The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has come out with the notification to recruit Grade ‘A’ Officers (Assistant Managers) in the General, Legal, Information Technology and Engineering streams. SEBI is going to recruit 120 officers in all these streams combined through this recruitment Exercise.
Let's find out details like no of vacancies, eligibility, pay scale , exam pattern and how to apply.
Generalist |
84 |
Legal |
18 |
Information Technology |
8 |
Engineering (Civil and Electrical) |
10 |
In all the posts, there is reservation according to the government guidelines for SC/ST/OBC/PWD candidates.
General |
A Masters’ Degree in any discipline / A Bachelor’s Degree in Law / Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering / Chartered Accountant / Company Secretary / Chartered Financial Analyst / Cost and Works Accountants |
Legal |
Bachelor’s Degree in Law |
Information Technology |
Graduate in Engineering (Electrical / Electronics and Communications / Information Technology / Computer Science) or Masters’ in Computer Applications / Graduate in any discipline with minimum 2 years’ course in Post-Graduation in Computers / Information Technology |
Engineering (Civil) |
Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering |
Engineering (Electrical) |
Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering |
The Examination will be conducted in three phases – Phase I, Phase II and Personal Interview.
Streams |
Names of the Objective Tests |
Maximum Marks |
Time |
General / Legal/ Engineering (Civil and Electrical) / Information Technology |
Reasoning |
40 |
Composite time of 2 hours |
General Awareness |
40 | ||
English Language |
40 | ||
Quantitative Aptitude |
40 | ||
Awareness of Securities Market |
40 |
Once you clear the Phase – I Exam, you will have to appear in the Phase – II Examination. This will be an exam of 300 marks consisting of 3 papers for all the streams though the subjects will vary according to the stream applied for. The Phase-II Examination will be in the following pattern:
Streams |
Paper |
Maximum Marks |
Duration |
Generalist |
Paper I: Securities Market |
100 |
40 minutes |
Paper II: English Language |
100 |
60 minutes | |
Paper III: Economic and Social Issues, Finance and Management |
100 |
40 minutes | |
Information Technology / Civil Engineering / Electrical Engineering / Legal |
Paper I: Financial Sector |
100 |
40 minutes |
Paper II: English Language |
100 |
60 minutes | |
Paper III: Specialized Subject related to the stream |
100 |
40 minutes |
You have to score at least 40% marks in each of the three papers in order to get selected for the Phase III of the Examination.
The Phase-III Examination will consist of Personal Interview. The candidates may opt for interview either in Hindi or English.
Whereas 85% weightage will be given to the marks obtained in the Phase II Examination, 15% weightage will be given to the marks obtained in the Phase III of the Examination.
The important dates related to SEBI Grade A (Assistant Manager) are as follows:
Online Registration for the Examination |
15.09.2018 to 07.10.2018 |
Availability of Call Letters for Phase I Examination |
Will be intimated through E-Mail / SMS |
Date of Phase – I Online Examination |
17.11.2018 |
Date of Phase –II Online Examination |
16.12.2018 |
Date of Phase – III Examination |
Will be intimated later |
The SEBI Grade A Examination is a very good opportunity to start your career with a regulating body in the financial sector. The working conditions are very good in the organization and also the package is pretty decent as per the industry standards. In this blog, I have tried giving all the relevant information regarding the examination and for more updates regarding the examination, stay tuned to www.examsbook.com.
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