The SEBI Grade A notification for 2025 will have all the details pertaining to SEBI Grade A eligibility details, educational qualification, application fee etc. While all the information related to SEBI Grade A 2025 is conjecture, one thing you need to know is the exam pattern. Yes SEBI Grade A has surprised all the aspiring candidates who want to make their career in SEBI by its changed exam pattern for both Phases. Now you need to change your strategy and plan accordingly. This article mainly focuses on the changed SEBI Grade A exam pattern 2020 so that you have all the right and updated information at one place.

SEBI Grade A Exam Pattern Details

SEBI Grade A Officer (Assistant Manager) recruitment for 2025 will take place in three stages. 

• Phase 1

• Phase 2

• Phase 3

SEBI Grade A Phase I is an online screening exam with two papers. Paper 1 is common for all streams and covers General Awareness, English Language, Quantitative Aptitude, and Reasoning Ability, aimed at testing candidates’ fundamental knowledge and aptitude. Paper 2 focuses on stream-specific subjects such as Finance, Economics, Legal, or IT, depending on the candidate’s chosen discipline. Both papers are objective-type in nature.

Phase II also comprises two papers. Paper 1 is an English Descriptive test, designed to assess writing skills, while Paper 2 tests advanced knowledge in the candidate’s specific stream. Scores from Phase II play a significant role in determining the candidate’s merit. The final selection is based on the cumulative performance in Phase II and the Interview. A well-rounded preparation strategy, focusing on both general aptitude and specialized knowledge, is crucial for cracking the SEBI Grade A exam.

SEBI Grade A Phase 1

SEBI Grade A Phase 1 consists of two papers of objective type. Paper 1 is common for all the posts while Paper 2 is different for General Streams and Specialist Streams. There is a negative marking of 1/4th of marks assigned to the question in Paper 1 and Paper 2 of SEBI Grade A Phase 1. You need to obtain a minimum cut off of 30% in Paper 1 (no sectional cut-off) and minimum 40% in Paper 2 in SEBI Grade A Phase 1. You should be able to secure a separate cut-off in each paper as well as an overall aggregate cut-off of 40% in SEBI Grade A Phase 1 to be shortlisted for Phase 2. Marks obtained by you in SEBI Grade A Phase 1 will be qualifying in nature and will not be added in the final merit list. Except for the English Language section, all sections will be bilingual.  Further details are given in the table below

SEBI Grade A Phase 2

You will be able to give Phase 2 of SEBI Grade A exam only if you clear SEBI Phase 1. SEBI Grade A Phase 2 will also be an online objective type exam. Phase 2 will also consist of two papers – Paper 1 is a descriptive test to judge your writing skills and awareness of the latest happenings around the world. Paper 2 of SEBI Grade A Phase 2 will have questions from respective fields. SEBI Grade A Phase 2 Paper 2 will have a negative marking of 1/4th of marks assigned to the question except for IT stream for which details will be provided in the official website in a short time. You need to score a minimum of 30% in Paper 1 and a minimum of 40% in Paper 2 of SEBI Grade A Phase 2. Besides this you need to secure a separate cut-off in each paper as well as an overall aggregate of minimum 40% marks in SEBI Grade A Phase 2 to qualify for next stage. All sections will be set bilingually in Hindi and English except the test of English. Further details in the table below-

NOTE – If you have applied in multiple streams under SEBI Grade A Paper 2 will be conducted in various shifts, the timings of which will be intimated in the admit card. Also, details with respect to Paper 2 of SEBI Grade A Phase 2 will be available on the SEBI website also.

SEBI Grade A Phase 3

For SEBI Grade A Phase 3 or Interview, the number of candidates called will be 3 times the number of vacancies. Shortlisted candidates list will be made available on SEBI website. You can opt for Hindi or English in SEBI Grade A Interview. Weightage of marks obtained in SEBI Grade A Phase 2 will be 85%, while marks obtained in interview will have a weightage of 15%.  You can make use of ixamBee’s SEBI Grade A Interview Guidance Course while preparing for the interview.

ixamBee also provides the SEBI Grade A Online Course which has been modeled under the guidance of experts in the Banking sector. Also, you can attempt the SEBI Grade A mock tests designed according to the latest changes in SEBI Grade A exam pattern. If you have any query, feel free to comment below or email us. We are looking forward to your response and will be happy to clear all your doubts.

Summing Up

Since the 2024 SEBI Grade A exam is done, aspirants who did not make the cut in the previous exam cycle will certainly be excited to know that they can begin preparing for the 2025 exam cycle. While the recruitment process is not set to begin anytime soon, aspirants can begin their preparation by making use of ixamBee’s varied resources. A clear-cut understanding of the syllabus and exam pattern will be quite helpful for aspirants preparing for SEBI Grade A.

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So, you have cleared your written exam and the dream of becoming a government officer is now within reach. Isn’t it?  ixamBee helped you in your journey to clear the written exams but our association doesn’t end with just the exam part. The next stage is the Interview and we will help you to pass it with flying colours!

Getting jittery about the INTERVIEW? It’s quite obvious to feel so, but in reality, there is no need to feel so. What matters the most is your confidence. Apart from that, if you know what type of questions will be asked in an interview then you are all set to ace it in style!

How to Ace an Interview?

In General, interview questions can be divided into three parts. Let us go over each of them one by one.

Personal

First would be the Personal Questions: This is the most important part of the interview. In every interview, there will be questions like:

• Introduce yourself.
• Tell me about your educational qualification and work experience.
• Why are you interested in a banking job?
• What makes you the most suitable candidate for this job?
• How your previous work experience will help you in this job?
• Achievements and failures, you have faced, lessons learned.
• Questions on hobbies, strengths, weaknesses, books you have read, etc
• Your favourite subject, book, author, politician, actor, song, etc.

Many students don’t prepare for this part expecting this to be easy. But this part is where you can prepare definite and convincing replies. You need to be ready with the counter questions, thus preparing your answers with supporting reasons. Also, remember that each answer you say will lead to another question, so you can plan for these answers well and actually try and mold your interview in your own way to some extent.

A personal interview has maximum weight in the interview, you need to have clear objective replies and you need to demonstrate conviction and confident articulation.

There are no right or wrong answers to these questions but what you say and how you say matters a lot. What is being looked at is your Confidence level, your attitude and your ability to communicate well.

Technical/Job-Oriented

The second would be Technical Questions:

You are going for a bank job; thus, you need to know about the job and the industry. Please understand that interviewers are seasoned bankers and they appreciate you more if you talk in their language/ terminology. This section can have endless questions, varying in difficulty level. Some examples could be:

• What are retail banking, MSME, and corporate banking?
• Why banking is important?
• What do you know about XYZ Bank, for which you are being interviewed?
• What do you know about the functions of a bank?
• How do banks help in social and economic development?
• What is NPA (Non-Performing Asset) in banking? How NPAs are generated and how banks can address these?
• What is the existing problem of increasing NPAs in banks?
• What is Financial Inclusion?
• What is KYC (Know Your Customer) and why it is important?
• What is risk management in banks?
• What is SWOT analysis?

Moreover, there can be technical questions related to your education and work experience or on something you have mentioned in your bio-data. Unlike in the case of personal questions, here questions have a definite answer. If you do not know the answer, please say “sorry, I don’t know”, if you bluff you will be in trouble.

Not knowing the answer to technical questions is perfectly fine but if your reply is something absurd it will definitely put a wrong impression.

General Discussion/General Awareness

Third would be General Discussion and Current Affairs – These questions will be mostly based on the major events in the current political and economic environment.

• What are the 3 major political events of recent times?
• What is G20?
• What are India and China standoff at Doklam?
• Why Kashmir issue has not been solved after 70 years of independence?
• How will the policy of Mr. Joe Biden affect the Indian economy?
• Is growth equitably distributed in the Indian economy?

This list can be huge. For the preparation for these, you need to regularly read newspapers and some current affairs magazines. You should not express strong political opinions (even if you have), because if someone in the interview panel has a strong opposite opinion you are finished. Otherwise, also strong political opinions are not recommended in any formal discussion. Remember Diplomacy is the Best Policy!!

As Always, Don’t Stress, Do Your Best and Forget the Rest!

All the Best!

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Also, in March 2020, SEBI had released its notification for recruiting Assistant Managers in various streams in Grade A, including Legal stream. With no other competitive exams in sight and nothing better to do, I decided to go for the SEBI Grade A exam. It was a government job, it paid well and most importantly, the posting would be in the state capitals. So, basically, the SEBI Grade A Legal exam met all the requirements.

Furthermore, I had taken the Commerce stream in Class 12, so, I did have a basic idea about the Securities and Exchange Board of India. However, once I started preparing for the SEBI Grade A Law Officer exam, I truly understood the role and importance of SEBI as an organization on a much deeper level. With this newfound knowledge and motivation, I nose-dived into my preparation. All the hard work and late nights paid off as I cleared both SEBI Grade A Legal Prelims & Mains with ease. It was now time to prepare for the most challenging step i.e the SEBI Grade A Law Officer Interview.

So, in today’s article, I will share my SEBI Grade A Legal exam and Interview experience and some tips to make your SEBI Grade A preparation easy. If you are planning to appear for the upcoming SEBI Grade A 2023 exam, I would sincerely urge you to go through the entire article carefully.

SEBI Grade A Legal Preparation

SEBI follows a standard three stage exam pattern i.e Phase 1 (Prelims), Phase 2 (Mains) & Phase 3 (Interview). Both Phase 1 and Phase 2 consist of two papers of 100 marks each. You need to secure a minimum cut-off in both the phases to qualify to the next stage. Phase 3 is the last and final step of the SEBI recruitment process.

Since I was appearing for the SEBI Legal exam for the first time, I was a little lost with respect to the preparation aspect. So, I wasted no time looking for some quality online resources for the same. One such reliable resource that I came across was ixamBee’s SEBI Grade A Legal Officer Online Course. This course enabled me to understand the requirements of the exam, which helped me in streamlining my exam preparation immensely.

Furthermore, as compared to Judicial Services, I found the SEBI Grade A Law officer exam comparatively easy. This is because both Phase 1 and Phase 2 consist of multiple choice questions. Moreover, SEBI has a fixed syllabus for all streams including the Legal stream, which makes the process of preparation a lot smoother as you know exactly what you need to study. Most importantly, the majority of the questions in the paper are based on the Bare Act. Therefore, for the SEBI Grade A Legal exam, Bare Acts will be your best friend. So, any law graduate who is seeking a career in the government sector, the SEBI Grade A Law Officer exam is a great opportunity.

SEBI Grade A Legal Interview Preparation

The SEBI Legal Interview was my first ever interview with a government organization, which was quite exciting and nerve wracking to say the least. So, first things first, I looked for Mock Interview courses for SEBI Grade A Law Officer Interview. This is because it is very easy to get overwhelmed and go off track in your interview preparation if you are not following a structured approach. 

For my interview preparation as well I had taken the SEBI Grade A Legal Interview Course. It is an all rounded course where you get an opportunity to learn from field experts like Sanjeev Sharma Sir (ex CGM RBI) and Sarat Malik Sir (ex CGM SEBI). I also had a one-on-one mock interview and the panel consisted of CP Mohan Sir, Sarat Malik Sir and Vidhika Ma’am. This mock interview was quite beneficial as they gave me a comprehensive performance analysis. They also pointed out the areas that I could improve on and gave me some important tips for the same.

Official SEBI Grade A Legal Interview 2020-21

My SEBI Grade A Law Officer Interview was scheduled to take place on June 08, 2021. I had chosen SEBI’s New Delhi Regional Office for the Interview. The Interview panel consisted of four members and they were all very cordial. Furthermore, my Interview lasted for around ten minutes. To give you an insight into the minds of the Interviewers, I will also share the questions that they asked me during the interview.

M1

The first Member of the panel set the tone for the Interview. The following questions were asked-

1. Introduction
2. Gap after education 
3. What is debarment?
4. What is the nature of orders passed by SEBI?
5. Who passed the order in the Franklin Templeton case? (this was in the news on the day of the Interview)
6. What is the Appeal procedure?

M2

1. Asked me just one question about the place from where I did my graduation i.e. What is the most famous place in that city?

M3

Here, I was asked questions about my Internship experiences.

1. Difference between the review and revisional jurisdiction of the High Court.
2. What are leading questions and when can they be asked?
3. What is the procedure if the witness contradicts himself in the examination-in-chief and cross examination?

M4

1. Is anticipatory bail defined in the Code Criminal Procedure, 1973?

Important Points to Remember

In this section, I would like to highlight some important points that you must keep in mind while preparing for the SEBI Grade A Legal Interview-

1. Prepare your answers properly, especially the introduction question.
2. Be thorough with technical and subject related questions (SEBI Act, SC(R) Act Depositories Act and key highlights of Companies Act)
3. Know the history of SEBI.
4. Have a basic understanding of concepts related to securities and capital markets.
5. Follow the latest news with respect to SEBI and RBI.
6. Know the key highlights of the Union Budget and Economic Survey.
7. Practice as much as you can.
8. If you are a working professional, go through your resume properly and prepare a list of probable questions.
9. Try to lead the conversation in a direction you want. 
10. Most importantly, read the newspaper on the day of your Interview.

Conclusion 

This was my SEBI Grade A Legal Interview experience in a nutshell. I hope this gives you some insight into the Interview process and helps you in your SEBI Grade A Law Officer Interview preparation in the future.

From- Anonymous

All the Best!

To help you prepare 50% faster for competitive exams, ixamBee provides free Mock Test Series all the Current Affairs in English and Current Affairs in Hindi in the BeePedia capsules for GA Preparation. You can also get the latest updates for Bank PO, Bank Clerk, SSC, RBI  NABARD and Other Government Jobs.

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