{
  "id": "hdfc-teachers-platinum-credit-card",
  "locale": "hinglish",
  "name": "HDFC Teachers Platinum Credit Card",
  "bank": "HDFC Bank",
  "cardType": "entry-level",
  "cardTier": "entry",
  "annualFee": "₹500 + GST",
  "loungeAccess": "No lounge access",
  "rewardsRate": "5X on Teachers Day / Weekends · 2 pts / ₹150 Base · 1% Fuel Waiver",
  "bestFor": "Educators, professors, school teachers, weekend lifestyle spending & low maintenance fee",
  "officialLink": "https://www.hdfc.bank.in/credit-cards/teachers-platinum-credit-card",
  "aiVerdict": {
    "score": 3.8,
    "summary": "Its modest reward rate and low annual fee offset the lack of lounge access.",
    "tradeOffs": [
      "Modest reward rate relative to the market's best cashback cards",
      "No extracted lounge benefit"
    ],
    "confidence": 1
  },
  "rewardRatePercent": 0.2,
  "affiliateId": "hdfc-teachers-platinum-credit-card",
  "dataQuality": "PARTIAL",
  "legacyDataQuality": "LIVE_VERIFIED",
  "evidence": {
    "version": 4,
    "asOf": "2026-10-16",
    "dataQuality": "PARTIAL",
    "verifiedAt": null,
    "unresolvedItems": [
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      "fees.annual",
      "fees.taxes",
      "fees.waiver",
      "fees.waiverEligibleSpend",
      "fees.waiverExclusions",
      "rewards.base",
      "rewards.accelerated",
      "rewards.channels",
      "rewards.caps",
      "rewards.capPeriods",
      "rewards.sharedLimits",
      "rewards.exclusions",
      "lounge.domestic",
      "lounge.international",
      "lounge.qualifyingSpend",
      "lounge.qualifyingPeriod",
      "lounge.guests",
      "lounge.issuerNetwork",
      "redemption.value",
      "redemption.minimum",
      "redemption.charges",
      "redemption.expiry",
      "redemption.transfers",
      "redemption.restrictions",
      "eligibility",
      "availability",
      "effectiveDates"
    ],
    "calculation": {
      "status": "unavailable",
      "reason": "Claim-level evidence review incomplete"
    }
  },
  "sources": [
    "HDFC Bank — Teachers Platinum Credit Card tariff schedule",
    "HDFC Bank special educator rewards & Teachers Day multiplier terms"
  ],
  "feeWaiver": "₹50,000 annual spend par fee waive",
  "networks": [
    "Visa",
    "Mastercard"
  ],
  "quickFacts": [
    {
      "key": "Special Multiplier",
      "value": "5X on Teachers' Day (5 Sept)"
    },
    {
      "key": "Weekend Spends",
      "value": "5X Reward Points (3.33%)"
    },
    {
      "key": "General Retail",
      "value": "2 pts / ₹150 (0.67%)"
    },
    {
      "key": "Fuel Waiver",
      "value": "1% Surcharge Waiver"
    },
    {
      "key": "Fee Waiver Target",
      "value": "₹50,000 / year"
    },
    {
      "key": "Annual Fee",
      "value": "₹500 + GST"
    }
  ],
  "earnRates": [
    {
      "category": "Weekend Spends & Teachers' Day (5 Sept)",
      "rate": "10 pts / ₹150 (3.33%)",
      "monthlyCap": "1,000 pts / mo",
      "perLakhSpent": "6,666 pts (₹1,333 value)"
    },
    {
      "category": "All Other Domestic Retail Spends",
      "rate": "2 pts / ₹150 (0.67%)",
      "monthlyCap": "Uncapped",
      "perLakhSpent": "1,333 pts (₹266 value)"
    },
    {
      "category": "Fuel & Rent",
      "rate": "0%",
      "monthlyCap": "Excluded",
      "perLakhSpent": "0 pts"
    }
  ],
  "hasAccelerated": true,
  "acceleratedEarn": [
    {
      "channel": "Weekend Spends",
      "multiplier": "5X",
      "rate": "10 pts / ₹150",
      "monthlyCap": "1,000 pts / mo",
      "dailyCap": "—",
      "note": "Saturdays & Sundays."
    },
    {
      "channel": "Teachers' Day",
      "multiplier": "5X",
      "rate": "10 pts / ₹150",
      "monthlyCap": "Special",
      "dailyCap": "—",
      "note": "On 5th September."
    },
    {
      "channel": "Fee Waiver",
      "multiplier": "100%",
      "rate": "₹500 Waived",
      "monthlyCap": "1 / year",
      "dailyCap": "—",
      "note": "Waived at ₹50,000 spend."
    }
  ],
  "redemptionRoutes": [
    {
      "route": "SmartBuy Travel & Vouchers",
      "value": "₹0.20 / Reward Point",
      "minPoints": "500 pts",
      "ceiling": "None",
      "fee": "₹99 + GST",
      "isBest": true
    },
    {
      "route": "General Catalog Merchandise",
      "value": "₹0.15 / Reward Point",
      "minPoints": "500 pts",
      "ceiling": "None",
      "fee": "₹99 + GST",
      "isBest": false
    }
  ],
  "exclusions": [
    "Rent payments.",
    "Fuel purchases (1% surcharge waiver on ₹400–₹4,000).",
    "Wallet load transactions."
  ],
  "feesDetail": [
    {
      "item": "Joining Fee",
      "value": "₹500 + GST"
    },
    {
      "item": "Annual Renewal Fee",
      "value": "₹500 + GST (Waived at ₹50,000 spend)"
    },
    {
      "item": "Forex Markup",
      "value": "3.5% + GST"
    },
    {
      "item": "Finance Charges",
      "value": "3.49% / month (41.88% / year)",
      "warn": true
    }
  ],
  "eligibilityDetail": [
    {
      "criteria": "Profession",
      "requirement": "Teachers, Professors, Lecturers, Educators"
    },
    {
      "criteria": "Age",
      "requirement": "21–60 years"
    },
    {
      "criteria": "Salaried Income",
      "requirement": "₹18,000+ monthly net salary"
    }
  ],
  "timelineEvents": [],
  "pointsValuation": null
}