Airtel's Free LinkedIn Premium Offer: How Founders Should Actually Use It
If you're an Airtel user in India, you can currently pick up three months of LinkedIn Premium Career for free — a plan that normally runs about ₹2,997 for that stretch. It's part of Airtel's new "Insider" rewards program, live from June 23 to August 23, 2026. After that window, the offer's gone.
For founders and early-stage teams, LinkedIn Premium is one of those tools that's easy to skip paying for and genuinely useful once you have it: who's-viewed-your-profile data, InMail credits to reach people outside your network, applicant insights if you're hiring, and LinkedIn Learning access.
Who's Eligible
This is open to Airtel prepaid, postpaid, Wi-Fi, and DTH customers, but not everyone. If you've already used a LinkedIn Premium trial before, or you currently have an active paid subscription, you won't be able to claim it. Airtel hasn't published a full eligibility list, and some users have reported "not eligible" or "select regions only" errors when they try, so don't be surprised if it doesn't show up for every account.
How to Redeem It
Six steps, start to finish. No redemption code required.
Open the Airtel Thanks app
Sign in with your Airtel mobile number.
Go to Rewards & OTTs
Sometimes labeled "Benefits" depending on your app version.
Find the LinkedIn Premium card
It reads "3 months free." Tap Claim Now.
Sign in to LinkedIn
Tap Proceed, then log in with Google, Apple, or email.
Add a payment card when prompted
Standard for LinkedIn free trials; you won't be charged during the 3 months. Set a reminder to cancel before it auto-renews.
Done, Premium Career activates instantly
No separate redemption code. Access starts as soon as your account links.
Worth Knowing Before You Claim It
This is the Career plan, not Business, so if you're hoping for Sales Navigator-style prospecting tools, this isn't that. It's built for job search and profile visibility features: seeing who viewed your profile, salary insights, and a stack of LinkedIn Learning courses.
Since a card is required and the trial auto-renews into a paid plan, put a note on your calendar for late September to decide whether to keep it or cancel. And if the offer doesn't appear in your Airtel app, it likely means you've used a Premium trial before, or the rollout hasn't reached your account yet.
Full terms are on LinkedIn's help page for the offer.
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