IRCTC SBI Card Premier vs Axis Bank Select Credit Card

• Get 10% back on AC1, AC2, AC3, Executive Chair car and Chair Car as reward points for ticket purchases on www.irctc.co.in and IRCTC Mobile App 
• Get 5% back on Air ticket purchases on www.air.irctc.co.in
• Get 5% back on E-catering purchases on www.ecatering.irctc.co.in
• Earn 3 Reward Points per 125 spent on Dining and standing instructions on Utility spends
• Avail 1 Reward Point per 125 spent on other non-fuel retail purchases 
• Get 2,500 Reward Points on annual travel spends of Rs. 50,000
• On annual travel spends of Rs. 1,00,000, avail 5,000 Reward Points
• Spend Based Reversal of Annual Fee on spends of Rs. 2 Lakhs
• Complimentary Rail Accident Insurance of Rs. 10 Lakhs
• Complimentary Air Accident insurance of Rs. 50 Lakhs
• Complimentary Fraud Liability cover of Rs. 1 Lakh
• Save 1% transaction charges on railway ticket bookings on www.irctc.co.in
• Save 1.8% transaction charges on airline ticket bookings on www.air.irctc.co.in
• Book airline tickets with IRCTC at unbeatable prices, and explore the wide range of tailor made packages ranging from adventure, wildlife, pilgrimage and leisure tours to various places in India. Avail accommodation at 5,000+ hotels, covering 350 cities in India
• 1% fuel surcharge at all petrol pumps in India, on transactions between  Rs. 500 - Rs. 4,000
• 8 complimentary railway lounge access in a year to participating lounges in India (Max 2 per quarter)
• Visa Privileges include: Savings of 10% on Hertz car rental and up to 35% on Avis Car Rentals, exclusive benefits across 900 luxury hotels globally, and obtain up to 10,000 miles per night on hotel stay plus 25% extra miles on Kaligo.com
• Complimentary credit card fraud liability cover of Rs. 1 lakh
• Complimentary Overseas Accident cover of Rs. 50 lakh
• With Flexipay facility, convert transactions in EMIs by simply transacting Rs. 2,500 or more and log on to sbicard.com within 30 days of purchase to convert it into Flexipay
• While booking railway tickets online using IRCTC SBI Platinum Card, get the tickets delivered at your doorstep
• The IRCTC SBI Card Premier credit card is accepted in over 24 million outlets across the world, including 3,25,000 outlets in India

• Flat Rs. 500 off per month on minimum purchase of Rs. 3000 on Bigbasket mobile app/website. This is applicable once per month per user
• Flat Rs. 200 off on Swiggy mobile app/website. Valid twice a month on minimum transaction of Rs. 1000 per order
• 12 complimentary International Airport Lounge access via Priority Pass Membership
• 2 complimentary domestic lounge visits per quarter on the spends of Rs. 50,000 in last 3 months
• Do note that the Priority Pass will renew automatically when you have met Rs. 3 lakhs spends in preceding card anniversary year
• 6 complimentary golf rounds per year. Unlock 6 additional visits by spending Rs. 3 lakhs annually
• Annual benefits: Priority Pass Membership renewal on annual spend of 3 Lakh. Renewal of offers on BigBasket and Swiggy
• Get 5000 EDGE points on spending Rs. 3 Lakhs in a card anniversary year
• Complete annual fee waiver on spending Rs. 8 Lakhs in a card anniversary year
• Get 10 Axis EDGE points on every Rs. 200 spends
• Get 2X per  Rs. 200 on ‘Retail Shopping’ spends
• Avail 2X EDGE REWARD Points up to cumulative transactions of Rs. 20,000 per month. For transactions done above Rs. 20,000 per months earn 10 EDGE REWARD Points
• Explore curated experiences from across the world with Extraordinary Weekends
• 1% fuel surcharge refund on fuel transactions between Rs. 400 and Rs. 4000 only. Maximum benefits up to Rs. 400 per month.
• Rs. 800 off and more via Axis Bank Dining Delight Program with EazyDiner
• Purchase protection up to Rs. 1 Lakh
• Cumulative cover up to USD 500 for loss of travel documents, delay of check-in baggage, and loss of check-in baggage cover

Pros                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

• Complimentary credit card fraud liability cover of Rs. 1 lakh
• Complimentary Overseas Accident cover of Rs. 50 lakh
• 8 complimentary railway lounge access in India                                                                                                         

Cons

• No golf benefits
• No complimentary airport lounge access

Pros

• Flat Rs. 500 off per month on minimum purchase of Rs. 3000 on Bigbasket mobile app/website
• 12 complimentary International Airport Lounge access via Priority Pass Membership
• 2 complimentary domestic lounge visits per quarter on the spends of Rs. 50,000 in last 3 months

Cons

• High interest rate
• High joining/renewal fee