 125 spent on other non-fuel retail purchases 
  • Get 2,500 Reward Points on annual travel spends of Rs. 50,000
  • On annual travel spends of Rs. 1,00,000, avail 5,000 Reward Points
  • Spend Based Reversal of Annual Fee on spends of Rs. 2 Lakhs
  • Complimentary Rail Accident Insurance of Rs. 10 Lakhs
  • Complimentary Air Accident insurance of Rs. 50 Lakhs
  • Complimentary Fraud Liability cover of Rs. 1 Lakh
  • Save 1% transaction charges on railway ticket bookings on www.irctc.co.in
  • Save 1.8% transaction charges on airline ticket bookings on www.air.irctc.co.in
  • Book airline tickets with IRCTC at unbeatable prices, and explore the wide range of tailor made packages ranging from adventure, wildlife, pilgrimage and leisure tours to various places in India. Avail accommodation at 5,000+ hotels, covering 350 cities in India
  • 1% fuel surcharge at all petrol pumps in India, on transactions between  Rs. 500 - Rs. 4,000
  • 8 complimentary railway lounge access in a year to participating lounges in India (Max 2 per quarter)
  • Visa Privileges include: Savings of 10% on Hertz car rental and up to 35% on Avis Car Rentals, exclusive benefits across 900 luxury hotels globally, and obtain up to 10,000 miles per night on hotel stay plus 25% extra miles on Kaligo.com
  • Complimentary credit card fraud liability cover of Rs. 1 lakh
  • Complimentary Overseas Accident cover of Rs. 50 lakh
  • With Flexipay facility, convert transactions in EMIs by simply transacting Rs. 2,500 or more and log on to sbicard.com within 30 days of purchase to convert it into Flexipay
  • While booking railway tickets online using IRCTC SBI Platinum Card, get the tickets delivered at your doorstep
  • The IRCTC SBI Card Premier credit card is accepted in over 24 million outlets across the world, including 3,25,000 outlets in India
  • As a Welcome Girft, avail 6000 bonus reward points equivalent to Rs. 1500 on payment of annual fees. The Reward Points will be credited to the card holders account within 30 days of annual fee payment
  • Spend Based fee reversal benefit - Next year Fee waiver on annual spends of 2 lakhs
  • Get 7.25% Value back ~ 25X Reward Points on fuel purchases at BPCL petrol pumps. Maximum 2500 Reward Points per billing cycle
  • 6.25% + 1% Fuel surcharge waiver on every BPCL transaction upto Rs. 4000 (exclusive of GST and other charges)
  • Avail 25 Reward Points on every Rs. 100 spent at BPCL Fuel, Lubricants & Bharat Gas (Website and app only) spend
  • Get 10 Reward Points on every Rs. 100 spent at Dining, Departmental Stores, Grocery & Movies (Up to 7500 Reward Points per month)
  • Earn 1 Reward point per Rs. 100 spent on other retail purchases
  • Avail 25 Reward Points on every Rs. 100 spent on Bharat Gas (Website and app only) is capped at 500 Reward Points per billing cycle
  • 4 Reward Point = Rs. 1
  • 1% fuel surcharge across all BPCL petrol pumps in India. This is applicable on transactions up to Rs. 4,000, exclusive of GST and other charges. Maximum fuel surcharge waiver of Rs. 100 per statement cycle per credit card account, which is equivalent to an Annual Savings of Rs.1200
  • 4 complimentary visits per calendar year to Domestic VISA lounges in India (Max. 1 visit per quarter)
  •  Obtain eGift Vouchers worth Rs. 2,000 from Aditya Birla Fashion Or Yatra Or Bata/Hush Puppies on annual spends of Rs. 3 Lakhs. The Aditya Birla Fashion voucher is redeemable at these brand stores only - Louis Philippe, Van Heusen, Allen Solly, Peter England, Planet Fashion, Simon Carter
  • Complimentary Fraud Liability cover of 1 Lakh
  • Instant Redemption of Reward Points at select BPCL petrol pumps
  • Redeem your Rewards Points at Shop & Smile Rewards Catalogue
  •  BPCL SBI Card OCTANE can be used at over 24 million outlets worldwide, including 3,25,000 outlets in India
  • Pay electricity, telephone, mobile and other utility bills using the Easy Bill Pay facility
  • Transfer the outstanding balance of other banks’ credit cards to BPCL SBI Card OCTANE, and avail a lower rate of interest and pay back in EMIs
  • With Flexipay, convert transactions in easy monthly installments. Make any purchase for Rs. 2,500 or more using BPCL SBI Card OCTANE 

Editor's Review

Pros                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

 

  • Complimentary credit card fraud liability cover of Rs. 1 lakh
  • Complimentary Overseas Accident cover of Rs. 50 lakh
  • 8 complimentary railway lounge access in India                                                                                                         

Cons

  • No golf benefits
  • No complimentary airport lounge access

Pros

  • 10X reward points across dining, movies, groceries and departmental stores
  • Complimentary domestic lounge visits every year
  • 6,000 bonus reward points worth the joining fee

Cons

  • Fuel benefits are limited to only BPCL outlets
  • No golf benefits
  • No cashback benefits


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