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The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), has released the detailed SEBI Grade A 2022 Notification. The notification is for the post of SEBI Grade A Officer (Assistant Manager). There are a total of 120 vacancies have been announced for the streams of General (80), Legal (16), Information Technology (14), Research (7), and Official Language (3) and the exam pattern is exactly the same. The exam dates have also been announced for Phase 1 & Phase 2 Papers (Phase-I Online Exam Date – February 20, 2022, Phase-II Online Exam Date – All Streams: March 20, 2022, IT: April 03, 2022). You can check the eligibility criteria for the respective stream that you wish to apply for and apply online right away. The last date for SEBI Grade A 2022 online registrations is January 24, 2022. For more details please carry on to read further.

SEBI Grade A 2022 Notification Overview

1. SEBI Grade A Recruitment Notification 2022

Read on to know all the important details given in SEBI Grade A 2022 Notification. All the important dates, online application form, eligibility criteria, application fees, selection process, exam pattern, etc have been given for your reference.

2. SEBI Grade A 2022 Important Dates

Here are SEBI Grade A 2022 online application start date and exam dates for Phase 1, Phase 2 and Interview.

3. SEBI Grade A Vacancy 2022

As per the SEBI recruitment 2022 notification PDF, there are a total of 120 vacancies announced for the SEBI Grade A Officers (Assistant Managers). The details of the vacancies for various posts announced are given below.

3.1. SEBI Grade A 2022 Stream-Wise Vacancy

3.2. SEBI Grade A 2022 Category-Wise Vacancies

4. SEBI Grade A Eligibility Criteria 2022 – Age Limit & Educational Qualifications

Let's know more about the SEBI Grade A 2022 eligibility criteria for all the streams/posts here.

4.1. SEBI Grade A Officer – Age Limit (as of 31st December 2021)

A candidate must not have exceeded the age of 30 years as of December 31, 2021, i.e., the candidate must have been born on or after January 01, 1992.

Age Relaxation

The upper age limit prescribed above will be relaxable:

• Up to a maximum of five years for candidates belonging to a Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe if the posts are reserved for them
• Up to a maximum of three years in the case of candidates belonging to Other Backward Classes who are eligible to avail of reservation applicable to such candidates if the posts are reserved for them.

4.2. SEBI Grade A Educational Qualifications – For All Streams

Any candidate with a Master's degree in any discipline is eligible to apply for the General post of SEBI Grade A 2022 Notification. 

If you fulfil the eligibility criteria, apply asap for the exam, and start preparing.

6. SEBI Grade A 2022 Selection Procedure for Grade A Officers

6.1. SEBI Grade A Exam Pattern 2022

Mode of selection shall be a three-stage process i.e.

1. Phase 1 (Prelims),
2. Phase 2 (Mains), &
3. Phase 3 – Interview.

6.1.1. SEBI Grade A 2022 Phase 1 Exam Pattern (Prelims)

(On-line screening examination consisting of two papers of 100 marks each),

1. Paper 1 – 100 Marks – 60 Mins – 30% cutoff
2. Paper 2 – 100 Marks – 40 Mins – 40% cutoff

Important Pointers to note about the phase 1 exam pattern:

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

6.2.2. SEBI Grade A 2022 Phase 2 Exam Pattern (Mains)

(On-line examination consisting of two papers of 100 marks each) and

• Paper 1 – 100 Marks – 60 Mins – 30% cutoff
• Paper 2 – 100 Marks – 40 Mins – 40% cutoff

Important Pointers to note about the Phase 2 exam pattern:

1. Candidates shortlisted for Phase 2 will be issued new Hall Tickets.
2. For candidates who have applied in multiple streams, Paper 2 will be conducted in various shifts, the timings of which will be intimated in the Hall Ticket. Paper 2 of the IT stream shall be held separately on April 03, 2022.
3. There shall be negative marking (1/4th of marks assigned to the question) for Paper 2 in Phase 2 (except IT stream).
4. There shall be a cut-off of a minimum of 30% for Paper 1 and a cut-off of a minimum of 40% for Paper 2 in Phase 2.
5. Candidates would need to secure separate cut-off in each paper as mentioned at (iv) above as well as aggregate cut-off marks of 50% in Phase 2 exam (weightage of 1/3rd for Paper 1 and 2/3rd for Paper 2) to be shortlisted for Phase 3.
6. Subject to the criteria mentioned at (v) above, candidates equaling 3 times the number of vacancies shall be shortlisted, in order of merit, for Phase 3 i.e. the Interview. A list of candidates shortlisted for Interviews will be made available on the SEBI website.
7. All question papers (in both Phases, except the test of English) will be set bilingually in Hindi and English.

6.1.3. SEBI Grade A 2022 Phase 3 (Interview)

Interview

1. Only the shortlisted candidates will be called for an interview. The application fee shall not be refunded to the candidates not shortlisted for Phase 2 and Interview. Candidates may opt for an interview either in Hindi or English. The weightage of marks obtained in Phase II will be 85%, while marks obtained in the interview shall be given a weightage of 15%.
2. SEBI reserves the right to modify the selection procedure if deemed fit.