The SIDBI Grade A 2022 recruitment is underway and the Online Written Test is scheduled to take place on April 16, 2022. Since there are only a few days left for the SIDBI Grade A 2022 exam, we are going to discuss some important topics for the Objective and Descriptive portion of the exam. So, if you are appearing for the SIDBI Grade A exam 2022, we urge you to go through the information provided below carefully, so that you do not miss anything important.
SIDBI Grade A 2022: Exam Pattern
There have been certain changes in the SIDBI Grade A exam pattern since 2016. Therefore, it is essential that you understand the SIDBI Grade A exam pattern well. The Online Written Test will consist of an Objective as well as a Descriptive portion.
However, in today’s blog we will focus on the General Awareness section and the Descriptive English section.
- Now, the General Awareness section will comprise of 50 questions (earlier 40 questions) and the questions will be based on Banking/Financial Sector/Economic & Social Issues.
- Furthermore, some changes have been made in the Descriptive English paper as well.
- Now, there will be 3 questions, i.e two Essays on Financial/Banking/Economic & Social Issues in India and one Business Letter.
Moreover, we would advise you to go through the SIDBI 2016 Exam Analysis to understand the types of questions asked in the SIDBI Grade A 2016 exam.
SIDBI Grade A 2022: Important Topics for GA and Descriptive English
General Awareness
With the addition of Banking/Financial Sector/Economic & Social Issues topics in the General Awareness section, there has been some confusion among the candidates on how to approach the General Awareness section.
- The SIDBI Grade A 2022 official notification does not specify any specific syllabus for GA with respect to Banking/Financial sector/Economic & Social Issues.
- However, you can refer to the RBI Grade B Paper 2 syllabus for Economic and Social Issues which consists of the following topics-
Economic & Social Issues Syllabus
| Topics | Sub-topics |
| Growth and Development | Measurement of growth: National Income and per capita income – Poverty Alleviation and Employment Generation in India – Sustainable Development and Environmental issues. |
| Indian Economy | Economic History of India – Changes in Industrial and Labour Policy, Monetary and Fiscal Policy since reforms of 1991 – Priorities and recommendations of Economic Survey and Union Budget – Indian Money and Financial Markets: Linkages with the economy – Role of Indian banks and Reserve Bank in the development process – Public Finance – Political Economy – Industrial Developments in India- Indian Agriculture – Services sector in India. |
| Globalization | Opening up of the Indian Economy – Balance of Payments, Export-Import Policy – International Economic Institutions – IMF and World Bank – WTO – Regional Economic Cooperation; International Economic Issues. |
| Social Structure in India | Multiculturalism – Demographic Trends – Urbanisation and Migration – Gender Issues – Social Justice: Positive Discrimination in favour of the under privileged – Social Movements – Indian Political System – Human Development – Social Sectors in India, Health and Education. |
- Moreover, for Financial Awareness, you can refer to RBI Grade B Paper 3 syllabus which consists of the following topics-
Finance Syllabus
| Topics | Sub-topics |
| Financial System | Regulators of Banks and Financial Institutions, Reserve Bank of India- functions and conduct of monetary policy, Banking System in India – Structure and concerns Financial Institutions – SIDBI, EXIM, NABARD, NHB, etc, Changing landscape of banking sector, Impact of the Global Financial Crisis of 2007-08 and the Indian response. |
| Financial Markets | Primary and Secondary Markets (Forex, Money, Bond, Equity,etc.), functions, instruments, recent developments. |
| General Topics | Risk Management in Banking Sector, Basics of Derivatives, Global Financial Markets and International Banking- broad trends and latest developments, Financial Inclusion, Alternate source of finance, private and social cost-benefit, Public-Private Partnership, Corporate Governance in Banking Sector, the role of e-governance in addressing the issues of corruption and inefficiency in the government sector, The Union Budget –Concepts, approach and broad trends, Inflation Definition, trends, estimates, consequences, and remedies (control): WPI, CPI – components and trends; striking a balance between inflation and growth through monetary and fiscal policies, FinTech. |
Since the SIDBI Assistant Manager exam 2022 will be conducted by IBPS, they already have a question bank available for ESI and Financial Awareness. Therefore, going through the RBI Grade B Mains syllabus will be quite helpful for the SIDBI 2022 exam.
Also Read: SIDBI Grade A 2022: General Awareness Syllabus and Strategy
Descriptive English
Since you will be required to write two essays on Financial/Banking/Economic & Social Issues in India, we have compiled a list of 20 important essay topics which may be asked in the SIDBI Grade A exam 2022-
- Financial Inclusion/Financial Literacy
- Role of SIDBI/MSME
- IPO/Retail Participation
- Startup Culture
- Electric Vehicle
- Corporate Governance
- Health/Covid/Mental Health
- Work From Home
- Online Education
- FinTech/AI/ML/Data Analytics
- Micro Finance
- Poverty/Unorganised Sector
- Four Priorities of Budget (PM Gati Shakti)
- Privatisation of Banks /PSUs
- All India Financial Institution (NaBFID)
- BlockChain/CryptoCurrency/Decentralised Finance (DeFi)
- Growth vs. Inflation
- 5 Trillion Dollar Economy
- Sustainable Development/Agriculture
- Demography
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