SEBI Grade A Exam 2022
SEBI Grade A exam is conducted by the Securities and Exchange Board of India [SEBI] every year. To know how to become Law officer at SEBI Check out this blog now.
March 24, 2022
Through this SEBI Test, candidates are recruited for the post of Assistant Manager [Grade A]. Since the notification for vacancies for Legal, General, Engineering, Research, Information Technology, and Official Language stream get release every year by the statutory body.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for the SEBI Grade A Legal stream, one needs to go through the complete SEBI Grade A eligibility criteria.
Enlisted are detailed prerequisites that a candidate needs to fulfill in order to appear for the SEBI Grade A exam:
- Further, there is certain age relaxation for specific categories. While for SC/ST, it is 5 years, for OBC, it is 3 years.
- For the domicile residents of J&K [between 1st January 1980 to 31st December 1981] and Ex-servicemen, the relaxation is of 5 years.
- For PwBD, the relaxation is 10 years [General Category], 13 [OBC], and 15 years [SC/ST].
Educational Qualification
The candidates who are willing to apply for the post of SEBI Grade A Officer under the Legal stream, should possess certain educational qualifications to be eligible. A candidate should possess an undergraduate degree in Law as the subject of specialization.
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Stream |
Educational Criteria |
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Legal |
Bachelor’s Degree in Law |
Highlights
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Name of Examination |
SEBI Grade A (Assistant Manager) Exam |
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Conducting Authority |
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) |
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Post |
Officer Grade A (Assistant Manager) |
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No. of Vacancies |
To be Announced |
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Mode of Application |
Online |
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Mode of Examination |
Online |
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Application Fees |
For SC/ST/PWD candidates – Rs. 100/- |
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No. of Phases |
3 |
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Selection Criteria |
Phase-I: Prelims Exam |
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Job Location |
Across India |
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Official website |
Age Limit
- The maximum age to appear for the exam is 30 years, that is, the candidate must be born after 1st March 1991
- Here are the age relaxations as per the category-
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Category |
Age Relaxations |
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Other Backward Classes Non-Creamy layer (OBC-NCL) |
3 years |
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SC |
5 years |
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ST |
5 years |
Exam Procedure
The most important aspect that should be taken into consideration before applying for the SEBI Grade A exam is to study the pattern and syllabus. This exam is conducted in 3 phases wherein Phase 1 & 2 are objective in nature. Phase 3, on the other hand, is the interview round.
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Level |
Examination |
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Phase 1 |
Online Screening Exam for 200 Marks |
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Phase 2 |
Online Exam for 200 Marks |
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Phase 3 |
Interview |
- There will be a negative marking of 1/4th of the marks allotted to each question.
- The paper will be available in both English and Hindi except the test of English.
Phase 1 Exam Pattern
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Paper |
Stream / Subject |
Maximum Marks |
Duration(minutes) |
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Paper 1 |
All Streams: Multiple choice questions on the subjects viz. General Awareness (including some questions related to Financial Sector of easy to moderate difficulty level), English Language, Quantitative Aptitude and Test of Reasoning. |
100 |
60 |
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Paper 2 |
Legal: Multiple choice questions on Specialized subject related to stream. |
100 |
40 |
Phase 2 Exam Pattern
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Paper |
Stream / Subject |
Maximum Marks |
Duration(minutes) |
|
Paper 1 |
All Streams: English (Descriptive Test) to test the drafting skills |
100 |
60 |
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Paper 2 |
Legal: Multiple choice questions on Specialized subject related to stream. |
100 |
40 |
Interview
- You have the option to choose either Hindi or English as the medium of language for the Interview.
- The weightage of marks obtained in the SEBI Officer Grade A Phase 2 exam is 85%, while marks obtained in the Interview shall be given a weightage of 15%.
Phase 1: Paper 1 Syllabus
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Quantitative Aptitude |
Simplification and approximation, Number Series, Quadratic Equation, Number System / HCF & LCM, Ratio and Proportion, Average, Partnership, Ages, Percentage, Profit & Loss, Time, Speed & Distance, Problems on Trains, Boat and Stream, Time & Work / Pipes and Cisterns, Simple and Compound Interest, Mixture & Allegations, Permutation and Combination, Probability, Data Interpretation (DI), Caselet DI and Data Sufficiency |
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English |
Grammar, Vocabulary, Reading Comprehension, Passage Making, Error Spotting, Jumble Words, Sentence Framing, Fill in the blanks |
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General Awareness |
Monetary Policies, Banking and Financial Awareness, Economic Terms, Current Affairs, Static GK, Financial and Economic News, Government Schemes. Agreement & Deals, Banking Terms- rates & processes, National Institutions. |
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Reasoning |
Puzzles, Seating Arrangement- Circular, Square & Linear, Data Sufficiency, Directions and Distance, Coding Decoding, Blood relations, Inequality, Syllogism, Machine input and output, Verbal Reasoning, Ordering and Ranking, Arrangement and Pattern, Scheduling, Distance and Direction, Ranking |
Phase 1: Paper 2 Syllabus
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Sl. No. |
Subject |
Subject Weightage* |
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1. |
Constitution of India – Preamble, Part I, Part III, Part IV, Part IVA, Part V, Part VI, Part VIII, Part IXA, Part IXB, Part XI. |
10% |
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2. |
Law of Contracts – Indian Contract Act, 1872 (Chapters I to VI), Specific Relief Act, 1963. |
10% |
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3. |
Criminal Law – Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Chapters I, II, III, IV, V, VA, VI, IX, XVII); Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. |
15% |
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4. |
Law of Evidence – Indian Evidence Act, 1872. |
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5. |
Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 – Part I, Part II. |
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6. |
Administrative Law and Principles of Natural Justice |
10% |
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7. |
Jurisprudence and Interpretation of Statutes |
10% |
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8. |
Important Latin terms and maxims |
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9. |
Law of Torts and Consumer Protection Act, 2019 |
5% |
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10. |
Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 – Part I |
5% |
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11. |
Transfer of Property Act, 1882 – Chapter III, Chapter IV, Chapter V. |
5% |
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12. |
Companies Act, 2013 – Chapter I, Chapter II, Chapter III, Chapter IV, Chapter V, Chapter VII, Chapter VIII, Chapter IX, Chapter X, Chapter XI, Chapter XII, Chapter XIII, Chapter XV, Chapter XVI. |
15% |
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13. |
Securities Laws – SEBI Act, 1992, SC(R) Act, 1956, Depositories Act, 1996 |
15% |