The SEBI Grade A 2022 recruitment has commenced. The notification has been released for a total of 120 vacancies of which 80 vacancies are for the General Stream. Moreover, the SEBI Grade A 2022 Phase 1 exam is scheduled to take place on February 20, 2022 and the Phase 2 exam is slated for March 20, 2022.
In this article, we will look at the expected questions which may be asked in Paper 2 of both SEBI Grade A Phase 1 and Phase 2. Therefore, if you are appearing for the SEBI Grade A exam 2022, we urge you to go through the details provided below carefully.
SEBI Grade A 2022: Syllabus
Before going any further, it is imperative that you acquaint yourself with the SEBI Grade A syllabus. This will help you get a better idea about the topics that you need to focus on.
Given below is the SEBI Grade A 2022 syllabus-
| Subjects | Topics |
| Commerce & Accountancy | Accounting as a financial information system Accounting Standards with specific reference to Accounting for Depreciation, Inventories, Revenue Recognition, Fixed Assets, Foreign Exchange Transactions, Investments Cash Flow Statement, Fund flow statement, Financial statement analysis; Ratio analysis Accounting for Share Capital Transactions including Bonus Shares, Right Shares Employees Stock Option and Buy-Back of Securities Preparation and Presentation of Company Final Accounts. |
| Management | Management: its nature and scope; The Management Processes; Planning, Organisation, Staffing, Directing and Controlling The Role of a Manager in an Organisation Leadership: The Tasks of a Leader Leadership Styles; Leadership Theories; A successful Leader versus an effective Leader Human Resource Development: Concept of HRD; Goals of HRD Motivation, Morale and Incentives: Theories of Motivation; How Managers Motivate; Concept of Morale; Factors determining morale; Role of Incentives in Building up Morale Communication: Steps in the Communication Process; Communication Channels; Oral versus Written Communication; Verbal versus non-verbal Communication; upward, downward and lateral communication; Barriers to Communication, Role of Information Technology. |
| Finance | Financial System: Role and Functions of Regulatory bodies in Financial Sector Financial Markets: Primary and Secondary Markets (Forex, Money, Bond, Equity, etc.), functions, instruments, recent developments. General Topics: Basics of Derivatives: Forward, Futures and Swap Recent Developments in the Financial Sector Financial Inclusion- use of technology 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: Definition, trends, estimates, consequences, and remedies (control): WPI, CPI – components and trends. |
| Costing | Overview of Cost and Management Accounting – Introduction to Cost and Management Accounting, Objectives and Scope of Cost and Management Accounting, Methods of Costing – Single Output/ Unit Costing, Job Costing, Batch Costing, Contract Costing, Process/ Operation Costing, Costing of Service Sectors, Basics of Cost Control and Analysis – Standard Costing Marginal Costing Budget and Budgetary Control, Lean System and Innovation:- Introduction to Lean System Just-in-Time (JIT) Kaizen Costing 5 Ss Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) Cellular Manufacturing/ One-Piece Flow Production Systems Six Sigma (SS) Introduction to Process Innovation and Business Process Re-engineering (BPR). |
| Companies Act | The Companies Act, 2013 – Specific reference to Chapter III, Chapter IV, Chapter VIII, Chapter X, Chapter XI, Chapter XII and Chapter XXVII. |
| Economics | Demand and Supply, Market Structures, National Income: Concepts and Measurement, 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. |
SEBI Grade A 2022: Distribution of Questions (SEBI Grade A 2020)
Before looking at the expected questions, it will be beneficial to understand the question distribution in SEBI Grade A 2020 Phase 1 and 2. This will help us in understanding the recent question trend. Given below is the pictorial representation of the same-
SEBI Grade A 2022: Recurring Topics
Given below is the subject-wise breakdown of the recurring topics that you must pay attention to-
| Subject | Recurring Conceptual Topics | Numerical Topics |
| Accounts | Balance Sheet items Accounting terms/rules Cash flow AS- Depreciation, Inventory, Revenue | Ratios Share Transaction AS- Inventory/Revenue |
| Companies Act | Auditor Prospectus Dividend | Section related questions- 2 to 3 |
| Finance | Financial Awareness Regulator Financial Instruments Basic Tax related concepts | – |
| Economics | Law of Demand Fiscal Policy Money | – |
| Management | Functions & Roles Leadership styles or Motivation theory Communication | – |
| Costing | Basic Costing terms/definitions Marginal Costing (Break-even, fixed and variable cost concepts) Kaizen | BE PV Ratio Variance |
SEBI Grade A 2022: Expected Question Pattern
The expected pattern of SEBI Grade A 2022 for Paper 2 of General stream is as follows-
| Subjects | Number of Questions | Expected Topics |
| Accounts & Commerce | 8 | Accounting Principles, AS- Inventory, PPE, Rights & Buyback, Financial Statements |
| Management | 8 | Roles & functions, leadership styles, communication types, HRD biases |
| Finance | 10 | Financial awareness, focus on Budget aspects and Economic Survey |
| Costing | 8 | Marginal costing, key definitions |
| Companies Act | 9 | Prospectus and allotment, dividend, Independent directors and auditors, take clues from the Budget |
| Economics | 7 | Fiscal Policy, National Income, Monetary Policy news |
| Total | 50 | |
| Numericals | 5 | Ratios, cash flow, Break-even and Marginal costing |
SEBI Grade A 2022: Plan Before the Exam
- Revise all the topics from your notes.
- Avoid unnecessary details and do not waste time on peripheral topics apart from financial awareness covered.
- Practice with ixamBee’s SEBI Grade A past year question papers.
- Take the SEBI Grade A Mock Test every day to assess your preparation.
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