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SBI Card PULSE
A lifestyle card differentiated by health and wellness benefits rather than generic shopping cashback.
First-party evidenceActiveReviewed September 11, 2026
Annual fee₹1,499 + taxes
Joining fee₹1,499 + taxes
NetworkVisa / Mastercard variants may differ
Last reviewedSeptember 11, 2026
Research processPublished by littleden.blog
Structured from first-party bank/issuer evidence. This page does not claim personal hands-on product use unless that experience is explicitly stated.
3 first-party sources
Last checkedSeptember 11, 2026
Recorded source review date, not a claim that the product changed that day.
Maintenance stateWithin scheduled review window
Target recheck: October 26, 2026.
Decision brief
Start with fit before chasing headline benefits.
The card may be attractive for a specific use case while still being a poor fit once fees, spending thresholds, exclusions or travel conditions are considered.
- Bundled memberships only create value if used.
- Accelerated-category exclusions matter.
- Verify current welcome benefit before applying.
Four critical factors
Read these four fields before anything else.
They usually determine whether the card's published proposition survives contact with your actual spending and travel pattern.
Published terms
Exact decision fields from the maintained profile.
These fields preserve source wording and conditions rather than reducing the card to a single score.
Joining fee₹1,499 + taxes
Annual fee₹1,499 + taxes
Fee waiverRenewal fee of ₹1,499 + applicable taxes is waived on annual spends of ₹2 lakh or more in the preceding year.
Rewards5X reward points on selected health, sports, dining and movie categories on the reviewed SBI listing
NetworkVisa / Mastercard variants may differ
Lounge accessSBI Card PULSE is listed in the current Set A domestic airport-lounge programme; access remains subject to the programme rules and participating-lounge list.
Forex markup3.50% foreign-currency transaction fee under the current SBI Card MITC; DCC is also listed at 3.50% for qualifying INR-denominated international or overseas-registered-merchant transactions.
Value interpretation
Separate published mechanics from personal value.
The same card can produce very different value depending on where you spend, whether you hit thresholds and whether caps or exclusions matter.
Annual-cost test
Treat the annual fee as a cost that must be recovered from benefits you would have used anyway.
Reward-value test
Reward points should be converted into a realistic rupee value using the redemption route you are actually likely to use.
Travel-benefit test
Travel perks are not the central reason to choose this card; compare the primary earning categories first.
Approval reality
Published eligibility is not a promise of approval. Issuers can apply internal underwriting, documentation and credit-limit policies.
Decision checklist
Five questions to answer before applying.
These questions turn the researched terms into a personal decision without estimating approval odds.
Would you pay the stated annual fee if you did not hit the waiver?
₹1,499 + taxes · Renewal fee of ₹1,499 + applicable taxes is waived on annual spends of ₹2 lakh or more in the preceding year.
Does your normal spending actually fall into the card’s rewarded categories?
5X reward points on selected health, sports, dining and movie categories on the reviewed SBI listing
Are the lounge and international-use terms useful for your real travel pattern?
SBI Card PULSE is listed in the current Set A domestic airport-lounge programme; access remains subject to the programme rules and participating-lounge list. · 3.50% foreign-currency transaction fee under the current SBI Card MITC; DCC is also listed at 3.50% for qualifying INR-denominated international or overseas-registered-merchant transactions.
Can you realistically track the caps, channels and exclusions behind the headline benefit?
Bundled memberships only create value if used. Accelerated-category exclusions matter.
Does the application route fit your profile without assuming approval?
Subject to SBI Card approval
Eligibility & underwriting
Published eligibility is not an approval prediction.
Income, bureau history, geography, documentation, existing relationship and the issuer's internal underwriting can all change the outcome.
Published eligibility
Subject to SBI Card approval
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First-party evidence ledger
Verify the card against the documents behind the profile.
Source links, reviewed fields and unresolved verification gaps remain visible. Research freshness is not a guarantee that the issuer has not changed terms after the stated review date.
Evidence statefirst party verified
ReviewedSeptember 11, 2026
Issuer documents3
Terms confirmed in the profile
Joining feeAnnual feeFee waiverRewardsLoungeForexEligibilityStatus
Issuer evidenceDocument typeOpen
Primary sourceIssuer product pageView ↗
Supporting source 2MITC / controlling termsView ↗
Supporting source 3Lounge termsView ↗
Verification means these published terms were checked against the linked first-party issuer material on the review date. It does not mean the issuer guarantees approval, a credit limit or that terms cannot change later.