SEBI Grade A Phase I- 30 Days Study Plan

SEBI Grade A official notification has been released very recently. The exam pattern this year is largely the same as that of last year’s. Unlike RBI Grade B’s exam pattern, there are no descriptive questions in either Phase I or Phase II. Now that you know all the details of the exam pattern, it’s high time that you get started with your preparation. With the Phase I date falling on February 20, 2022, there are hardly 30-40 days left for the exam. In this article, we are providing you with a study plan which will definitely help you in studying systematically and improve your performance. Let’s first have a look at the SEBI Grade A 2022 Phase I Exam Pattern.

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SEBI Grade A Phase I Exam Pattern

Paper	Streams/ Subjects	Maximum Marks	Duration	Cut off
Paper 1	All Streams: Multiple choice questions on the subjects viz. General Awareness (including some questions related to Financial Sector of easy to moderate difficulty level), English Language, Quantitative Aptitude and Test of Reasoning.	100	60 minutes	30%
Paper 2	General Stream: Multiple choice questions on subjects Commerce, Accountancy, Management, Finance, Costing, Companies Act and Economics.	100	40 minutes	40%
Paper 2	Legal,   Information   Technology & Official Language stream: Multiple choice questions on Specialized subject related to stream.	100	40 minutes	40%
Paper 2	Research Stream:- Multiple choice questions on subjects Economics, Econometrics, Statistics, Finance and Commerce.	100	40 minutes	40%
	Aggregate Cut off			40%

Note:

• There shall be negative marking (1/4th of marks assigned to the question) for the Paper 1 and Paper 2 in Phase I.
• There shall be a cut-off of minimum 30% for Paper 1 (no sectional cut-off shall be there) and a cut-off of minimum 40% for Paper 2 in Phase I.
• Candidates would need to secure separate cut-off in each paper as mentioned at (ii) above as well as aggregate cut-off marks of 40% in Phase I exam to be shortlisted for Phase II. Marks obtained in Phase I shall be used only for shortlisting the candidates for Phase II examination process and will not be counted for the final selection of the candidates.
• Subject to the criteria mentioned at (iii) above, all the candidates who clear Phase I shall be shortlisted for Phase II. List of candidates shortlisted for Phase II will be made available on SEBI website.

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Below is the study plan. We have placed Mock Tests in between so that you can have an ongoing assessment of your preparation. When you attempt mock tests, please keep making note of the questions you have answered incorrectly and take your time to go through the detailed solutions provided. Following this practice on a continuous basis will help you avoid making the same mistake in the actual exam. 

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SEBI Grade A Study Plan

Day	1st Goal	2nd Goal	3rd Goal	4th Goal
1	Free SEBI Grade A Phase I Paper 1 Mock Test	Working on the weak areas as found in the analysis	Preparation of Commerce	General Awareness- Dams and Thermal Power Plants, National Parks, Wildlife Sanctuaries and Biodiversity Hotspots which are in news
2	Quantitative Aptitude- Profit & Loss	Reasoning- Seating Arrangements	Preparation of Accountancy	Revision of Basic Banking Terminologies
3	Free SEBI Grade A Phase I Paper 2 Mock Test	Working on the weak areas as found in the analysis	Preparation of Management	Revision of Banking Awareness, SEBI related news & RBI related news
4	SEBI Grade A Phase I Paper 1 Mock Test 1	Working on the weak areas as found in the analysis	Preparation of Finance	Revision of Current Affairs of past 6 months pertaining to finance
5	Quantitative Aptitude- Number Series	Quantitative Aptitude- Ratio & Proportion	Preparation of Costing	Revision of Weekly Current Affairs from PracticeMock’s Free PDFs
6	SEBI Grade A Phase I Paper 1 Mock Test 2	Reasoning- Machine Input-Output	Preparation of Companies Act	Take Weekly CA Quiz on PM App
7	Reasoning- Data Sufficiency	English Language- Idioms and Phrases & Practicing Sets	Preparation of Economics	Revision of Current Affairs of past 6 months with special focus on last 2 months
8	SEBI Grade A Phase I Paper 2 Mock Test 1	SEBI Grade A Phase I Paper 1 Mock Test 3	Preparation of Commerce	Revision of Static GK- Indian Cities on river banks, Stadiums in India, Famous monuments and temples which are in news
9	Quantitative Aptitude- Problems on Ages	Reasoning- Syllogism	SEBI Grade A Phase I Paper 2 Mock Test 2	Revision of Weekly Current Affairs from PracticeMock’s Free PDFs
10	SEBI Grade A Phase I Paper 1 Mock Test 4	SEBI Grade A Phase I Paper 2 Mock Test 3	Preparation of Management	Revision of Current Affairs of past 6 months
11	English Language- Reading Comprehension	Reasoning- Inequalities	SEBI Grade A Phase I Paper 2 Mock Test 4	Revision of Banking Awareness, SEBI related news & RBI related news
12	SEBI Grade A Phase I Paper 1 Mock Test 5	SEBI Grade A Phase I Paper 2 Mock Test 5	Preparation of Costing	Take Weekly CA Quiz on PM App
13	Reasoning- Seating Arrangements	Quantitative Aptitude- HCF & LCM	SEBI Grade A Phase I Paper 2 Mock Test 6	Revision of Static GK- Countries- Capitals & Currencies, CMs and Governors which are in news
14	SEBI Grade A Phase I Paper 1 Mock Test 6	Working on the weak areas as found in the analysis	Preparation of Economics	Revision of Current Affairs of past 6 months
15	Quantitative Aptitude- Time & Work, Time & Speed and Distance & Time	English Language- Synonyms/Antonyms	Preparation of Commerce	General Awareness- Scientific Inventions & Discoveries which are in news
16	Reasoning- Direction Sense	Reasoning- Logical Reasoning	Preparation of Accountancy	Revision of Weekly Current Affairs from PracticeMock’s Free PDFs
17	English Language- Spot the Error & Practicing Sets	Working on the weak areas as found in the analysis	Preparation of Management	Revision of Static GK- Dams and Thermal Power Plants, National Parks, Wildlife Sanctuaries and Biodiversity Hotspots which are in news
18	Quantitative Aptitude- Time & Work and Time & Speed and Distance & Time	SEBI Grade A Phase I Paper 2 Mock Test 7	Preparation of Finance	General Awareness- News related to Finance & Economy
19	Reasoning- Inequalities	English Language- Sentence Rearrangement & Practicing Sets	SEBI Grade A Phase I Paper 2 Mock Test 8	Revision of Static GK- Indian Cities on river banks, Stadiums in India, Famous monuments and temples which are in news
20	SEBI Grade A Phase I Paper 1 Mock Test 7	Reasoning- Machine Input-Output	Preparation of Companies Act	General Awareness- International & National Organizations and their Headquarters which are in news
21	English Language- Reading Comprehension	Quantitative Aptitude- Approximation & Simplification	SEBI Grade A Phase I Paper 2 Mock Test 9	General Awareness- Budget, Awards & Honours which are in news
22	Quantitative Aptitude- Mensuration	Reasoning- Blood Relations	Preparation of Commerce	Take Weekly CA Quiz on PM App
23	Quantitative Aptitude- Data Interpretation	English Language- Reading Comprehension	Revision of Accountancy	General Awareness- Countries & Capitals and Sports in News which are in news
24	Reasoning- Coding-decoding	English Language- Fill in the Blanks & Practicing Sets	Revision of Management	General Awareness- Important Days
25	SEBI Grade A Phase I Paper 1 Mock Test 8	Working on the weak areas as found in the analysis	Revision of Finance	General Awareness- Books & Authors
26	Quantitative Aptitude- Data Sufficiency	English Language- Fill in the Blanks & Practicing Sets	Revision of Costing	General Awareness- National & International Affairs
27	SEBI Grade A Phase I Paper 1 Mock Test 9	Reasoning- Logical Reasoning	Revision of Companies Act	Revision of Banking Awareness, SEBI related news & RBI related news
28	SEBI Grade A Phase I Paper 1 Mock Test 10	SEBI Grade A Phase I Paper 2 Mock Test 10	Revision of Economics	Revision of Current Affairs of past 6 months with special focus on last 2 months
29	Revision of Current Affairs of past 6 months	Reasoning- Seating Arrangements	Revision of Commerce	Revision of Current Affairs of past 6 months with special focus on last 2 months
30	Revision of Current Affairs of past 6 months with special focus on last 2 months	Take Rest	Take Rest	Revision of Current Affairs of past 6 months with special focus on last 2 months

This is all from us in this article. Keep taking SEBI Grade A Phase I Mocks to improve your performance. If you have any input for us, mention it in the comments section below.

Wishing you all the best with your preparation!