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DCB How to get HDFC Diners Club Credit Card Life Time Free

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Hello Everyone,

HDFC Bank runs a special Diners Institute Program for the people who have either completed their education from the list of institutes mentioned below link or are part of the Club mentioned in the below link:

List of Eligible Institute & Club Link: Link

Under this program, you are eligible for a Diners Club Credit Card on Life Time Free basis. The card variant depends upon your Salary and Card Limit. (As updated by the Bank person the eligibility has been relaxed a little on 21-Dec-2022)

1. For the Diners Club Black variant you need to have a Monthly salary of more than 1.45L

2. If you do not meet the above criteria and still your Institute is part of the above list you will be given the Diners Club Privilege variant

3. If you are a final year student studying in any of the above-mentioned colleges, the Card against your institute name will be provided to you as Life Time Free

The process to Apply:

Long Process:

1. mail to priorityredressal.creditcards@hdfcbank.com along with the name of the Institute or Club

2. They will revert back and ask you to apply on the following link: https://v.hdfcbank.com/htdocs/common/dinersblackinstitute/index.html after which in a couple of days someone from HDFC Bank will reach out to you

3. You need to submit your Degree Certificat / Club Membership Proof, Last three-month Salary Slip, and Bank account statement in which your Salary was credited

Short Proces:

With the consent of the person from HDFC bank who reached out to me, I am sharing their number so you can directly get in touch with them and they will help you with the application.

Yadurya P B: +91 90660 89550
yadurya.pb@hdfcbank.com


I would like to thank all contributing members of this post (https://tfcommunity.app.link/ret6xj21Vvb) through which I get to know about this special program.

Please feel free to Drop your queries 🙂

Edit:

8-Jan-2023: If you are already having a HDFC card mentioned in above list, it will be not converted to lifetime free.

19-Jan-2023: The list of eligible institutes and Cards have been updated on 19-Jan-2023 which were in effect from 21-Dec-2022 and eligibility criteria has been modified.


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Hi, sent a mail to Grievance.Redressalcc@hdfcbank.com requesting card upgrade to DCB and limit increase. Today got response from escalation.cc@hdfcbank.com and they declined for upgrade saying they are unable to review under institute program and are asking for june month payslip for limit increase. Met alumni criteria but net salary for june is slightly below 1.75L. Currently have millennia and tata neu infinity with 1.95L shared limit. Can anyone please help on how to proceed ? Thanks

Sorry for tagging @pprakash11 and @Pankhuri @LordPSN but thought you can provide inputs since I saw you faced similar issue. Thanks
 
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Got a mail stating their inability to provide me neu infinity and be abide by the bank's decision.

Also got a call that based on my all cards (other bank's) conbined limit i am only eligible for 1.37L limit cc from their end so they can issue tata neu plus card.
Got this sms "Hence, we have issued Tata Neu Plus -Rupay credit card bearing XXXXXXxxx as priced card. However, in appreciation of your relationship, we have arranged to convert the card to lifetime free card."

Why not directly issued me the LTF? Is there something i should be taking care of?

@4uziaul bro any opinions?ye smirking laugh😅
 
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Hi, sent a mail to Grievance.Redressalcc@hdfcbank.com requesting card upgrade to DCB and limit increase. Today got response from escalation.cc@hdfcbank.com and they declined for upgrade saying they are unable to review under institute program and are asking for june month payslip for limit increase. Met alumni criteria but net salary for june is slightly below 1.75L. Currently have millennia and tata neu infinity with 1.95L shared limit. Can anyone please help on how to proceed ? Thanks

Sorry for tagging @pprakash11 and @Pankhuri @LordPSN but thought you can provide inputs since I saw you faced similar issue. Thanks
Consistent emails back to back will get your job done. I hope they won't trouble you even if your salary if 1.55-1.75L
Even if you lose your first attempt, try again saying old customer good relationship.
They will surely upgrade you to DCB and enhance the limit to 5L hopefully
 
Got this sms "Hence, we have issued Tata Neu Plus -Rupay credit card bearing XXXXXXxxx as priced card. However, in appreciation of your relationship, we have arranged to convert the card to lifetime free card."

Why not directly issued me the LTF? Is there something i should be taking care of?

@4uziaul bro any opinions?ye smirking laugh😅
Kyunki wo HDFC Bank hai!! Wo kuchh bhi kar skta hai 🤣
 
Consistent emails back to back will get your job done. I hope they won't trouble you even if your salary if 1.55-1.75L
Even if you lose your first attempt, try again saying old customer good relationship.
They will surely upgrade you to DCB and enhance the limit to 5L hopefully
Seedha MD Desk pe mail maaro. Same day unka call aata hai.
 
Consistent emails back to back will get your job done. I hope they won't trouble you even if your salary if 1.55-1.75L
Even if you lose your first attempt, try again saying old customer good relationship.
They will surely upgrade you to DCB and enhance the limit to 5L hopefully
Thank you for the suggestions. Yes it is 1.7L in this month paycheck. Will send the salary slip and again ask for consideration. It would be good if they say what is the issue. Haven't used millennia a lot but did transaction often using neu card.
Shall I send to priority redressal mail or send to the same mail ? In addition, would visiting nearby branch or contacting POC in the post be helpful ? Also planning to do international trip in October, would mentioning that this card would be useful then help ? 🙂 Thanks again
 
Thank you for the suggestions. Yes it is 1.7L in this month paycheck. Will send the salary slip and again ask for consideration. It would be good if they say what is the issue. Haven't used millennia a lot but did transaction often using neu card.
Do mention that doing a good spend on Tata Neu Card also.
Shall I send to priority redressal mail or send to the same mail ?
Include grievance.redressalcc@hdfcbank.com and priority redressal in cc, they reply sooner else escalations cc will take 10 days at least.
In addition, would visiting nearby branch or contacting POC in the post be helpful ?
Useless. It can be done easily online.
Also planning to do international trip in October, would mentioning that this card would be useful then help ? 🙂 Thanks again
Yes. Mention will be spending huge in upcoming months.
 
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Hi, sent a mail to Grievance.Redressalcc@hdfcbank.com requesting card upgrade to DCB and limit increase. Today got response from escalation.cc@hdfcbank.com and they declined for upgrade saying they are unable to review under institute program and are asking for june month payslip for limit increase. Met alumni criteria but net salary for june is slightly below 1.75L. Currently have millennia and tata neu infinity with 1.95L shared limit. Can anyone please help on how to proceed ? Thanks

Sorry for tagging @pprakash11 and @Pankhuri @LordPSN but thought you can provide inputs since I saw you faced similar issue. Thanks
Like others said, mail them continuously. Persistence is the key. After all its HDFC
 
i requested card upgrade from ltf millenia to dcb to principal nodal, they agreed to offer upgrade for fyf. replied back again for ltf but now i am thinking that i only have millenia for cash back.

Any other ltf card to replace millenia in case, ltf dcb is process by hdfc
 
LTF DCB is only for alumni offer or if you have net salary.
i requested card upgrade from ltf millenia to dcb to principal nodal, they agreed to offer upgrade for fyf. replied back again for ltf but now i am thinking that i only have millenia for cash back.

Any other ltf card to replace millenia in case, ltf dcb is process by hdfc
 
My college is in the list of the institutes, but my net salary is <1 Lakh. Will they provide me a DCB?

(Also heard that they will relax the salary part if work experience is >3 years. Is that true?)
 
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