SEBI Grade A 2022 Notification Out
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) regulator for the securities market in India owned by the Government of India has released the notification for the recruitment of SEBI Grade A Officer 2022 for the post of General, Legal, Information Technology Engineering, Research and Official Language Streams. The total number of vacancies is 120 in General Stream, Legal Stream, Information Technology Stream, Research Stream and Official Language Stream.
SEBI Grade A 2022: Important Dates
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Activity |
Important Dates |
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Starting Date to Apply Online |
January 05, 2022 |
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Last Date to Apply Online Application |
January 24, 2022 |
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Availability of Call Letters on SEBI website (for On-Line Examinations) |
Will be intimated by email/SMS |
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Phase I On-Line Examination |
February 20, 2022 |
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Phase II On-Line Examination* |
March 20, 2022 |
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Phase III Interview |
Dates will be intimated |
SEBI Grade A 2022: 120 Vacancies
| Posts | Vacancies |
| General Stream | 80 |
| Legal Stream | 16 |
| Information Technology Stream | 14 |
| Research | 7 |
| Official Language | 3 |
SEBI Grade A 2022 – Application Fees
| Category of Applicant | Amount of Fee (Non-refundable) |
|---|---|
| Unreserved/OBC/EWS | Rs. 1000/- as application fee cum intimation charge |
| SC/ ST/ PwBD | Rs. 100/- as intimation charges |
SEBI Grade A 2022: Eligibility Criteria
SEBI Grade A Officer - Educational Qualification
| Stream | Educational Qualification |
|---|---|
| General | Master’s Degree in any discipline or Bachelors’ Degree in Law, or Bachelors’ Degree in Engineering from a recognized university, or CA / CFA / CS / Cost Accountant. |
| Legal | Bachelor’s Degree in Law from a recognized University / Institute. |
| Information Technology | Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (Electrical / Electronics / Electronics And Communication / Information Technology / Computer Science) OR Masters in Computers Application OR Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline with a postgraduate qualification (minimum 2 years duration) in Computers / Information Technology. |
| Research | Master’s Degree in Statistics / Economics / Commerce / Business Administration (Finance) / Econometrics from a recognized University / Institute. |
| Official Language | Master’s Degree in Hindi with English as one of the subjects at Bachelor’s Degree level or Master’s Degree in Sanskrit / English / Economics / Commerce with Hindi as a subject at Bachelor’s Degree level from a recognized University / Institute. |
SEBI Grade A Officer – Age Limit (as on 31/12/2021):
A candidate must not have exceeded the age of 30 years as on December 31, 2021, the candidate must have been born on or after January 01, 1992.
SEBI Recruitment 2022: Selection Procedure for Grade A Officer
Mode of selection shall be a three-stage process i.e.
A. SEBI 2022 Phase 1 Exam Pattern
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Paper |
Streams/Subjects |
Maximum Marks |
Duration |
Cutoff |
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Paper1 |
For All Streams: i. General Awareness (including some questions related to Financial Sector of easy to moderate ii. English Language, iii. Quantitative Aptitude and iv. Test of Reasoning. |
100 |
60 min |
30% |
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General Stream: Multiple choice questions on subjects Commerce, Accountancy, Management, Finance, Costing, Companies Act and Economics. Legal, Information Technology, Official Language stream: Research Stream:- Multiple choice questions on subjects |
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Aggregate cut off |
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40% |
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Note:
- There shall be negative marking (1/4th of marks assigned to the question) for the Paper 1 and Paper 2 in Phase I.
- There shall be a cut-off of minimum 30% for Paper 1 (no sectional cut-off shall be there) and a cut-off of minimum 40% for Paper 2 in Phase I.
- Candidates would need to secure separate cut-off in each paper as well as aggregate cut-off marks of 40% in Phase I exam to be shortlisted for Phase II. Marks obtained in Phase I shall be used only for shortlisting the candidates for Phase-II examination process and will not be counted for the final selection of the candidates.
B. SEBI Grade A Phase 2 Exam Pattern
Paper 1
| Subject | Maximum Marks | Duration | Cutoff | Weightage |
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All streams: English (Descriptive Test) to test the drafting skills |
100 | 60 min | 30% | 1/3rd |
Paper 2
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Stream |
Marks | Duration | Cutoff | Weightage |
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General Stream: |
100 | 40 min | 40% | 2/3rd |
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Legal,Information Technology and Official Language stream: |
100 | 40 min | 40% | 2/3rd |
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Research Stream:- |
Note:
- For candidates who have applied in multiple streams, Paper-II will be conducted in various shifts, the timings of which will be intimated in the Hall Ticket.
- There shall be negative marking (1/4th of marks assigned to the question) for Paper 2 in Phase II (except IT stream for which details shall be informed in due course).
- 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 II.
- Candidates equaling 3 times the number of vacancies shall be shortlisted, in order of merit, for Phase III i.e. the Interview. List of candidates shortlisted for Interview will be made available on SEBI website.
C. SEBI Grade A Phase 3 – Interview
Only the shortlisted candidates will be called for Interview. The candidate may opt for interview either in Hindi or English. Weightage of marks obtained in Phase II will be 85%, while marks obtained in interview shall be given a weightage of 15%.
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