RBL Bank · Mastercard / RuPay
IndianOil XTRA
Joining ₹1,500 · Annual ₹1,500 · Waived on eligible annual spends of ₹2,75,000. The excluded categories do not count toward the threshold, and RBL applies the waiver only in years where the fee was actually billed
Fee break-even: ≈₹1,50,000/yr through this card at its base rate. Below that, the fee eats the rewards.
Earns Fuel Points · assumed 0.5 ₹/point. 1 Fuel Point = ₹0.50, redeemable as XTRA Rewards for fuel at IndianOil stations. The value exists only at the pump, there is no cashback route
Verified 13 Aug 2026Milestones
- ◆ Spend ₹75,000 per quarter → 1,000 Fuel Points on crossing ₹75,000 of eligible spends in the quarter Worth ₹500
Return by category
| Category | Return | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Online spend | 1% | Base rate |
| Amazon | 1% | Base rate |
| Flipkart | 1% | Base rate |
| Subscriptions & OTT | 1% | Base rate |
| Offline spend | 1% | Base rate |
| UPI spending | 1% | Only the RuPay variant can link to UPI. RBL publishes no separate UPI rate, so the 1% base is assumed here |
| Dining | 1% | Base rate |
| Swiggy | 1% | Base rate |
| Zomato | 1% | Base rate |
| Groceries | 1% | Base rate |
| Quick commerce | 1% | Base rate |
| Swiggy Instamart | 1% | Base rate |
| Blinkit | 1% | Base rate |
| BigBasket | 1% | Base rate |
| Movies & shows | 1% | Base rate |
| BookMyShow | 1% | Base rate |
| PVR INOX | 1% | Base rate |
| Fuel | 7.5% | 15 Fuel Points per ₹100 at IndianOil stations only, capped at 2,000 Fuel Points a month, about ₹13,300 of fuel. Other pumps earn the 1% base · RBL advertises 8.5% valueback by adding the 1% surcharge waiver on top of the 7.5% in points |
| Travel (general) | 1% | Base rate |
| Flights | 1% | Base rate |
| Hotels | 1% | Base rate |
| MakeMyTrip | 1% | Base rate |
| IRCTC rail | 0% | Railway MCCs are excluded from points, milestone and waiver |
| International | −2.5% | 1% reward − 3.5% forex markup |
| Utilities & bills | 0% | Excluded from Fuel Points, the quarterly milestone and the fee waiver |
| Rent | 0% | Real estate and rental MCCs are excluded from points, milestone and waiver |
| Education fees | 0% | Excluded from Fuel Points, the quarterly milestone and the fee waiver |
| Insurance premiums | 0% | Excluded from Fuel Points, the quarterly milestone and the fee waiver |
| Government & tax | 0% | Excluded from Fuel Points, the quarterly milestone and the fee waiver |
| Wallet loads | 0% | Wallet loads are excluded from points, milestone and waiver |
| Anything else | 1% | Base rate |
| Jewellery | 1% | Base rate |
Rates are the card's own published rates, before any spend profile. Add this card inMy cards to rank it against the rest of your wallet.
Also worth knowing
- Welcome benefit: 3,000 Fuel Points, worth ₹1,500 of fuel, on spending ₹500 or more within 30 days. RBL credits it only after the membership fee is paid
- The advertised 250 litres of free petrol a year assumes roughly ₹45,000 of monthly spends flowing through the card
- The RuPay variant doubles as a National Common Mobility Card for transit
Other exclusions
- EMI conversions earn no points and do not count toward the milestone or the waiver
What we liked
- 7.5% back as points at IndianOil pumps, with the 1% surcharge waiver on top
- The 3,000 point welcome effectively refunds the ₹1,500 fee
- A RuPay variant that can pay on UPI
What to mind
- Points redeem only as fuel at IndianOil stations, at ₹0.50 each
- The 15X points cap at 2,000 a month, about ₹13,300 of fuel
- Utilities, rent, education and government earn nothing and do not count toward the waiver
Sources
Every figure above comes from the issuer's own pages and documents. Last verified 13 Aug 2026.
- https://www.rbl.bank.in/personal-banking/cards/credit-cards/indianoil-rbl-bank-xtra-credit-card
- https://webassets.rbl.bank.in/document/Credit%20Cards/CardsScheduleCharges.pdf
- https://webassets.rbl.bank.in/document/Offers%20n%20Deals/Merchant-EMI-Terms-and-Conditions.pdf