ICICI Bank Parakram Select Credit Card

By: OurMoneyGuide || Last updated on: April 18, 2024

The ICICI Bank Parakram Select Credit Card is exclusively targeted at Indian Defence and Paramilitary personnel. The card has no annual fee, and is lifetime free.

It gives a higher reward of 2.50% on canteen stores departments (CSD) purchases, grocery purchases and department store purchases. It also offers lifestyle benefits such as free visits to international airport lounges (2 times per year), domestic airport lounges (2 times per quarter) and railway lounges (2 times per quarter), and also free golf rounds (upto 4 per month).

Features & Benefits of the ICICI Bank Parakram Select Credit Card

Lifetime free premium card, exclusively for Indian Defence and Paramilitary personnel.

There is no annual fee on the card.

This card is exclusively for Indian Defence and Paramilitary personnel.

2.50% benefit on canteen stores departments (CSD) purchases || grocery purchases || department store purchases (5X)

You get 10 reward points worth ₹2.50, on every ₹100 you spend in these categories.

This benefit is valid only on total monthly purchases upto ₹10,000 across these 3 categories, since you can earn a maximum of 1000 reward points at this accelerated rate.

1 reward point = ₹0.25 or 25 paise, and can be redeemed for products, vouchers and more.

0.50% benefit on all other card spends (X)

You earn 2 reward points worth ₹0.50 (50 paise), on every ₹100 you spend on all other purchases.

1 reward point = ₹0.25 or 25 paise, and can be redeemed for products, vouchers and more.

Please note that no reward points are given on fuel purchases, utility bills, international spends, insurance spends, cash advance, ATM withdrawals, EMI transactions, balance transfer, personal Loan on credit card fees and other charges.

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Complimentary international airport lounge access – 2 times per year

You get free visits to airport lounges outside India, 2 times per year.

Complimentary domestic airport lounge access – 2 times per quarter

You get free visits to airport lounges in India, 8 times per year (maximum 2 times per quarter).

This benefit is applicable only if you have spent a minimum of ₹5,000 on your credit card, in the previous quarter.

Complimentary domestic railway lounge access – 2 times per quarter

You get free visits to railway lounges in India, 8 times per year (maximum 2 times per quarter).

This benefit is applicable only if you have spent a minimum of ₹5,000 on your credit card, in the previous quarter.

Complimentary golf rounds, upto 4 rounds per month

You get 1 complimentary golf round, for every ₹50000 you spend on your card in the previous month. You can get a maximum of 4 rounds per month.

For example, for 4 free rounds of golf in a month, you should have spent a minimum of ₹2 lakhs on your credit card in the previous month.

You can also choose to take a free golf lesson, instead of a free golf round. 

This program is brought to you in partnership with Golftripz. To view the updated list of golf courses, please click here.

Complimentary insurance benefits

You get free insurance covers:
– Personal accident insurance of ₹2 lakh
– Air accident cover of ₹20 lakhs

Fuel surcharge waiver, upto ₹250 per month

You get a 1% waiver fuel surcharge waiver only on fuel transactions between ₹400 and ₹4000. And only on fuel purchases upto ₹25000 per month (since the waiver amount is limited to ₹250 per month).

ICICI Bank customer care number

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Eligibility Criteria

Application Process

Step-by-step guide

Necessary documents and verification

We are listing below general criteria followed by most card issuing banks, since exact criteria has not been specified for this particular card. The bank may ask for additional documents.