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Kotak Royale Signature [Discontinued]

Mid

Kotak Mahindra Bank

Where it ranks · across all 71 cards

#51 Online shopping0.5%direct#55 Dining out0.5%direct#48 Flights0.5%direct

Devaluation history

  • 2025-06-01 - Point value cut ₹0.25 to ₹0.20; min 2,000 pts to redeem.
  • 2026-01-01 - Discontinued for new applications (bank site, Aug 2026).

Reward rules

Points valued at ₹0.2/pt - conservative, what rankings use

Base rate - everything not covered below

2 pts / ₹150= 1.3 pts per ₹100

0.27%

conservative value

4 pts / ₹150 on accelerated categories

4 pts / ₹150= 2.7 pts per ₹100

0.53%

conservative value

Source: Kotak Royale Signature value chart (bank site, verified Aug 2026) · 2026-08-21

Base rate, but capped - these categories earn normally up to a monthly ceiling

  • Education & insurance EARN, capped at ₹70,000 spend/cycleearn on up to ₹70,000 spend/statement cyclesrc ↗
  • Utilities EARN, capped at ₹50,000 spend/cycleearn on up to ₹50,000 spend/statement cyclesrc ↗
  • Government EARNS, capped at ₹40,000 spend/cycleearn on up to ₹40,000 spend/statement cyclesrc ↗

Milestones

₹4,00,000 / year

10,000 pts at ₹4L OR 30,000 pts at ₹8L (one tier, end-of-year)

worth ≈ ₹2,000

Earns nothing on

  • Wallet loads excluded from rewards/milestones. Bank notes the list is not exhaustive - all network MCCs in the category count.6540bank MCC list→ use SC Ultimate here (3.3%)
  • Rent excluded from rewards/milestones. Bank notes the list is not exhaustive - all network MCCs in the category count.6513bank MCC list→ use Axis Burgundy Private here (4.5%)
  • Fuel MCCs excluded from rewards/milestones. Bank notes the list is not exhaustive - all network MCCs in the category count.5172554155425983bank MCC list→ use MakeMyTrip ICICI here (1.0%)
  • Online skill-based gaming excluded from rewards/milestones. Bank notes the list is not exhaustive - all network MCCs in the category count.5816bank MCC list→ use Axis Magnus for Burgundy here (10.5%)
  • EMI transactions excluded from rewards and milestone spends (MITC).