The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) 2023 notification for the post of SEBI Grade A Officer (Assistant Manager) is expected in December 2022 or January 2023. The notification is expected to reveal a total number of 100 to 120 vacancies for the posts of General Stream, Legal Stream, Research Stream among others. Therefore, it is better to start your preparation from today and start practicing exam-like questions from latest SEBI Grade A 2023 Mock Tests.
Today we’ll take a look at all the topics that make up the SEBI Garde A 2022-23 exam!
Here are the complete details of the SEBI Grade A 2023 exam followed by the 2022 exam:
Read on to know all the important details given in SEBI Grade A 2023 Notification. All the important dates, online application form, eligibility criteria, application fees, selection process, exam pattern, etc have been given for your reference.
| Conducting Authority | Securities and Exchange Board of India |
| Website | www.sebi.gov.in |
| Posts (Streams) | General, Legal, Information Technology (IT), Research and Official Language |
| Mode of Application | Online |
| Online Application | For 2023: December 2022 / January 2023 (Expected) |
| SEBI Grade A Phase 1 (Prelims) Exam Date | For 2023: February / March 2023 (Expected)For 2022: February 20, 2022 |
| SEBI Grade A Phase 2 (Mains) Exam Date | For 2023: March / April 2023 (Expected) |
| Mode of Selection | Prelims (Paper 1 & Paper 2), Mains (Paper 1 & Paper 2), Interview |
| SEBI Grade A 2023 Vacancy | For 2023: 100 + (Expected) |
SEBI Grade A Officer Exam comprises three phases that are described in detail below.
As you have acquainted yourself with the SEBI Grade A Exam Pattern, Now we have the detailed SEBI grade A Syllabus for both phases.
SEBI Grade A Syllabus Phase I For Paper I will be common for all the candidates. This will have MCQs of 100 marks. Paper, I will have four sections:
The GA section will consist of contemporary events of national & international importance. The general awareness section of SEBI Grade A will revolve around the following aspects.
SEBI Grade A Syllabus for Paper 2 will be common for Phase I & Phase II. The questions will be MCQ’s type of 100 marks for General Stream. The topics for SEBI Grade A Paper II Syllabus for the General stream are given below.
a) Accounting as a financial information system.
b) Accounting Standards with specific reference to Accounting for Depreciation, Inventories, Revenue Recognition, Fixed Assets, Foreign Exchange Transactions, and Investments.
c) Cash Flow Statement, Fund flow statement, Financial statement analysis and Ratio analysis.
d) Accounting for Share Capital Transactions including Bonus Shares, and Right Shares.
e) Employees Stock Option and Buy-Back of Securities.
f) Preparation and Presentation of Company Final Accounts.
a) Management: its nature and scope; The Management Processes; Planning, Organization, Staffing, Directing and Controlling;
b) The Role of a Manager in an Organization. Leadership: The Tasks of a Leader;
c) Leadership Styles; Leadership Theories; A successful Leader versus an effective Leader.
d) Human Resource Development: Concept of HRD; Goals of HRD;
e) Motivation, Morale and Incentives: Theories of Motivation; How Managers Motivate; Concept of Morale; Factors determining morale; Role of Incentives in Building up Morale.
f) 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.
a) Role and Functions of Regulatory bodies in the Financial Sector.
a) Primary and Secondary Markets (Forex, Money, Bond, Equity, etc.), functions, instruments, recent developments.
a) Basics of Derivatives: Forward, Futures and Swap
b) Recent Developments in the Financial Sector
c) Financial Inclusion- use of technology
d) Alternate source of finance, private and social cost-benefit, Public-Private Partnership
e) Direct and Indirect taxes; Non-tax sources of Revenue, GST, Finance Commission, Fiscal Policy, Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act (FRBM),
f) Inflation: Definition, trends, estimates, consequences, and remedies (control): WPI, CPI – components and trends.
1. Overview of Cost and Management Accounting – Introduction to Cost and Management Accounting, Objectives and Scope of Cost and Management Accounting.
2. Methods of Costing – Single Output/ Unit Costing, Job Costing, Batch Costing, Contract Costing, Process/ Operation Costing, Costing of Service Sectors.
3. Basics of Cost Control and Analysis – (i) Standard Costing, (ii) Marginal Costing, (iii) Budget and Budgetary Control.
4. Lean System and Innovation:-
a) Introduction to Lean System
b) Just-in-Time (JIT)
c) Kaizen Costing
d) 5 Ss
e) Total Productive Maintenance (TPM)
f) Cellular Manufacturing/ One-Piece Flow Production Systems
g) Six Sigma (SS)
h) Introduction to Process Innovation and Business Process Re-engineering (BPR).
The Companies Act, 2013 – Specific reference to Chapter III, Chapter IV, Chapter VIII, Chapter X, Chapter XI, Chapter XII and Chapter XXVII.
a) 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
b) Balance of Payments, Foreign Exchange Markets, Inflation, Monetary and Fiscal Policy, Non-banking Financial Institutions.
The syllabus for Phase I and Phase II for SEBI Grade A Officer will be common. This paper will be of 100 marks. There will be aggregate cut-off as well as paper wise cut off. The syllabus will be based on the Specialized Subject chosen by the candidate. The subjects for the specialized is given below. i.e.
| Phase I | Phase II |
|---|---|
| -Constitution of India -Law of Contracts Criminal Law -Law of Evidence -Code of Civil Procedure -Important Latin terms and maxims -Law of Torts and Consumer -Administrative Law and Principles of Natural Justice -Jurisprudence and Interpretation of Statutes -Securities Laws – SEBI Act -Protection Act Arbitration and Conciliation Act -Transfer of Property Act Companies Act, 2013 | -Constitution of India -Law of Contracts -Criminal Law -Law of Evidence -Code of Civil Procedure -Important Latin terms and maxims -Law of Torts and Consumer Protection Act -Administrative Law and Principles of Natural Justice -Arbitration and Conciliation Act -Transfer of Property Act,1882 -Jurisprudence and Interpretation of Statutes -Corporate Law- Companies Act, 2013, Ltd. Liability Partnership Act 2008, Insolvency & Bankruptcy code -Securities Laws – SEBI Act –Taxation |
| S. No. | Topic | Concept | Language to test concepts | Weightage |
| 1 | Algorithms | Sorting, Searching, Greedy Algorithms, Dynamic Programming, Backtracking, Divide and Conquer, Pattern Searching | C++/JAVA/Python | 40 |
| 2 | Data Structure | Array, Linked List, Stack, Queue, Binary Tree, Indexing, Binary Search Tree, Heap, Hashing, Matrix | C++/JAVA/Python | 40 |
| 3 | String Manipulation | Length, Substring, Regex, Search | C++/JAVA/Python | 20 |
| Total | 100 |
Paper 1 is common for all the candidates appearing for the SEBI Grade A Phase II Exam. It will be an English Descriptive Test to test of 100 marks with a total time duration of 60 minutes. It will be a test of writing/drafting skills of the candidates.
The paper on English assesses the writing skills of the candidates, including expression and understanding of the topic including precis writing/ essay writing/ comprehension.
The candidates who will be successful in Phase I and Phase II of SEBI Grade A Officer Recruitment will become eligible to appear in the Interview. Candidates equaling 3 times the number of vacancies shall be shortlisted, in order of merit, for Phase III i.e., the Interview. The shortlisted candidates can opt for the interview either in Hindi or English. The weightage of marks obtained in Phase II will be 85%, while marks obtained in the interview shall be given a weightage of 15%.
Thus, the selection will be made on the marks secured in Phase II and Interview for the final selection for the candidates as a SEBI Grade A Officer.
Those who think of cracking the SEBI Grade A Officer’s exam 2022-23 must start their preparation and try to cover every topic from the syllabus. Make a study plan, stick to it dedicatedly and give as many SEBI Grade A 2022 Mock Tests. Revise thoroughly and make sure you are scoring well while taking SEBI Grade A 2022 Mock Tests, as they may reveal your actual results. Keep studying, keep revising, and keep giving Mock Tests to mentally prepare yourself to deal will all the sections of the exam successfully. SEBI Grade A 2022 Mocks help you in going through the mistakes and self-evaluation through analysis and stop you from repeating those mistakes. In addition, it will train you to complete the exam within the time limit of the exam.
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