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Standard Chartered India

Standard Chartered India Ultimate Credit Card

Ultimate Credit Card by Standard Chartered India. Facts on this page are extracted and verified automatically from official issuer documents.

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Fees & welcome

Joining fee

₹5,000 (First Year Fee).

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Annual / renewal fee

Confirm on the official page

Fee waiver

Supplementary cards do not attract any first year and renewal fee.

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Welcome benefit

  • 6,000 reward points on payment of the joining fee of ₹5,000.
  • The offer is not applicable for Supplementary Cardholders.
  • Points credited within 60 days after realisation of the joining fees.

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Earn rates

5 reward points per ₹150 spent on all transaction categories (w.e.f. 2 April 2023, except categories in 3.1.2 and 3.2). 3 reward points per ₹150 spent on Utilities, Supermarkets, Insurance, Property management, Schools & Government payments.

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Lounge & forex

Lounge access

  • Mastercard/Visa domestic lounge access: 4 complimentary visits per calendar quarter (primary and supplementary cardholder each individually), validation swipe ₹25 (Mastercard) / ₹2 (Visa).
  • Priority Pass: complimentary membership with access to over 1,000 international airports.
  • Primary and supplementary cardholder each get 1 complimentary lounge visit per month on spending more than ₹20,000 in the previous month.
  • Usage beyond eligible visits and all guest visits charged up to USD 35 per visit.
  • No complimentary access to lounges in India using Priority Pass.

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Forex markup

  • 2% forex markup fee on all overseas and non-INR transactions.
  • The fee is levied on the amount settled on the card in INR and appears separately in the statement.

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Fees & charges

Charge

  • Annualized Percentage Rate (w.e.f. 1 May 2021): 3.75% pm (APR 45%).
  • Cash transactions 3.75% pm (APR 45%).
  • Minimum Amount Due: higher of 5% of statement outstanding, or installments+interest+fees+overlimit+1% of principal, or ₹250.
  • Late Payment Charges (w.e.f. 1 May 2024): ₹0 up to ₹100.
  • ₹100 for ₹101-500.
  • ₹500 for ₹501-5,000.
  • ₹700 for ₹5,001-10,000.
  • ₹1,200 above ₹10,000 (plus ₹100 if MAD not received 2+ consecutive months).
  • Cheque Bounce Charges: ₹500.
  • Over Limit Charges: ₹500 per instance or 2.5% of overlimit amount (min ₹500).
  • Card Replacement Fee: NIL.
  • Rewards Handling Charges: ₹99.
  • Cash Advance Fee: 3% of withdrawal (min ₹300).
  • Overseas Transactions: 3.5% transaction fee (except Ultimate Card levied 2%).
  • Surcharges: Railway ₹25 or 2.5% (whichever higher).
  • Petrol ₹10 or 1% (whichever higher).
  • Rental payments (w.e.f. 2 April 2023): 1% processing fee + taxes.
  • Cheque/Cash Pick up Fee: ₹100 for overdue accounts.
  • Cash Repayment Fee: ₹299 per cash payment at branch.
  • Paper Statement: ₹99 per month.
  • Branch Service Handling Charges: ₹199 (except Ultimate).
  • GST applicable.

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Interest-free period

  • Interest-free (grace) period ranges from 18-48 days to 25-55 days depending on your Payment Due Date (Payment Due Date is between 18 and 25 days after Statement Date).
  • Does not apply to cash advances and revolving balances.

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Fuel

Fuel surcharge waiver

  • 1% fuel surcharge waiver of the transaction amount, maximum ₹1,000 per statement cycle.
  • Credited within 2 days of transaction posting.
  • Only transactions under fuel MCCs (5172, 5541, 5542, 5983) eligible.
  • Fuel transactions do not earn reward points.

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Rewards

Milestone benefit

  • Renewal offer: Earn 5,000 reward points on payment of the renewal fee.
  • Credited within 60 days after realisation of renewal fees.
  • If renewal fee is converted to EMI, no reward points are earned.
  • (threshold: payment of renewal fee).

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Redemption value

  • 1 reward point = ₹1, redeemable via R360 (360 Rewards) portal against products, vouchers or services.
  • Rewards Handling Charge of ₹99 for redemption of reward points.
  • Reward points expire in 3 years.

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Reward cap

Reward points are capped at card level i.e. primary and supplementary cardholders are eligible to receive the maximum reward points amount individually.

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Reward exclusion

Fuel purchases; Returned/disputed/unauthorized/fraudulent transactionsfinance chargesother charges and feescharged back transactions; ATM transactions. Cashback and fuel transactions also do not earn reward points

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Travel & lifestyle

Golf benefit

  • 1 complimentary Golf game per month and 1 complimentary coaching session per month, per valid Ultimate credit card, at listed domestic golf courses.
  • Non-transferable.
  • Cardholder must pay green fee, convenience charges and other charges via the Standard Chartered credit card.
  • Bookings via Golflan Technology Solutions (1800-208-7899).

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Travel benefit

  • Priority Pass complimentary membership giving access to over 1,000 international airports.
  • Usage charged up to USD 35 per visit per visitor (except complimentary visits earned per qualifying criteria).

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Protection

Insurance

  • Complimentary insurance via HDFC Ergo (Policy 2999206693039301000): Personal Accident (Air Accidental Death, International air travel, Sum Insured ₹1,00,00,000, primary cardholder only).
  • Emergency Medical Expenses up to USD 25,000 (USD 100 deductible).
  • Checked Baggage Loss up to USD 500.
  • Baggage Delay up to USD 100.
  • Loss of Baggage & Personal Documents up to USD 750.
  • Hijacking up to USD 200 (USD 75 per 6 hours).
  • Flight Delay up to USD 200 (USD 10 per hour).
  • Lost/Stolen Card Cover ₹25,000.
  • Air ticket must be purchased using the Ultimate credit card.
  • Non-ATM swipe of min ₹499 within 30 days of loss required.

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Statement credit

  • 5% cashback on duty free transactions, max cashback ₹1,000 per statement cycle.
  • Credited within 60 days of transaction date.
  • Cashback transactions do not earn reward points.
  • Only transactions where merchant is registered as duty-free vendor qualify.

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Eligibility

Eligibility

  • Qualifying criteria: Gross Monthly Income (GMI) of ₹2,00,000.
  • Supplementary cards do not attract any first year and renewal fee.
  • Joining offers are not applicable to supplementary cards.

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Official sources

Verified 2026-08-02 · facts from the official issuer page. Issuers may change fees, earn rates, lounge counts and waivers without notice — always confirm before applying.