Can those students who are appearing in final year of Graduation apply for any post in SEBI Grade ‘A’ recruitment?

Yes. Candidates who have appeared for the final examinations and waiting for the results are eligible to appear for SEBI Grade A exam.

In SEBI Grade ‘A’ exam, can I choose Hindi language as the exam language?

Yes, SEBI Grade ‘A’ exam is bilingual (i.e, Hindi & English). You can choose your preferred language either Hindi or English. Except for the English Language, all sections will be bilingual.

Is the SEBI Grade ‘A’ examination in ONLINE or OFFLINE mode?

SEBI Grade ‘A’ 2021 exam will be in online mode.

Is there any sectional CUT-OFF in SEBI Grade ‘A’ Exam?

Yes. SEBI Grade ‘A’ exam will have sectional cut-off along with the overall cut off.

Is SEBI Grade ‘A’ Officer Job transferable?

Yes, SEBI Grade ‘A’ Officer is liable to be posted anywhere in India depending on the job profile and department you are serving.

How many attempts are allowed in SEBI Grade ‘A’ Exam?

There is no such limit on the number of attempts for SEBI Grade ‘A’ exam. You can appear for this exam till the time you are eligible according to the eligibility criteria provided by SEBI in the notification.

What is the age limit for the SEBI Grade ‘A’ post?

The minimum age of the candidates must be 21 years & maximum age limit is 30 years.

SEBI Grade A Previous Year Cut Off

Previous Year Cut-off

Before you commence your SEBI Grade A exam preparation, it is extremely important to make yourself fully aware of the level of the previous year's examination, which you can get by going through the SEBI Grade A previous year's cut-offs that give you a direct idea of the level. If the cut-off is high, the level can be understood easier as compared to the case when the cut-off is low, which indicates that the level was tough. The SEBI Grade A (2021) cut-offs for all the streams have also been released now.

Check out all the SEBI cut-offs for the previous years below.

SEBI Grade A 2020 Cut Off

SEBI Grade A 2020 Cut Off General Stream

Unreserved	OBC (NCL)	EWS	SC	ST	PwBD (AU)	PwBD (VI)	PwBD (HI)
69.24	62.26	59.58	59.58	54.88	52.65	61.13	52.05

SEBI Grade A 2020 Cut Off Legal Stream

Unreserved	OBC (NCL)	EWS	SC	ST	PwBD (VI)
71.07	59.80	61.79	58.07	43.10	59.48

SEBI Grade A 2020 Cut Off Information Technology Stream

Unreserved	OBC (NCL)	EWS	SC	ST	PwBD (VI)	PwBD (HI)
84.67	65.20	80.00	66.06	No candidate qualified

SEBI Grade A 2020 Cut Off Engineering Stream - Civil

Unreserved	OBC (NCL)	EWS	SC	ST	PwBD (HI)
No vacancy		66.28	No vacancy	No candidate qualified

SEBI Grade A 2020 Cut Off Engineering Stream – Electrical

Unreserved	OBC (NCL)	EWS	SC	ST	PwBD (HI)
69.82	62.52	No vacancy	57.42	No vacancy	No candidate qualified

SEBI Grade A 2020 Cut Off Research Stream

Unreserved	OBC (NCL)	EWS	SC	ST	PwBD (HI)
69.67	No candidate qualified	No vacancy		52.76	No candidate qualified

SEBI Grade A 2020 Cut Off Official Language Stream

Unreserved	OBC (NCL)	EWS	SC	ST	PwBD (HI)
66.57	No vacancy				No candidate qualified

SEBI Grade A 2020 Phase 2 Paper 2 Cut Off: Stream and Category Wise

Stream	SC	ST	OBC (NCL)	EWS	UR	PwBD (AU)	PwBD (VI)	PwBD (HI)	PwBD (LD/MD/OD)
General	57.66	51.67	60.00	57.17	66.00	49.00*	57.17	47.83*	-
Legal	52.66	45*	54.66	59.33	68.33	-	62.33*	-	-
Information Technology	50.10*	#	45.34*	66.67	79.33	-	@	@	-
Engineering (Civil)	57.66	-	-	-	-	-	-	#	-
Engineering (Electrical)	54.67	-	64.00$	-	64.00	-	-	#	-
Research	-	42.67	60.66	-	66.33	-	-	#	-
Official Language	-	-	-	-	60.67	-	-	#	-

Cut-Off 2018: Phase 1 (Category-wise)

The cut-off for the 2018 Phase 1 exam for both General and Legal/I.T/ Engineering streams is provided in the table below.

Stream	SC	ST	OBC (NCL)	UR	PwBD (HH)	PwBD (LD/AU/MD/OD)	PwBD(VH)
General	90	103.5	110	119.25	–	102.25	–
Legal	102.25	–	107.5	101.25	–	–	–
Information Technology	97.5	123.25	96	95.75	–	–	–
Civil Engineering	102.5	–	105.75	105	–	–	–
Electrical Engineering	96.5	–	–	99.25	–	–	–

Cut-Off 2018: Sectional Cut-off

SEBI Grade A exam also has a sectional cut-off besides having an overall cut-off. Refer to the below table for the cut-off for each section.

All Streams and across all Categories	General Awareness	English Language	Quantitative Aptitude	Test of Reasoning	Awareness about Securities Market
.	16.0	16.0	16.0	16.0	16.0

Cut-Off 2018: Phase 2 (Assistant Manager)

SEBI Recruitment of Officer Grade A (Assistant Manager) Phase 2 exam was last held on December 16, 2018. Cut off for the same is provided below.

Stream		SC	ST	OBC (NCL)	UR	PwBD (HH)	PwBD (LD/AU/MD/OD)	PwBD (VH)
General	Number of Vacancies	11	1	23	49	-	1	-
	Candidates required for Phase 3 (Three times the vacancies)	33	3	69	147	-	3	-
	Number of candidates shortlisted for Phase 3	33	3	74	152	-	#	-
	Minimum aggregate marks obtained by shortlisted candidates	173.00	163.50	181.50	192	-	#	-
Legal	Number of Vacancies	2	-	4	12	-	-	1
	Candidates required for Phase 3 (Three times the vacancies)	6	-	12	36	-	-	3
	Number of candidates shortlisted for Phase 3	#	-	#	2 (All shortlisted)	-	-	#
	Minimum aggregate marks obtained by shortlisted candidates	#	-	#	166.50	-	-	#
	Number of Vacancies	1	1	2	4	1	-	1
Information Technology	Candidates required for Phase 3 (Three times the vacancies)	3	3	6	12	3	-	3
	Number of candidates shortlisted for Phase 3	#	#	#	6 (All shortlisted)	#	-	#
	Minimum aggregate marks obtained by shortlisted candidates	#	#	#	155.50	#	-	#
Civil Engineering	Number of Vacancies	1	-	1	3	1	-	-
	Candidates required for Phase 3 (Three times the vacancies)	3	-	3	9	3	-	-
	Number of candidates shortlisted for Phase 3	#	-	1 (All shortlisted)	3 (All shortlisted)	#	-	-
	Minimum aggregate marks obtained by shortlisted candidates	#	-	161.00	176.00	#	-	-
Electrical Engineering	Number of Vacancies	1	-	-	4	1	-	-
	Candidates required for Phase 3 (Three times the vacancies)	3	-	-	12	3	-	-
	Number of candidates shortlisted for Phase 3	#	-	-	1 (All shortlisted)	#	-	-
	Minimum aggregate marks obtained by shortlisted candidates	#	-	-	167.00	#	-	-

# - No candidate qualify for that post.

Cut-Off 2018: Applied on Papers

Each Paper in SEBI Grade A Phase 2 exam has a different cutoff which is mentioned in the table given below.

All Streams and across all Categories	Paper I	Paper 2	Paper 3
All Streams and across all Categories		40.00	40.00	40.00

Cut-off 2017: Phase 1 (Category wise)

Stream Wise Cut-off 2017: Phase 1 (General Stream)

Following is the list of SEBI cut off for the general stream.

Stream	Category	English Language	Reasoning Ability	General Awareness	Quantitative Aptitude	Total Cut -Off
General	Unreserved	15	11	10.25	10.75	112.75
	OBC	10	6.5	7	6.5	106.5
	PWD HH	10	6.5	7	6.5	66.25

SEBI Grade A CUT-OFF 2017: Phase 1 (Research Stream)

Previous year SEBI Grade A cut-off for the research stream is provided in the table below.

Stream	Category	English Language	Reasoning Ability	General Awareness	Quantitative Aptitude	Total Cut-Off
Research	Unreserved	15	11	10.25	10.75	83.75
Research	ST	10	6.5	7	6.5	83.75

SEBI Grade A CUT-OFF 2017: Phase 1 (Legal Stream)

SEBI cut-off for the previous year for the Legal stream is provided in the table below.

Stream	Category	English Language	Reasoning Ability	General Awareness	Professional Knowledge	Quantitative Aptitude	Total Cut-Off
Legal	Unreserved	14.25	8.25	8	10	7.5	97.75
	SC	10	4.75	5.25	7	3.5	91
	PWD VH	10	4.75	5.25	7	3.5	60.25

SEBI Grade A CUT-OFF 2017: Phase 1 (Information Technology)

Below is the list of the previous year's SEBI Grade A cut-off for the Information Technology stream.

Stream	Category	English Language	Reasoning Ability	General Awareness	Professional Knowledge	Quantitative Aptitude	Total Cut-Off
Information Technology	Unreserved	14.25	8.25	8	7.25	7.5	116.75
	OBC	10	4.75	5.25	4.75	3.5	107
	SC	10	4.75	5.25	4.75	3.5	92
	PWD HH	10	4.75	5.25	4.75	3.5	56.5

SEBI Grade A CUT-OFF 2017: Phase 1 (Official Language)

Below is the sectional-wise SEBI cut-off for previous year for the official language section.

Stream	Category	English Language	Reasoning Ability	General Awareness	Professional Knowledge	Quantitative Aptitude
Official Language	Unreserved	14.25	8.25	8	7.25	7.5
Official Language	PWD HH	10	4.75	5.25	4.75	3.5

Previous Year Papers

To prepare for an exam like SEBI Grade A, one needs to be fully armed and ready. The preparation needs to be complete and full-proof. You should be well-versed and well-informed when it comes to exam-specific information. Apart from checking the last year's cut-off, what can be more beneficial than having the previous year's papers with you? ixamBee is providing SEBI Grade A previous year's papers which you can refer to and check out the complete paper with all the questions that appeared in the exam. It will not only help you in receiving genuine information but will help you in forming an appropriate strategy.