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Canara Bank RuPay Classic Credit Card

✍️ Fact-checked by Parash Editorial • 🔄 Updated May 2026
Canara Bank RuPay Entry

Annual Fee

₹0

Base Rate

2.0%

Reward Type

Points

Overview

The Canara Bank RuPay Classic Credit Card is a Entry credit card issued by Canara Bank on the RuPay network. It offers a base reward rate of 2.0% on all spends, with rewards issued as Points(1 pt = ₹0.25).

Annual Fee: Lifetime Free
Eligibility: Minimum gross annual income of ₹2 lakh.

Reward Rates & Cashback Rules

  • ALL_ONLINE: 2.0% cashback ⚠️ Excludes fuel, cash withdrawals, EMI, wallet loads, and investments.
  • CATEGORY – Fuel: 0.0% cashback
  • CATEGORY – Wallet Load: 0.0% cashback
  • CATEGORY – EMI: 0.0% cashback
  • CATEGORY – Cash Withdrawal: 0.0% cashback
  • CATEGORY – Insurance: 0.0% cashback

Key Features & Benefits

  • Fuel Surcharge Waiver ⛽: 1% fuel surcharge waiver on transactions between ₹400 and ₹4,000, capped at ₹100 per statement cycle. Requires total monthly purchases over ₹2,500.
  • Insurance Coverage 🛡️: Complimentary personal accident cover of ₹4 lakh (air) and ₹2 lakh (other), plus purchase protection and baggage insurance up to ₹25,000.
  • EMI Facility 🔄: Convert purchases over ₹5,000 into EMIs with tenures from 3 to 24 months.
  • Cash Advance 💵: Withdraw cash up to 50% of the credit limit, with a maximum of ₹50,000.

Eligibility Criteria

Minimum gross annual income of ₹2 lakh.

Features & Benefits

⛽

Fuel Surcharge Waiver

1% fuel surcharge waiver on transactions between ₹400 and ₹4,000, capped at ₹100 per statement cycle. Requires total monthly purchases over ₹2,500.

🛡️

Insurance Coverage

Complimentary personal accident cover of ₹4 lakh (air) and ₹2 lakh (other), plus purchase protection and baggage insurance up to ₹25,000.

🔄

EMI Facility

Convert purchases over ₹5,000 into EMIs with tenures from 3 to 24 months.

💵

Cash Advance

Withdraw cash up to 50% of the credit limit, with a maximum of ₹50,000.

Cashback Engine Rules

The exact calculator logic parameters extracted from the terms & conditions.

All Online Spends
Reward: 2.0%
⚠️ Exceptions: Excludes fuel, cash withdrawals, EMI, wallet loads, and investments.
2%
Fuel Exclusion
Wallet Load Exclusion
EMI Exclusion
Cash Withdrawal Exclusion
Insurance Exclusion

Value Chart

Assuming basic spends for Canara Bank RuPay Classic Credit Card

Category Canara Bank RuPay Classic Credit Card Axis Bank Neo Credit Card LIC Axis Bank Platinum Credit Card Axis Bank Kwik Credit Card
₹
Joining Fee 		₹0 ₹0 ₹0 ₹0
₹
Annual Fee 		₹0 ₹250 ₹0 ₹0
🌍
Forex Markup 		3.5% 3.5% 3.5% 3.5%
%
Base Rate 		2.0% 0.5% 1.0% 1.0%
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Known Rules 		6 rules 11 rules 11 rules 11 rules

Pros & Cons

✓

Pros

  • + All Spends — 2.0% Points
  • + Fuel Surcharge Waiver
  • + Insurance Coverage
  • + EMI Facility
  • + Cash Advance
✗

Cons

  • − No reward on Fuel
  • − No reward on Wallet Load
  • − No reward on EMI
  • − No reward on Cash Withdrawal
  • −Forex markup of 3.5% on international spends

Our Verdict

₹ Real Value Calculation (assumed ₹3L/year spend)

Est. Annual Rewards

₹6000

Annual Fee

₹0

Net Value

+₹6000

✅ At ₹3L/year spend, base rewards alone cover the fee. Additional benefits like lounge access add further value.

👍 Best For

  • › First-time credit card users looking to build credit
  • › Low-to-medium spenders wanting simple cashback

👎 Not Worth It If…

  • › You spend heavily in foreign currency — 3.5% markup adds up fast
  • › You rarely use premium benefits like lounges or concierge
  • › You prefer a no-annual-fee card with simpler terms

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Frequently Asked

The Canara Bank RuPay Classic Credit Card is a lifetime-free card with no joining or annual fees.

You earn 2 Reward Points for every ₹100 spent on most transactions. With a redemption value of ₹0.25 per point, this equals an effective reward rate of 0.5%.

No, the Canara Bank RuPay Classic Credit Card does not offer complimentary airport lounge access.

Yes, reward points are not earned on fuel, cash withdrawals, EMI transactions, wallet loads, insurance, and investment transactions.

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