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SIDBI Grade A Official Exam is for the appointment of Assistant Managers (Grade A – General stream) at SIDBI – Small Industries Development Bank of India. The SIDBI Grade A Officer Exam is a great opportunity for candidates who are preparing for competitive exams to get into a Bank under the Government.
The appointment of a Grade A SIDBI Officer is made for the appointment of Grade A Assistant (General Broadcasting) vacancies at its branches nationwide. The last appointment of a Grade A SIDBI Officer was made in 2016 when 100 vacancies were announced. Notice of SIDBI Grade A Officer 2023 has been issued and a total of 100 vacancies have been issued to do the same.
SIDBI issued SIDBI Grade A Officer Recruitment Notification 2023. It is a great opportunity for anyone. SIDBI invites all eligible applicants to apply as soon as possible for the Grade A Examination. As last year’s cut off gives you an idea of the difficulty level of the test and the level of competition, To give you an answer to the question, we created the SIDBI Grade A blog post.
SIDBI Grade A Exam – Overview
| SIDBI Grade A Recruitment 2023 | |
| Organization | Small Industries Development Bank of India |
| Post Name | Assistant Manager (Grade-A) |
| Stream | General Stream |
| Vacancy | 50 |
| Category | Govt. Jobs |
| Application Mode | Online |
| Online Registration | 8th to 28th November 2023 |
| Exam Level | National |
| Selection Process | Psychometric Test Group Discussion and Interview |
| SIDBI Salary | Rs. 90,000/- per month |
| Official website | https://www.sidbi.in/ |
SIDBI Grade A Officer Exam Pattern 2023
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The SIDBI online test is similar to the IBPS PO tests with similar categories. So all those who have attended other banking exams will find this much easier and helpful.
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| Name of the test | Type of test | No of Qs | Max Marks |
| Computer Knowledge | Objective | 20 | 20 |
| English Language | Objective | 40 | 40 |
| General Awareness (With Special Reference To Banking Industry) | Objective | 40 | 40 |
| Reasoning Ability | Objective | 50 | 50 |
| Quantitative Aptitude | Objective | 50 | 50 |
Expected Cut off of SIDBI Grade A 2023
The expected cut off for SIDBI Grade A 2023 is given below:
| Section | Questions | Difficulty Level | Expected Cut-off
|
| Reasoning | 50 | Easy | 14 |
| English Language | 40 | Easy | 11 |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | Moderate | 12 |
| General Awareness | 40 | Moderate | 14 |
| Computer Knowledge | 20 | Easy | 12 |
| Total | 200 | Easy-Moderate |
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Previous Year Cut Off of SIDBI Grade A 2023
To qualify for this appointment of SIDBI Assistant Manager in 2023, you need a specific cut-off applied in two categories:
- In individual test phase
- on total score
Even if you get the required grade marks for all the categories but fail to reach the required cut off, you will still be excluded.
Just as the IBPS is issuing cut off in its tests, SIDBI will also announce the cut off of their last year (2016) for the appointment of an Assistant Manager.
Let’s take a look at the cut off of SIDBI Grade A of previous year. These are illustrated below.
| Section | General | OBC | SC | ST |
| Quantitative Ability | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Reasoning | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Computer knowledge | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| English Language | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| General Awareness | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Total | 114 | 101 | 90 | 108 |
SIDBI Grade A 2023 Application Fee
The candidates have to pay a requisite application fee while filling out their SIDBI Grade A Application Form as per their category. The fees once paid will not be refunded.
| Category | Application Fee | Intimation Charges | Total Charges |
| Gen/ OBC/ EWS | Rs. 925/- | Rs. 175/- | Rs. 1100/- |
| SC/ST/ PwD | Nil | Rs. 175/- | Rs. 175/- |
| Staff Candidates | Nil | Nil | Nil |
Steps to Apply Online for SIDBI Grade A Recruitment 2023
The candidates have to submit their online application form to SIDBI to get enrolled for the SIDBI Recruitment 2023. Follow the below steps to know how to apply for SIDBI Grade A Recruitment.
Step-1 Browse the official website of Small Industries Development Bank of India @www.sidbi.in
Step-II On the homepage, click on “Careers” appearing on the top and a new page appears with all the current recruitments.
Step-III Click on “Application for Assistant Manager ‘Grade-A’ in General Stream”.
Step-IV Now click on “SIDBI invites Applications for Recruitment of Officers in Grade ‘A’– General Stream” and now click on the “Click here to apply online”.
Step-V Now candidates have to register for the application process, choose the tab, “Click here for New Registration” and enter Name, Contact details and Email-id.
Step-VI A Provisional Registration Number and Password will be generated by the system and displayed on the screen
Step-VII Now login with the Registration Number and Password and start filling in the details required in SIDBI Grade A Application Form 2022.
Step VIII Upload the required documents as per the required dimensions. Photograph (4.5 cm* 3.5 cm), signature (with black ink), left thumb impression (on white paper with black or blue ink), a handwritten declaration (on white paper with black ink).
Step-IX Pay the required application fee online and submit the duly filled application form much before the last date i.e. 28th November 2023.
All important dates related to the SIDBI Grade A Online Registration Process are given below.
| SIDBI Grade A Online Registration- Important Dates | |
| Opening of Online Registration payment of fees | 8th November 2023 |
| Closing of On-line Registration Gateway /payment of fees | 28th November 2023 |
| Last date for determining Eligibility Criteria with regard to age | 8th November 2023 |
| Last date for determining Eligibility Criteria with regard to educational qualification | 28th November 2023 |
The previous SIDBI cut offs will help you to analyze the difficulty level of this year’s test (2023). But you should not stop looking at this alone. Start preparing with the goal of reaching the top. Therefore, you need to give yourself more time to practice these last days before the test.
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