SEBI Grade A Exam Pattern 2022 – Security and Exchange Board of India is conducting an exam to recruit Grade A officers in 2022 from February. SEBI authority has released the exam notification on their official website sebi.gov.in. The SEBI Grade A 2022 Phase I examination is going to take place on 20th February and the Phase II examination will be held on 20th March for all the subjects except Information Technology. The Phase II exam for IT will take place on 3rd April. Here in this article, we have provided all the details regarding the SEBI Grade A Exam Pattern 2022 along with its syllabus.
SEBI Grade A Exam Pattern 2022
The SEBI authority recruits their Grade A officers through three major steps namely- Phase I online examination, Phase-II online examination, and an interview. Each of the online examinations consists of two papers and each of the papers contains 100 marks.
The detailed pattern of all the papers is discussed below:
- SEBI Grade A phase I exam pattern
This is the first test conducted for the SEBI Grade A selection. As mentioned earlier, this test comprises two papers.
- Mode of Examination- Online
- Question Type- Multiple-Choice Question
- Negative Marking- 1/4th marks assigned to the question.
- Cut off marks-
| Paper | Streams | Cut Off |
| Paper I | All Streams | 30% |
| Paper-II | General Stream | 40% |
| Legal, Information Technology & Official Language stream: Research Stream | 40% | |
| Aggregate Cut Off | 40% |
Here in the table below, the streams and subjects from which the questions are going to be asked in each paper, along with the maximum marks, and allotted time are discussed in detail.
| Paper and Streams | Maximum Marks | Duration |
| Paper I- All Streams | 100 | 60 minutes |
| Paper II- General Stream | 100 | 40 minutes |
| Paper II- Legal, Information Technology & Official Language stream Paper II- Research Stream | 100 | 40 minutes |
SEBI Grade A phase II exam pattern
After clearing the Phase I, test the candidates have to attempt Phase-II online examination.
- Mode of Examination- Online
- Question Type-
- Paper I- Descriptive questions to test the drafting skills of the candidate
- Paper II- Multiple-Choice Questions.
- Negative Marking-
- Paper I- 0
- Paper II (Except Information Technology Stream)- 1/4th of the marks assigned for the question.
- Cut Off-
| Paper and Streams | Cut Off | Weightage |
| Paper I- All Streams | 30% | 1/3rd |
| Paper-II General Stream | 40% | 2/3rd |
| Paper-II Legal, and Official Language stream | 40% | 2/3rd |
| Paper-II Research Stream | 2/3rd | |
| Paper-II Information Technology Stream | 40% | 2/3rd |
| Aggregate Cut Off | 50% |
Here in the table below, the streams and subjects from which the questions are going to be asked in each paper, along with the maximum marks, and allotted time have been discussed in detail.
| Paper and Streams | Maximum Marks | Duration |
| Paper I- All Streams | 100 | 60 minutes |
| Paper-II General Stream | 100 | 40 minutes |
| Paper-II Legal, and Official Language stream Paper-II Research Stream | 100 | 40 minutes |
| Paper-II Information Technology Stream | 100 | 180 minutes |
Phase III Interview:
This is the final stage of the selection process where the candidates qualifying for the Phase II online test are interviewed.
- Language of Communication- The candidates may opt for the interview in either English or Hindi.
- Final Marking Scheme- The candidates will be shortlisted for the job on the basis of this final score. 85% of their secured score in Phase II and 15% of their score in the interview will be taken to calculate their final score.
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Syllabus of SEBI Grade A Exam 2022
The syllabus of Phase I and II online examinations are given below-
- All Streams for Paper I (Phase II)-
General Awareness, Financial Sector, English Language, Quantitative Aptitude, and Reasoning.
- General Stream for Paper-II (Phase I and Phase II)-
- Commerce and Accountancy- Accounting as a financial information system; Accounting Standards, Cash Flow Statement, Fund flow statement, Financial statement analysis; Ratio analysis; Accounting for Share Capital Transactions, Employees Stock Option and Buy-Back of Securities, Preparation and Presentation of Company Final Accounts.
- Management- Management; The Management Processes; Planning, Organization, Staffing, Directing and Controlling; The Role of a Manager in an Organization. Leadership; Human Resource Development; Motivation, Morale and Incentives; Communication.
- Finance- Financial system, Financial markets, Basics of Derivatives, Recent Developments in the Financial Sector, Financial Inclusion, Alternate source of finance, private and social cost-benefit, Public-Private Partnership, Direct and Indirect taxes; Non-tax sources of Revenue, GST, Finance Commission, Fiscal Policy, Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act (FRBM), Inflation.
- Costing- Overview of Cost and Management Accounting, Methods of Costing, Basics of Cost Control and Analysis, Lean System and Innovation.
- Companies Act- The Companies Act, 2013
- Economics- Demand and Supply, Market Structures, National Income, Classical & Keynesian Approach Determination of output and employment, Consumption Function, Investment Function, Multiplier and Accelerator, Demand and Supply for Money, IS-LM, Inflation and Phillips Curve, Business Cycles, Balance of Payments, Foreign Exchange Markets, Inflation, Monetary and Fiscal Policy, Non-banking Financial Institutions.
- Legal Stream for Paper-II (Phase I)-
Constitution of India, Law of Contracts – Indian Contract Act, 1872, Specific Relief Act, 1963, Criminal Law – Indian Penal Code, 1860, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, Law of Evidence, Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, Administrative Law and Principles of Natural Justice, Jurisprudence and Interpretation of Statutes, Important Latin terms and maxims, Law of Torts and Consumer Protection Act, 2019, Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, Transfer of Property Act, 1882, Companies Act, 2013, Securities Laws – SEBI Act, 1992, SC(R) Act, 1956, Depositories Act, 1996
- Legal Stream for Paper-II (Phase II)-
Constitution of India, Law of Contracts – Indian Contract Act, 1872 , Specific Relief Act, 1963, Criminal Law – Indian Penal Code, 1860, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, Law of Evidence, Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, Administrative Law and Principles of Natural Justice, Jurisprudence and Interpretation of Statutes, Important Latin terms and maxims, Law of Torts and Consumer Protection Act, 2019, Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, Transfer of Property Act, 1882, Law of Trusts – Parties to a Trust Deed and Duties of Trustees, Corporate Law – Companies Act, 2013; Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008; Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 Taxation. Securities Laws – SEBI Act, 1992, SC(R) Act, 1956, Depositories Act, 1996
- Information Technology for Paper-II (Phase I)-
Database Concepts, SQL Queries Select, Programming Concepts (Java /C++), Data Analytics Languages (Python / R), Algorithms for problem-solving, Networking Concepts, Information & Cyber Security Concepts, Data warehousing Data Extraction, Data Cleaning, Data Transformation, Shell Programming
- Information Technology for Paper-II (Phase II)-
Algorithms (C+/Java/ Python), Data Structure (C+/Java/ Python), String Manipulation (C+/Java/ Python)
- Research Stream for Paper-II (Phase I and Phase II)
- Economics – Demand and Supply, Market Structures, National Income, Determination of output and employment, Investment Function, Multiplier and Accelerator, Demand and Supply for Money, IS-LM, Inflation and Phillips Curve, Business Cycles, Inflation, Monetary and Fiscal Policy, Non-banking Financial Institutions.
- Public Economics- Public Goods, Tax & Non-Tax Revenue, Direct & Indirect Taxes, Progressive and non-Progressive Taxation, Incidence and Effects of Taxation, Public expenditure, Public Debt, Public Budget and Budget Multiplier.
- Statistics and Econometrics- Measures of Central tendency & dispersions, Correlation, Sampling methods, Sampling Distribution, Statistical Inferences, Hypothesis testing, Regression Analysis.
- International Economics- Balance of Payments, Foreign Exchange Markets, Role of International Financial Institutions: BIS, IOSCO, IMF & World Bank.
- Financial Markets- Asymmetric Information, Market Model, Market Efficiency, Primary Market, Secondary Market, Commodity Markets, Mutual Funds, Stock Exchanges, Depositories, Clearing Corporations, Credit Rating Agencies, Corporate Debt Market. Forwards, Futures, Options, Hedging, Speculation, and Arbitrage.
- Official Language Stream for Paper-II (Phase I and Phase II)-
भारत सरकार की राजभाषा नीतत, तिन्दी सेअंग्रेजी अनुवाद अंग्रेजी सेतिन्दी अनुवाद , तिन्दी सेअंग्रेजी – तवतिक शब्दावली, अंग्रेजी सेतिन्दी – तवतिक शब्दावली, तिन्दी से अंग्रेजी, अंग्रेजी सेतिन्दी
- All Streams for Paper I (Phase II)
- English- Precise Writing, Essay Writing, Comprehension
Official Website: www.sebi.gov.in
SEBI Grade A Examination 2022
SEBI Grade A Examination is conducted by Security and Exchange Board of India that regulates the market of securities and protects the interests of the investors in securities. The exam to recruit officers under the post of Assistance Manager is conducted once in every two years. This year there are 120 vacant spots. People fulfilling the primary eligibility criteria may apply for the post and go through a three-step selection process to secure their job as a Grade A officer of SEBI.
FAQ’s
Answer: There are two papers in each of the phases of online examinations of SEBI Grade A 2022. The first paper is for all streams and the second paper comprises legal stream, official languages stream, research stream, general stream, and informational streams.
Answer: The questions in Paper I of Phase II are of descriptive type. It tests the writing skills of the candidates. The questions from the rest of the papers are multiple-choice questions.
Answer: The SEBI authority recruits their Grade A officers through three major steps. The first step is Phase I online Examination. If qualified for this test, the candidates have to appear for the Phase-II online examination. The shortlisted candidates then go through an interview and on the basis of their secured score, they are selected for the post.
