SEBI Officer Grade A Notification 2018: Securities and Exchange Board of India or SEBI as it is called has released the SEBI Grade A notification 2018 for the recruitment of Assistant Manager or Grade A Officers. The online registration for the exam is over and the Phase I and Phase II exams are scheduled to take place on 17th November 2018 and 16th December 2018 respectively. The admit card for Phase I exam has already been released on 23rd October 2018.
SEBI is the developing, regulating and supervising body of the stock market. Since its formation as an independent authority, SEBI has consistently tried laying down market regulations at par with the best market practices. Working as a SEBI Assistant Manager is a matter of great prestige and respect. Owing to the vast powers of imposing penalties on market participants, anyone would want to associate themselves with this body.
We get you a detailed SEBI Officer Grade A Notification to keep you updated with all the information related to this stock market body.
SEBI Officer Grade A Notification 2018
Let us look at the overview of the exam first:
| Name of the Exam | SEBI Officer Grade A Exam 2018 |
| Conducting Body | Securities and Exchange Board of India |
| No. of Vacancies | 120 |
| Job Location | All Over India |
| Exam Pattern | MCQs |
| Selection Process | 3 stages (Phase I, Phase II and Phase III Interview) |
| Type of Job | Government Job |
| Mode of Examination | Online |
| Official Website | sebi.gov.in |
SEBI Officer Grade A Notification 2018 | Important Dates
The important dates for SEBI exam are as under:
| Events | Dates |
| Beginning of Online Registration | 15th September 2018 |
| Last Date of Online Registration | 7th October 2018 |
| Release of Admit Card for Phase I | 23rd October 2018 |
| Release of Admit Card for Phase II | To be updated soon |
| Phase I Exam | 17th November 2018 |
| Phase II Exam | 16th December 2018 |
| Phase III Interview | To be updated soon |
SEBI Officer Grade A Notification 2018 | Eligibility Criteria
Check the SEBI Officer Grade A eligibility criteria for General Stream, Legal Stream, Information Technology Stream, and Engineering Stream are as under:
| Stream | Educational Qualification |
| General | General stream candidates should hold a Masters degree in any discipline,
OR Bachelors degree in Law, OR Bachelors degree in Engineering, OR Chartered Accountant, OR Company Secretary, OR Chartered Financial Analyst, OR Cost & Work Accountant |
| Legal | Bachelor’s degree in Law |
| Information Technology | Graduate in Engineering (electrical/electronics/electronics & communication/information technology/computer science),
OR Masters in Computer Application, OR Graduate in any discipline with post graduate qualification in Computers or Information Technology. |
| Civil Engineering | Bachelors degree in Civil Engineering. |
| Electrical Engineering | Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering. |
| Candidate should not have exceeded the age of 30 years as on 31st August 2018, i.e he should have been born on or after 1st September 1988. | |
| Candidate should be a citizen of India. | |
Note that there is age relaxation for candidates from reserved categories:
i) 5 years for applicants belonging to SC/ST.
ii) 3 years for applicants belonging to Other Backward Classes.
iii) 10 years for PwBD Candidates.
iv) 5 years for Ex-Servicemen.
SEBI Officer Grade A Notification 2018 | How To Apply For SEBI Officer Grade A Exam
Follow the steps as under to apply for SEBI Grade A Exam 2018:
| Steps | Procedure |
| Step 1 | Visit SEBI official website- www.sebi.gov.in. |
| Step 2 | Click on “Careers” links. |
| Step 3 | Click on the notification saying “SEBI Recruitment Exercise- Recruitment of Officer Grade A (Assistant Manager)-2018.” |
| Step 4 | Now click on the link “Apply Online.” |
| Step 5 | To register yourself click on the “Click Here for New Registration” tab. |
| Step 6 | Enter your “Name”, “Contact” and “E-mail ID.” |
| Step 7 | Note down your provisional “Registration number” and “Password” flashed on the screen or sent to you by SMS and Email. |
| Step 8 | Now login to your account by entering the received registration number and password. |
| Step 9 | Enter your “Personal”, “Educational” and “Contact” details. |
| Step 10 | Now upload scanned images of your “Photograph”, “Signature”, “Left-thumb impression” and “Hand-written declaration.” |
| Step 11 | Click on “Final Submit” tab to submit your application. |
| Step 12 | Now click on the “Payment” tab and make payment of application fees. |
| Step 13 | Click on “Submit” button to submit the form and the payment. |
| Step 14 | Take a print out of the application form for future reference. |
SEBI Officer Grade A Notification 2018 | SEBI Application Form Fee
Payment of SEBI Grade A application fee can only be made in the online mode. No offline fee payment facility is available. Payment of the fees can be made through Debit Cards (Rupay/Visa/Master Card/Maestro), Credit Cards, Internet Banking, IMPS, Cash Cards/Mobile Wallets. We have mentioned category-wise application fee below:
| Category | Fees |
| General and OBC(NCL) | Rs 850/- inclusive of intimation charges. |
| SC/ST/PwBD | Rs 100/- inclusive of intimation charges. |
Note: On successful payment, an E-receipt will be generated. Applicants should take a printout of the E-receipt.
SEBI Officer Grade A Notification 2018 | Selection Process & Exam Pattern
SEBI Officer Grade A exam follows a 3 staged selection process:
i) Phase I- Online Exam
ii) Phase II- Online Exam
iii) Phase III- Personal interview
SEBI Officer Grade A Exam Pattern For Phase I
Phase I exam has a time duration of 2 hours. It consists of 5 sections that are MCQ based. There are a total of 200 questions each carrying 1 mark. You need to secure at least 40% marks in this section in order to sit for Phase II.
| Sections | No of questions/Maximum marks | Time Duration |
| General Awareness | 40/40 | A composite time duration of 120 minutes |
| English Language | 40/40 | |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 40/40 | |
| Reasoning | 40/40 | |
| Awareness about Securities Market | 40/40 | |
| Total | 200/200 |
SEBI Officer Grade A Exam Pattern For Phase II
Phase II of SEBI Officer Grade A Exam is different for different streams. However, for all streams, there are three papers. There are a total of 300 questions each carrying 1 mark. The total time duration is 140 minutes.
| Stream | Paper | Number of Questions/Maximum Marks |
| General | Paper I – Securities Market | 100/100 |
| Paper II – English Writing Skills | 100/100 | |
| Paper III – Economic & Social Issues and Finance & Management | 100/100 | |
| Legal, Information Technology and Engineering | Paper I – Financial Sector | 100/100 |
| Paper II – English Writing Skills | 100/100 | |
| Paper III – Specialized Subject related to the stream | 100 marks |
Each of the three papers (for all streams) are separately timed as follows:
Paper I – 40 mins
Paper II – 60 mins
Paper III – 40 mins
SEBI Officer Grade A Exam Pattern: Interview & Final Selection
Candidates who clear the Phase II of the exam by securing 40 percent marks in each section will be called for Personal Interview. You can choose either English or Hindi as the language if your interview.
Final selection of candidates will be based on the marks secured by the candidates in Phase II and Phase III of the exam. Phase II will have 85 percent weightage and Phase III will have 15 percent weightage.
SEBI Officer Grade A Notification 2018 | Examination Centre
SEBI exam will be held at different examination centres for both Phase I and Phase II respectively. The State-wise/Union Territory-wise exam centres for Phases I are as under:
| Andaman & Nicobar | Andhra Pradesh |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Bihar |
| Assam | Chandigarh |
| Chattisgarh | Daman & Diu |
| Goa | Gujarat |
| Haryana | Himachal Pradesh |
| Jammu & Kashmir | Jharkhand |
| Karnataka | Kerala |
| Lakshadweep | Madhya Pradesh |
| Maharashtra | Manipur |
| Meghalaya | Mizoram |
| Nagaland | New Delhi |
| Orissa | Puducherry |
| Punjab | Rajasthan |
| Sikkim | Tamil Nadu |
| Telangana | Tripura |
| Uttar Pradesh | West Bengal |
Below we have mentioned city-wise exam centres for Phases II:
| Ahmedabad/Gandhinagar | Bengaluru |
| Bhubaneswar | Chandigarh/Mohali |
| Chennai | Ranchi |
| Panaji | Guwahati |
| Hyderabad/Rangareddy | Indore |
| Jaipur | Kochi/Ernakulam |
| Raipur | Dehradun |
| Kolkata/Greater Kolkata | Lucknow |
| Mumbai/Greater Mumbai/Navi Mumbai/Thane | New Delhi-NCR |
| Patna | Vijayawada |
| Agartala |
SEBI Officer Grade A Notification 2018 | SEBI Officer Grade A Admit Card
SEBI call letter has to be downloaded from the official website of SEBI- sebi.gov.in. Applicants need to enter their Registration number/Roll number and Password/Date of Birth for downloading the call letter. Applicants are required to affix their recent photograph on the call letter which should be the same as provided by them during registration. Call letter will not be sent to the applicants through post or in person. Call letter should be carried along in the examination hall. Without the SEBI Officer Grade A call letter, candidates will not be allowed to sit for the exam.
Now you have all the necessary information on the SEBI Officer Grade A Notification. The exam is not far away and you should start your preparation for the same right away. Take mock tests and practice previous year papers as much as you can. Taking the free SEBI Mock Test Series on Embibe will help in Phase I of the exam as the different sections are almost the same for both these exams.
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