SEBI Grade A: Paper – 2 Study Notes for Exam Preparation (Free PDF Download)

Introduction

The Security and Exchange Board in India (SEBI) Grade A examination is conducted to recruit officers in various streams of SEBI, such as General, Legal, Information Technology, Engineering, Research, and Official Language. This year Phase I and Phase II Exam of SEBI is scheduled on August 5 and September 9 respectively. Candidates can apply for a maximum of two streams based on their educational qualifications.

Content:

SEBI Grade A Important Exam Dates 2023
SEBI Grade A Exam Pattern 2023
Cut off for the SEBI Grade A Exam 2023
SEBI Grade A Paper 2 Notes (FREE Download)

SEBI Grade A Important Exam Dates 2023

Events	SEBI Grade A Exam Date
Notification	June 22, 2023
Online Application Process	June 22, 2023-July 09, 2023
Admit Card	TBA
SEBI Grade A Exam	SEBI Grade A Phase 1 Exam Date- August 05, 2023 SEBI Grade A Phase 2 Exam Date- September 09, 2023

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SEBI Grade A Exam Pattern 2023

The SEBI Grade A exam is conducted in 3 stages, Phase I, Phase II & an Interview.

SEBI Grade A Exam Phase I: Objective Questions

Phase one consists of two papers of 100 marks each and different durations depending on the stream.
Paper 1 entails General Awareness, English Language, Quantitative Aptitude and the Test of Reasoning for all streams.
Paper 2 consists of subjects related to the specific stream applied for, such as Commerce, Accountancy, Management, Finance, Costing, Companies Act, Economics, Legal, Information Technology, Engineering, etc.
There is a negative marking of 1/4th marks for each wrong answer.

Papers	Subject	Marks	Duration
1	General Awareness English Language Quantitative Aptitude Reasoning	100	60 Mins
2	Subject related to chosen stream e.g., Commerce, Accountancy, Management, Finance, Costing, Companies Act, Economics, Legal, Information Technology, Engineering	100	60 Mins

SEBI Grade B Exam Phase II: Objective + Descriptive Question

It has two papers of 100 marks each. Exam duration depends on the stream.
- Paper 1 is a descriptive test of English writing skills, such as essay, précis and comprehension for all streams.
- Paper 2 is an objective test of subjects related to the specific stream applied for, such as the Financial Sector, Securities Market, Legal Aspects and Information Technology.

Papers	Subject	Marks	Duration
1	English (descriptive) includes essay, precis, comprehension.	100	60 Mins
2	Subject of chosen streams such as General, Legal, Research, or Information Technology (Objective)	100	Duration depends on the streams chosen ranging from 40 to 120 minutes per paper

Interview

The candidate who clears both Phase I & Phase II exam will be eligible for the interview.

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Cut off for the SEBI Grade A Exam 2023

Phase 1 online examination (Objective):

Paper 1: 30% sectional cut-off and 40% overall cut off
Paper 2: 40% sectional cut-off and 50% overall cut off

Phase 2 online examination (Objective + Descriptive):

Paper 1: 30% sectional cut-off and 50% overall cut off
Paper 2: 40% sectional cut-off and 50% overall cut off

Phase 3 interview: 15% weightage in the final selection

SEBI Grade A Paper 2 Notes (FREE Download)

Commerce & Accountancy

S Nos.	Topic
1	Accounting as a financial information system
2	Accounting Standards with specific reference to Accounting for Depreciation, Inventories, Revenue Recognition, Fixed Assets, Foreign Exchange Transactions, Investments.
3	Cash Flow Statement, Fund flow statement, Financial statement analysis; Ratio analysis;
4	Accounting for Share Capital Transactions including Bonus Shares, Right Shares.
5	Employees Stock Option and Buy-Back of Securities.
6	Preparation and Presentation of Company Final Accounts

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Costing

S Nos.	Topic
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)

Companies Act

S Nos.	Topic
1	The Companies Act- Introduction & Definition
2	Chapter III
3	Chapter IV
4	Chapter VIII
5	Chapter X
6	Chapter XI
7	Chapter XII
8	Chapter XXVII

Economics

Part A

S Nos.	Topic
1	Demand and Supply
2	Market Structures
3	National Income: Concepts & Measurement
4	Classical & Keynesian Approach
5	Determination of Output and Employment
6	Consumption & Investment Function
7	Multiplier and Accelerator
8	Demand and Supply for Money
9	IS-LM
10	Inflation and Phillips Curve
11	Business Cycles

PART B

S Nos.	Topic
1	Balance of Payments
2	Foreign Exchange Markets
3	Inflation
4	Monetary and Fiscal Policy
5	Non-banking Financial Institutions

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