SEBI Grade A 2024 2 Mock Test Study Plan: The Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has announced the Grade A 2024 exam. The full details and the application will be available on their official website from April 13, 2024. Prepare for the Phase 1 exam, likely in May or June 2024.
Therefore, the 2-month study plan given below will help you stay ahead. This will give you a head start to focus on the most important topics and take on FREE mock tests for swift preparation and revision.
SEBI Grade A 2024 Exam Pattern
The SEBI Grade A 2024 selection process is based on 3 levels or Phases given below:
- Phase 1
- Phase 2
- Interview
SEBI Grade A Exam Pattern 2024: Phase 1
We have provided Important Pointers about the SEBI Grade A Phase 1 exam pattern:
- There shall be a negative marking of 1/4th of the marks assigned to the question for Paper 1 and Paper 2 in Phase 1.
- There shall be a cut-off of a minimum of 30% for Paper 1 (no sectional cut-off shall be there) and a cut-off of a minimum of 40% for Paper 2 in Phase 1.
- Candidates would need to secure separate cut-offs in each paper as mentioned above as well as aggregate cut-off marks of 40% in the Phase 1 exam to be shortlisted for Phase 2.
- Marks obtained in Phase 1 shall be used only for shortlisting the candidates for the Phase 2 examination process and will not be counted for the final selection of the candidates.
- Subject to the criteria mentioned all the candidates who clear Phase 1 shall be shortlisted for Phase 2. A list of candidates shortlisted for Phase II will be made available on the SEBI website.
Paper | Streams/Subjects | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration | Cut-offs |
Paper 1 | All Streams: MCQs on the subjects viz.1. General Awareness (including some questions related to the Financial Sector of easy to moderate difficulty level),2. English Language,3. Quantitative4. Aptitude Test of Reasoning. | 1. 202. 203. 204. 20Total. 80 | 1. 252. 253. 254. 25Total. 100 | 60 mins | 30% |
Paper 2 | General Stream: Multiple choice questions on subjects Commerce, Accountancy, Management, Finance, Costing, Companies Act and EconomicsLegal, Information Technology & Official Language stream: Multiple choice questions on Specialized subjects related to the stream.Research Stream: Multiple choice questions on subjects Economics, Econometrics, Statistics, Finance and Commerce. | 50 | 100 | 40 mins | 40% |
Aggregate Cut-off | – | – | 40% |
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SEBI Grade A 2024 Syllabus
Quantitative Aptitude | Reasoning & Computer Aptitude | English | General Awareness |
Vedic Maths | Inequalities | Noun | Evolution of Banking in India |
Number System | Blood Relation | Pronoun | Know Your Central Bank (RBI) |
Simplification | Directions | Verb | Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) |
Approximation | Rankings | Adjectives | International Financial Institutions |
Quadratic Equations | Alpha Numeric Series | Adverbs | Types of Accounts, ATMs, Cheques |
Number Series (Missing and Wrong) | Miscellaneous Reasoning (Prelims) | Preposition | Payment Systems in India |
Ratio and Proportion | Coding-Decoding | Conjunction | Currency Management |
Partnership | Syllogisms | Subject-verb agreement | Money Market & Capital Market |
Problem on Ages | Puzzles | Tenses | Shares and Debentures |
Percentage | Seating Arrangements | Active-Passive | PSL and Types of Risk in banking |
Profit and Loss | Data Sufficiency | Direct and Indirect | Miscellaneous |
Averages | Input and Output | Error Detection | |
Simple and Compound Interest | Miscellaneous Reasoning (Mains) | Reading Comprehension | |
Time Speed and Distance (Boats and Stream; Trains) | Computer Aptitude | Cloze test | |
Time and Work (Pipes and Cistern) | Critical reasoning | Sentence completion | |
Probability | Phrase Correction | ||
Permutation and Combination | Para Completion | ||
Mensuration | Connectors | ||
Data Sufficiency | Para Jumbles | ||
Data Interpretation | Descriptive (Letter and Essay) | ||
Quantity Comparison |
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SEBI Grade A 2 Month Study Plan for Phase 1
Month | Task 1 | Task 2 | Task 3 |
1 Month | SEBI Grade A Mock Test – FREE + SEBI Notes | Working on the weak areas as found in the analysis | SEBI Grade A Mock Test Paper 1 – 09 |
SEBI Grade A Mock Test Paper 1 – 01 | Quantitative Aptitude- Ratio & Proportion | Preparation of Management | |
Quantitative Aptitude- Number Series | SEBI Grade A Mock Test Paper 1 – 05 | Preparation of Costing | |
Quantitative Aptitude- Profit & Loss | Reasoning- Seating Arrangements | Preparation of Accounts | |
SEBI Grade A Mock Test Paper 2 – 01 | Reasoning- Machine Input-Output | Preparation of Companies Act 2013 | |
Reasoning- Data Sufficiency | SEBI Grade A Mock Test Paper 2 – 05 | Preparation of Economics | |
Quantitative Aptitude- Problems on Ages | English Language- Idioms and Phrases & Practicing Sets | Preparation of Finance – Take a SEBI Grade A chapter wise Test | |
SEBI Grade A Mock Test Paper 1 – 02 | Reasoning- Syllogism | SEBI Grade A Mock Test Paper 2 – 05 | |
English Language- Reading Comprehension | SEBI Grade A Mock Test Paper 1 – 06 & SEBI Grade A Topic Test | Preparation of Management | |
Reasoning- Seating Arrangements | Reasoning- Inequalities | Take a SEBI Grade A chapter wise Test | |
SEBI Grade A Mock Test Paper 2 – 02 | Quantitative Aptitude- HCF & LCM | SEBI Grade A Mock Test Paper 1 – 10 | |
Quantitative Aptitude- Time & Work, Time & Speed and Distance & Time | SEBI Grade A Mock Test Paper 2 – 06 & SEBI Grade A Topic Test | Preparation of Costing | |
Reasoning- Direction Sense | English Language- Synonyms/Antonyms | SEBI Grade A Phase I Paper 2 Mock Test 6 | |
SEBI Grade A Phase I Paper 1 Mock Test 6 & SEBI Grade A Topic Test | Working on the weak areas as found in the analysis – Take a SEBI Grade A chapter wise Test | Preparation of Economics | |
English Language- Spot the Error & Practicing Sets | Reasoning- Logical Reasoning | Take a SEBI Grade A chapter wise Test | |
Quantitative Aptitude- Time & Work and Time & Speed and Distance & Time | SEBI Grade A Mock Test Paper 1 – 07 & SEBI Grade A Topic Test | Preparation of Accountancy | |
SEBI Grade A Mock Test Paper 1 – 03 | Working on the weak areas as found in the analysis – Take a SEBI Grade A chapter wise Test | Preparation of Management | |
Reasoning- Inequalities | English Language- Sentence Rearrangement & Practicing Sets | Preparation of Finance – Take a SEBI Grade A chapter wise Test | |
English Language- Reading Comprehension | Reasoning- Machine Input-Output | SEBI Grade A Preparation Notes + Working on the weak areas | |
Quantitative Aptitude- Mensuration | Quantitative Aptitude- Approximation & Simplification | Preparation of Companies Act 2013 | |
2 Month | SEBI Grade A Mock Test Paper 2 – 03 | SEBI Grade A Mock Test Paper 1 – 08 & SEBI Grade A Topic Test | SEBI Grade A Mock Test Paper 2 – 10 |
Quantitative Aptitude- Data Interpretation – Take a SEBI Grade A chapter wise Test | Reasoning- Blood Relations – | SEBI Grade A chapter wise Test | |
Reasoning- Coding-decoding | English Language- Reading Comprehension | Revision of Accountancy | |
Quantitative Aptitude- Data Sufficiency | Working on the weak areas as found in the analysis – take a SEBI Grade A chapter wise Test | Revision of Management | |
General Awareness- Dams and Thermal Power Plants, National Parks, | SEBI Grade A Mock Test Paper 2 – 08 & SEBI Grade A Topic Test | Revision of Finance – Take SEBI Grade A Weekly CA Quiz on PM App | |
SEBI Grade A Mock Test Paper 1 – 04 + Revision of Current Affairs of past 6 months | English Language- Fill in the Blanks & Practicing Sets | Revision of Costing | |
Revision of Basic Banking Terminologies | Reasoning- Logical Reasoning | Revision of Companies Act 2013 – Take SEBI Grade A Weekly CA Quiz on PM App | |
SEBI related news & RBI related news | SEBI Grade A 2024 Chapter Wise Notes | Revision of Economics – Take SEBI Grade A Weekly CA Quiz on PM App | |
Revision of Banking Awareness, | Reasoning- Seating Arrangements | Revision of Commerce – Take SEBI Grade A Weekly CA Quiz on PM App | |
Take SEBI Grade A Weekly CA Quiz on PM App | Revision of Current Affairs of past 6 months pertaining to finance | Revision of Current Affairs of past 6 months | |
Revision of Static GK- Countries- Capitals & Currencies, CMs and | Revision of SEBI Grade A Weekly Current Affairs from PracticeMock’s Free PDFs | General Awareness- Scientific Inventions & Discoveries which are in news | |
Revision of SEBI Grade A Current Affairs of past 6 months with special focus on last 2 months | Take SEBI Grade A Weekly CA Quiz on PM App | Revision of SEBI Grade A Weekly Current Affairs from PracticeMock’s Free PDFs | |
Revision of Static GK- Indian Cities on river banks, | Take SEBI Grade A Weekly CA Quiz on PM App | General Awareness- National & International Affairs | |
Revision of SEBI Grade A Weekly Current Affairs from PracticeMock’s Free PDFs | Revision of Banking Awareness, SEBI related news & RBI related news | Revision of Banking Awareness, SEBI related news & RBI related news | |
SEBI Grade A Mock Test Paper 2 – 04 + Revision of Current Affairs of past 6 months | Revision of SEBI Grade A Current Affairs of past 6 months with special focus on last 2 months | Revision of Static GK- Indian Cities on river banks, Stadiums in India, Famous monuments and temples which are in news | |
Governors which are in news | General Awareness- News related to Finance & Economy | Revision of Static GK- Dams and Thermal Power Plants, National Parks, Wildlife Sanctuaries and Biodiversity Hotspots which are in news | |
Famous monuments and temples which are in news | SEBI Grade A Chapter Wise Notes + Sampoorna for Current Affairs | General Awareness- Countries & Capitals and Sports in News which are in news | |
Wildlife Sanctuaries and Biodiversity Hotspots which are in news | General Awareness- International & National Organizations and their Headquarters which are in news | General Awareness- Important Days – Take a SEBI Grade A chapter wise Test | |
SEBI Grade A Chapter Wise Notes + Sampoorna for Current Affairs | General Awareness- Budget, Awards & Honours which are in news | General Awareness- Books & Authors | |
SEBI Grade A Chapter-wise Revision Notes | SEBI Grade A Chapter Wise Notes + Sampoorna for Current Affairs | SEBI Grade A Mock Test FREE + Analyze Your Performance | |
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SEBI Grade A 2024 Subject-wise Preparation Tips
Quantitative Aptitude
Understand Basic Concepts: Strengthen your foundation by revising basic mathematical concepts such as arithmetic, algebra, geometry, and data interpretation.
Practice Regularly: Solve a variety of quantitative aptitude questions regularly to improve speed and accuracy.
Focus on Time Management: Practice time-bound mock tests to enhance your time management skills, as time is crucial during the exam.
Learn Shortcuts: Familiarize yourself with shortcut techniques for quick calculations and problem-solving.
Reasoning Ability
Understand Different Types of Questions: Familiarize yourself with various types of reasoning questions such as puzzles, syllogism, coding-decoding, and logical reasoning.
Practice Puzzles: Puzzles play a significant role in reasoning sections. Practice different types of puzzles regularly to improve your problem-solving skills.
Develop Logical Thinking: Enhance your logical thinking ability by solving analytical reasoning questions and practice identifying patterns.
Time Management: Allocate specific time for each type of question and avoid getting stuck on difficult ones during the exam.
English Language
Improve Vocabulary: Enhance your vocabulary by reading newspapers, novels, and online articles regularly. Make a habit of noting down new words and their meanings.
Enhance Grammar Skills: Brush up on grammar rules and practice grammar exercises to improve sentence formation, error spotting, and sentence correction.
Practice Comprehension: Practice reading comprehension passages regularly and focus on understanding the main idea, tone, and inference.
Work on Writing Skills: Practice essay writing, letter writing, and precis writing to improve your writing skills, as these are essential for the descriptive paper.
General Awareness
Stay Updated: Keep yourself updated with current affairs, especially related to the financial sector, economic developments, and regulatory changes.
Refer to Authentic Sources: Read newspapers, magazines, and online portals to gather information on current affairs and financial news.
Study Static GK: Focus on static general knowledge topics such as history, geography, Indian polity, and important dates.
Practice Quizzes: Take regular quizzes and mock tests to test your knowledge and improve retention.
Professional Knowledge (Legal/IT/Engineering/Research/Official Language)
- Understand the Syllabus: Familiarize yourself with the specific syllabus for your chosen stream and focus your preparation accordingly.
- Solve Previous Years’ Papers: Practice solving previous years’ question papers to get a better understanding of the exam pattern and type of questions asked.
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