Is the Shaurya Select SBI Card Worth It?
Enter what you spend where this card pays more, and the benefits you would use. See what it is worth to you in rupees, after its fee.
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- Dining card
- ₹1,769 fee a year (with GST)
- Fee waived from ₹12,500 a month
- 0.5% base, up to 2.5% on dining
- 4 lounge visits a year
- Pays in reward points
- dining: 2.5% back, up to ₹1,500 a month
- groceries: 2.5% back, up to ₹1,500 a month
- spending ₹12,500 or more a month: the ₹1,769 fee is waived
- flyers: 4 airport lounge visits a year
- you spend less than ₹12,500 a month (₹1,50,000 a year, rent and wallet loads not counted): the ₹1,769 fee is then charged
- most of your spending is fuel, rent, wallet top-ups or government payments: those earn nothing on this card
- you rarely spend on dining or groceries: the 2.5% rate applies only there, everything else earns 0.5%
- you often pay in foreign currency: 3.5% is added to every foreign spend
- you sometimes pay only the minimum due: interest of 2.75% a month (33% a year) outweighs any reward
Your spend a month, by kind
Terms on the normal rate: 2 Reward Points per Rs.100 on all other categories (~0.5% at 4 RP = Re.1).
Total on the card: ₹0 a month
Abroad and benefits
Every rate on this card, and what your spend earns
| Spend category | Rate | Monthly cap | Where it applies | Your spend earns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UPI payments (scan and pay) | 0.5% | No cap | The card's normal rate | - |
| Online shopping | 0.5% | No cap | The card's normal rate | - |
| Dining and food delivery | 2.5% | ₹1,500 | All merchants in the categoryTerms: 10 RP per ₹100 (~2.5% at 4 RP = Re.1) on dining, movies, departmental stores, grocery and CSD canteen. SBI markets this as 5X against this card's 2 RP base, not the entry Shaurya's 1 RP. Capped at 6,000 points a calendar month across all those categories together, then 2 RP per ₹100 | - |
| Groceries | 2.5% | ₹1,500, shared with other bonus rates | All merchants in the categoryTerms: 10 Reward Points per ₹100 (~2.5% at 4 RP = Re.1) on grocery, departmental stores and CSD canteen, sharing the 6,000-point monthly cap with dining and movies | - |
| Travel: flights, hotels, trains | 0.5% | No cap | The card's normal rate | - |
| Fuel | Earns nothing | - | earns nothing on this card | - |
| Bills and recharges | 0.5% | No cap | The card's normal rate | - |
| Rent | Earns nothing | - | earns nothing on this card | - |
| Insurance premiums | 0.5% | No cap | The card's normal rate | - |
| School and college fees | 0.5% | No cap | The card's normal rate | - |
| Wallet top-ups | Earns nothing | - | earns nothing on this card | - |
| Taxes and government payments | Earns nothing | - | earns nothing on this card | - |
| Spend abroad or in a foreign currency | 0.5% | No cap | The card's normal rate | - |
| Everything else | 0.5% | No cap | The card's normal rate | - |
Card data sourced via CardAdvisor.in, India Credit Card Facts, CC BY 4.0, adapted by SkyloFin.
Common Questions
When is a credit card worth its annual fee?
When the rewards you actually earn in a year are more than the fee plus 18% GST, or when you spend enough for the bank to waive the fee. This calculator works out both from the card's own published terms.
Why is GST added to the fee?
Card fees carry 18% GST, so a ₹1,000 fee costs ₹1,180. Where the bank already quotes the fee with GST, it is not added twice.
What does 'capped' mean?
Many cards limit the reward you can earn in a month in a category. Spending above the cap earns nothing extra, so the calculator stops counting there.
Is a lifetime free card always better?
Not always. A paid card with higher rewards can leave you with more once you spend enough. The break-even line shows the monthly spend where that starts.
