Kotak Department Store Offers Credit Cards in India 2026

▶︎ 1.3% benefit on specific travel and shopping categories – Travel Agencies & Tour Operators || Package Tour Operators || Airlines and Air Carriers || Departmental Stores || Durable Goods || Electric Sales
– You earn 5.33 reward points worth ₹1.3, on every ₹100 you spend in these travel and shopping categories.
– 1 reward point = ₹0.25 or 25 paise, and can be redeemed on Kotak Rewards for a variety of shopping e-vouchers, travel, movies and more.

▶︎ 0.66% benefit on all other card spends – if total yearly card spend is below ₹2 lakhs
– You earn 2.66 reward points worth ₹0.66 or 66 paise, on every ₹100 you spend on all other purchases.
– 1 reward point = ₹0.25 or 25 paise, and can be redeemed on Kotak Rewards for a variety of shopping e-vouchers, travel, movies and more.

▶︎ 1.33% benefit on all other card spends – if total yearly card spend is above ₹2 lakhs
– You earn 5.33 reward points worth ₹1.3, on every ₹100 you spend on all other purchases.
– 1 reward point = ₹0.25 or 25 paise, and can be redeemed on Kotak Rewards for a variety of shopping e-vouchers, travel, movies and more.

▶︎ Milestone benefits upto 2%
– You get 10,000 reward points worth ₹2500 , when you spend ₹1,25,000 or more on your card every 6 months.

▶︎ Complimentary airport lounge access in India – 2 per quarter

▶︎ Fuel surcharge waiver : You get 1% fuel surcharge waiver
– only on fuel transactions between ₹500 and ₹3000
– only on yearly fuel purchases of upto ₹3.50 lakhs (since the maximum waiver amount is limited to ₹3500 per year).

▶︎ Rail surcharge waiver
– At www.irctc.co.in, and on Indian Railways Booking Counters
– Maximum railway surcharge waiver allowed in a calendar year is ₹500
– Customers will not earn reward points on railway transactions

▶︎ Dedicated service – ‘KASSIST’
– Instead of you trying to reach Kotak, they will reach you. You need to SMS “KASSIST” to 5676788, and they will call you back within 30 minutes.

▶︎ Card sourcing locations – Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chandigarh, Chennai, Delhi (including Gurgaon and Noida), Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai, Navi Mumbai and Pune

Benefits
– Good travel and shopping rewards possible, for those who spend approximately 20,000 per month. This can help you earn around 3% on all your card spends since you will achieve milestone benefits, as well as achieve card spend target to achieve annual fee waiver
– Complimentary domestic airport lounge access

Cons
– Benefits are low if your card spending is low, and you do not achieve milestone benefits

1.66% benefit on various shopping categories – Department stores || Jewellery || Apparels || Lifestyle goods
– You earn 6.66 Zen points worth ₹1.66 (one rupee and 66 paise), on every ₹100 you spend in these shopping categories.
– 1 Zen point = ₹0.25 or 25 paise, and can be redeemed on Kotak Rewards for a variety of shopping e-vouchers, travel, movies and more.

0.83% benefit on all other card spends
– You earn 3.33 Zen points worth ₹0.83 (83 paise), on every ₹100 you spend on all other card purchases.
– 1 Zen point = ₹0.25 or 25 paise, and can be redeemed on Kotak Rewards for a variety of shopping e-vouchers, travel, movies and more.
– Exceptions : You get no cashback on fuel, EMI transactions and cash withdrawals.

Additional milestone benefits upto 0.6% : You get either –
– 7500 Zen points worth ₹1875 , when you spend ₹3 lakhs or more on your card each year.
OR
– 15000 Zen points worth ₹3750 , when you spend ₹6 lakhs or more on your card each year.
You get one of the two rewards listed above, at the end of the card anniversary year.

Complimentary airport lounge access outside India – 3 per year

Complimentary airport lounge access in India – 2 per quarter

Fuel surcharge waiver, upto ₹3500 per year : You get 1% fuel surcharge waiver-
– only on fuel transactions between ₹500 and ₹3000
– only on yearly fuel purchases of upto ₹3.50 lakhs (since the maximum waiver amount is limited to ₹3500 per year).

Railway surcharge waiver, upto ₹500 per year : You get rail surcharge waiver-
– 1.80% surcharge waiver for transactions made on the IRCTC website
– 2.50% surcharge waiver for transactions made at Indian railway booking counters
– Maximum waiver of ₹500 per year

Card sourcing locations – Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chandigarh, Chennai, Delhi (including Gurgaon and Noida), Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai, Navi Mumbai and Pune

Benefits
– Good card for complimentary airport lounge access, both in India and abroad.
– Special benefits on shopping

Drawbacks to consider
– Overall reward rates on card spending are not very attractive, especially on other spending needs like travel, utility bill payments, fuel.