SEBI Grade A Phase I 2018 Analysis

SEBI Grade A Phase 2 Exam Pattern

Paper	Stream/Subjects	Maximum Marks	Duration	Cut-Off
Paper I	All streams: English (Descriptive Test) to test the drafting skills	100	60 minutes	30%
Paper-II	General Stream: MCQ’s on Commerce, Accountancy, Management, Finance, Costing, Companies Act & Economics	100	40 minutes	40%
Legal, Engineering Stream (Civil & Electrical) and Official Language stream: MCQ’s on Specialized subject related to the stream.	100	40 minutes	40%
Research Stream: MCQ’s on Economics, Econometrics, Statistics, Finance and Commerce.
Aggregate Cut off	40%

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SEBI Grade A Phase 2 Exam Analysis

English Section

Overall exam was moderate level, but lengthy.

Reading Comprehension – 5 questions

• Related to History of Money

Essay – 4 topics were given

Word Limit: 200 words

• Importance of Teamwork in an organization
• SEBI’s role in merger and Amalgamation
• How technology can be used to prevent financial fraud
• Fake News

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Precis Writing

Word Limit: 170 words

Topics Given:

• How financial behavior impacts the entire Stock Market

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SEBI Grade A Paper 2 Analysis

Numerical – 7 questions

• Asset turnover ratio – 1 ques
• PV Ratio – 2 ques

• Turnover ratio
• Accounting standard 11
• Depreciation (Theoretical)

Management

• Communication – 2 ques (1 Oral & 1 Barrier)
• Motivation – 2 ques
• General Management – 1 ques

Company Act – 4 to 5 moderate questions

• SEBI Act (numerical question)

Annual return statement section

Special auditor is appointed by whom

Costing –

• Contribution per unit
• Fixed cost
• Breakeven point/operating cost & cashflow

Economics

Moderate level of questions were asked.

• Philip Curve
• Demand & Supply – 2 questions (Demand curve)
• Effective demand
• Money (Difference in M1 & M3 money, narrow money and broad money)
• Type of investment
• Theory of output/Classical theorists (Theory of employment)

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No questions from Budget was asked. This was all from the SEBI Grade A phase 2 exam analysis. Keep on preparing for the upcoming RBI Grade B examination which is scheduled for 6th March, 2021. Stay tuned for more such exam updates.