Only 10 days are left for the SIDBI Grade A Phase 1 Exam 2025! The exam will test your speed, accuracy, and subject knowledge on 6th September 2025. At this stage, your aim should not be to learn new chapters. Instead, it should be to revise everything you have already studied. A 10-day plan can not only clear your concepts, but also inject confidence. It saves you from silly mistakes on exam day. The right revision can decide your result. Don’t forget, the right revision plan can make the difference between success and failure. So, in this blog, we’ll give you a compact yet very effective revision plan for the upcoming exam.
Why ask questions now? Because they are like a mirror. They show the truth of your preparation. Just like a doctor checks vitals before treatment, you need to check your own exam vitals before revision.
Here are the key questions to ask:
If your answers are not strong, this 10-day plan will help fix them.
If you revise without a plan, it will be like you’re running without knowing the direction. Yes, you will cover ground, but not the right ground. That’s why a day-wise plan is important. The plan is below 10-day plan that is short and smart. It is purely based on the weightage of the topics. It pays heed to all the important subjects and also gives extra attention to GA, MSMEs, and Stream-Specific topics. Plus, it still leaves space for mock test practice.
Here is the complete day-wise revision plan from 27th August to 5th September 2025:
| Day & Date | Topics to Revise | Importance |
| Day 1 – Aug 27 | Reasoning: Seating Arrangement (linear and circular), Puzzles (floor-based based box-based) | Very Important |
| Day 2 – Aug 28 | Reasoning: Syllogism, Inequality, Coding-Decoding, Blood Relations, Quantitative Aptitude: Number Series and Data Sufficiency | Very Important |
| Day 3 – Aug 29 | English: Reading Comprehension (finance and economy-based), Cloze Test Error Spotting, and Vocabulary | Very Important |
| Day 4 – Aug 30 | General Awareness: Current Affairs of the last 3-4 months, RBI reports, and Monetary Policy MSMEs: Policy Framework and Financial Ratios | Very Important |
| Day 5 – Aug 31 | Reasoning: Syllogism, Inequality, Coding-Decoding, and Blood Relations Quantitative Aptitude: Data Sufficiency and Number Series | Important |
| Day 6 – Sep 1 | MSMEs & Finance: Types of Capital, Assessment of Working Capital, and Due Diligence Computer: Basics of Networking and Cyber Security | Very Important |
| Day 7 – Sep 2 | Finance & Management: Motivation Theories, Leadership, HRD (Training & Appraisal) and Organisational Behaviour | Important |
| Day 8 – Sep 3 | Finance & Management: Motivation Theories, Leadership, HRD (Training & Appraisal), and Organisational Behaviour | Very Important |
| Day 9 – Sep 4 | Stream-Specific: NPA norms, IRAC guidelines, Credit Risk Assessment, NBFCs, ARCs, and Investment Banking | Very Important |
| Day 10 – Sep 5 | General Awareness: Budget 2025 Highlights, Economic Survey, Govt Schemes (PMEGP, MUDRA, CGTMSE, and SFURTI), and Static GK (Committees and Headquarters) | Very Important |
This revision plan above gives equal time to both Paper 1 and Paper 2. Plus, it gives maximum time to General Awareness, MSMEs, and Stream-Specific topics. And these are the main topics that act as selection-deciders in SIDBI Grade A. It also makes sure you revise Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude, and English. And it saves the last day for a full mock test and quick revision of the topics that you are weak in.
This way, you can walk into the exam hall confidently, because you’ll be fully prepared.
When there are only 10 days left for the exam, it doesn’t matter how many topics you have prepared from the syllabus so far. It’s about how well you can revise. It’s about how well you can perform in those important 120 minutes that you’ll get in the exam. Tiny mistakes can eat up big marks. That’s why you should spend the last 10 days polishing topics that you already know. Keep in mind, the exam will reward clearness, balance, and calmness.
Check out these tips below to make sure your revision becomes fruitful:
Mock tests are your exam rehearsals. Take at least 3 to 4 full-length mocks before D-day. Attempt them in a strict exam-like environment. But don’t stop at the score. Analyse every mistake, whether it be conceptual, silly, or time-related. Write them in a notebook. Revise them. If you don’t fix mistakes now, they will repeat in the real exam. Remember, mock tests are not for marks, but for mastery.
The SIDBI exam gives you a limited time and multiple sections to balance. You cannot afford guesswork. Attempt only those questions you know. Don’t waste minutes on puzzles or DI sets that look time-consuming. Accuracy is as important as speed. A high attempt with errors won’t fetch marks. But even a slightly lower attempt with accuracy can secure your cut-off. Speed + accuracy is the golden rule.
General Awareness and MSME-related topics are the real selection makers in SIDBI Grade A. Revise the last 3 months of Current Affairs twice. Focus on RBI reports, monetary policy updates, government schemes, and MSME ecosystem-related facts. These are high-weightage areas and cannot be ignored. If you score well here, your chances multiply instantly. Treat GA + MSMEs as the power sections of this exam.
Quant and Reasoning demand quick problem-solving. This is possible only when formulas, tables, and shortcuts are on your fingertips. Revise them daily. Keep a short notebook with important tricks for approximation, DI, and arithmetic. Glance through it often. Even five minutes daily can save you extra time in the real test. Remember, one minute saved in Quant or Reasoning can be invested in MSME questions.
Don’t dedicate an entire day to one subject now. If you only revise Reasoning or only GA, your grip on other areas will weaken. Divide your time wisely. Keep Reasoning, Quant, English, GA, MSMEs, and Stream-Specific topics in rotation. This way, every subject stays fresh. The exam asks you for a balanced performance in both papers: Paper 1 and Paper 2. And dear candidates, this balance is what separates toppers from others.
Your past mistakes are your best teachers. Go through your mock test error log. Find out where you went wrong. concept, calculation, or misreading. Revise those questions and fix the approach. Don’t let the same errors repeat in the actual exam. Even a single mistake avoided can add 2 to 3 marks to your score. And those extra marks can make the difference between clearing and missing the SIDBI Grade A Phase 1 cut-off. Ask the candidates who have experienced it themselves.
These final days are not for learning new things. They are for polishing old ones. Don’t get terrified if you haven’t prepared all the topics from the syllabus. Just keep things simple and revise well. Sleep well before the exam. Keep your energy steady. A calm and confident mind works faster than a tired and anxious one. Go in with belief: “I know enough, and I will deliver.”
With this 10-Day Study Plan, you will be exam-ready by 6th September 2025. The goal is not to study more, but to study smart. Practice and attention are the two main components of a successful revision. You just need to follow this timetable above, make the required changes in it, and take mock tests seriously to improve your chances of success. Again, this regulatory exam doesn’t just test your knowledge. It is also about how smartly you handle 60 minutes. And this plan ensures you can do that.
At least 3 to 4 mock tests. Analyse each one.
No. Focus only on revision and practice.
Last 3 months are most important. But revising 4 to 5 months will be safer.
Speed and accuracy in all three sections matter. No single section alone decides.
Take one mock test. Revise weak areas, take a good sleep and stay calm.
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