BOBCARD VIKRAM

BOBCARD (Bank of Baroda) · Open to apply

A lifetime-free card for defence personnel: 1 point per ₹100 on most spends, 5 points per ₹100 at cinemas and department stores up to 1,000 points a statement, a ₹20 lakh accident cover and 3 months of JioHotstar.

Annual fee
Lifetime free
Joining fee
None
Base rate
1 point per ₹100 on other spends: 1 BOBCARD Reward Points per ₹100 (about 0.25% at cash value)
Lounges
None on record
Forex markup
3%
Data
From bank documents, checked 6 Nov 2026

Main earn rates

  • Extra 20 points per ₹100 on hotels booked on BOBCARD SmartDeal: 20 BOBCARD Reward Points per ₹100 on top of the base rate (about 5% at cash value)
  • Extra 8 points per ₹100 on flights booked on BOBCARD SmartDeal: 8 BOBCARD Reward Points per ₹100 on top of the base rate (about 2% at cash value)
  • 5 points per ₹100 at cinemas (MCC 7832): 5 BOBCARD Reward Points per ₹100 (about 1.25% at cash value)
  • 5 points per ₹100 at department stores (MCC 5311): 5 BOBCARD Reward Points per ₹100 (about 1.25% at cash value)

Earns nothing on

  • No points on fuel (MCCs 5172, 5541, 5542, 5983)
  • No points on rent (MCC 6513)
  • No points on government payments (MCCs 9211, 9222, 9311, 9399, 9402, 9405)
  • No points on education (MCCs 8211, 8220, 8241, 8244, 8249, 8299)
  • No points on wallet loads (MCCs 6539 to 6543)
  • No points on insurance (MCCs 5960, 6300)
  • No points at supermarkets, convenience and variety stores (MCCs 5261, 5331, 5411, 5499)
  • No points on toll and road fees (MCC 4784)
  • No points on railway bookings (MCC 4112)
  • No points on fast food (MCC 5814), taken to include Swiggy and Zomato

Terms the calculator does not value

  • Food delivery apps (Swiggy, Zomato) are assumed to be fast food, MCC 5814, and so excluded from all points.
  • Other MCCs that earn nothing and have no calculator category: agriculture, contractors, the transportation MCCs 4111, 4131 and 4789, personal and civic services (7211, 7230, 7276, 7349, 8111, 8641), hospitals (8011, 8062; our health category also holds pharmacies and is not excluded) and charity (8398, 8661). Transactions under ₹100 earn nothing.

Sources

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