SEBI Grade A Preparation Strategy 2020

Securities and Exchange Board of India or SEBI Grade A is one of the most important banking exams conducted across the country. Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, SEBI Grade A Prelims 2020 Exam was Postponed. Earlier, the SEBI Grade A Prelims exam was scheduled for 12th April 2020. However, as per the new dates of the Prelims, the 2020 exam will be conducted on 04th July 2020 and Mains on 23rd August 2020. In this article, we will discuss SEBI Grade A Preparation Strategy 2020.

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SEBI Grade A Exam Pattern and Selection Procedure

Let’s have a brief look into the exam pattern and selection process before getting into the preparation strategy of the exam.

Mode of selection consists of 3 phases

Phase 1: Exam Pattern (Prelims)
(online exam consisting of two papers of 100 marks each)
Paper 1 – 100 Marks (MCQs on GK, English, Quantitative, Reasoning, with some questions on the financial sector) (Duration – 1 hour)
Paper 2 – 100 Marks (MCQs on Companies Act, Commerce & Accounting, Finance & Management & Economics) (Duration – 40 minutes)

Phase 2: Exam Pattern (Mains)
(online exam consisting of two papers of 100 marks each)
Paper 1 – 100 Marks (English Descriptive on topics like Essay Writing, Reading Comprehension, Presis writing, etc) (Duration – 60 Minutes)
Paper 2 – 100 Marks (Multiple-choice questions on subjects Economics, Commerce, Accountancy, Management, Costing, Companies Act) (Duration – 40 minutes)

Phase 3: Interview
Phase 1 is qualifying in nature hence its marks won’t be considered for final calculation, while the aggregate of marks obtained in Phase 2 and Interview will be considered to come up with the merit list.
Weightage of marks obtained in Phase 2 and Interview will be 85% and 15% respectively.

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SEBI Grade A Preparation Strategy 2020

Important Points

1. There is paper wise cut-off. So, concentrate on both Paper 1 & Paper 2.
2. At the same time, there is no mention of the sectional cut-off in either of the two papers. Hence, make it work to your advantage by scoring very high in any or all of the sections that you are most comfortable with and thus increase your overall performance.
3. Some of the subjects are common for both the Papers, so prepare them thoroughly to score high marks.
4. In Paper 2, there are many subjects like Economics, Accounting, Costing, Commerce, Companies Act, Finance, etc) with a total of 100 marks and the duration of 40 minutes. So, we could assume that the questions would be of easy to moderate level testing your basic concepts and understanding of the subjects.

Preparation Strategy for Paper 1

There are four sections:

• Quantitative Aptitude
• Reasoning Ability
• English
• General Awareness (includes few questions related to the financial sector)

Marks distribution among the sections has not been released yet which is expected to be out in the information handout which would be released probably a week before the exam.
For now, let us assume that four sections of paper 1 (Phase 1) will each carry 25 marks
The best way now to prepare for any exam would be through the Mock Tests. Hence attempt as many mock tests as possible. Understand and analyze your strengths and weaknesses through these tests and work on them.

Given below are the syllabus that you need to cover for each of the four sections:

Quantitative Aptitude

Below are the topics which need to be covered for this topic:

• Average, Mixture & Alligations
• Compound/Simple Interest
• Data Interpretation
• Mensuration
• Number Series
• Permutation and Combination
• Percentage
• Probability
• Profit and Loss
• Ratio Proportion
• Stocks and Shares
• Time and Work
• Time, Distance and Speed

Be thorough with all the concepts and practice a lot of questions and learn how and where to use shortcuts. Once you learn all the concepts, solve a lot of mock tests to become an expert in these topics.

Reasoning

The topics with which you should be ready with are given below:

• Blood Relations
• Data Sufficiency
• Direction Test
• Inequalities
• Input-Output
• Puzzles
• Series Completion/Missing Series
• Statement, Inference & Assumption
• Syllogism

Go through each and every topic and try to understand the concepts behind it. Practice a number of questions on each topic and check out for new shortcuts.

English Language

• Read the Editorial section of the English newspaper.
• While reading an article, understand the content, and proceed.
• Make note of new words and their usage.
• Try and solve many mock tests, previous papers, sample papers, etc.

General Awareness

1. Keep yourself updated with the News Related to the Financial Sector for the last 6 to 8 months.
2. Go through the news for the last 4 months before going to the exam.
3. Read the current affairs for the latest month because as per the trend most of the questions would come from the month closest to exam month.
4. Read the highlights of the Union Budget & Economic Survey. You could expect quite a number of questions from these.
5. Look for everything about SEBI in News.

Preparation strategy for Paper 2

1. Just try to have a basic understanding of all the topics mentioned in the syllabus. Don’t try to master all the subjects.
2. As time is short, don’t waste time by going through voluminous books.
3. The key to preparing well here is through Concept Clarity and Stick to the Basics.
4. We can expect very few numerical, most of which will be easy and doable.
5. Keeping all the subjects in mind, there will be very few current affair related questions in Paper 2. But you can expect questions on Union Budget & Economic Survey and other important financial news.

Preparation Strategy for Finance

The finance syllabus for both RBI Grade B and SEBI Grade A is similar.
Here we will discuss in detail what all you need topics to be covered in Finance SEBI Grade A Exam. Important Topics to be covered in Finance for SEBI Grade A Exam 2020 are:

1. Alternate sources of Finance
2. Time Value of Money
3. Bonds
4. Derivatives (Futures, Forwards, Swaps & Options)
5. Primary & Secondary Markets (Equity Markets & Debt Markets)
6. Financial Inclusion using Technology
7. Income Statement & Balance Sheet
8. Public-Private Partnership
9. Ratios
10. GST
11. Forex Markets
12. Risk Management
13. Inflation
14. FRBM
15. Finance Commission
16. Union Budget
17. Fiscal Policy
18. Read about RBI & SEBI
19. Preparation Strategy for Finance

We have discussed some of the SEBI Grade A Preparation Strategy 2020 for the benefit of the aspirants in this article. Keep visiting us for more updates on this topic.

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