SEBI GRADE A Subject Wise Books for Exam Preparation 2021

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Jun 10, 2021

SEBI stands for the Securities and Exchange Board of India was established in 1992 by the government of India. It recruits eligible candidates for the post of Assistant Manager. The candidates can apply online for the exam on their official website and have to clear the eligibility criteria. The candidates need to have proper knowledge about the exam pattern and syllabus before deciding the books needed to prepare for the exam. They can learn about the exams by downloading the previous years’ papers.

SEBI written examination is conducted in two phases- phase 1 and phase 2. In the stages of exams for the SEBI, candidates need to clear the two most essential sections which are as follows:

The written test
The interview round

SEBI Highlights

SEBI GRADE A Subject: Highlights

Organization Name	Security and Exchange Board of India.
Name of the post	General Steam, Legal, IT Engineer, etc.
Number of Vacancies	147 (officially)
Starting date of application form	20th May 2020
Last date of application form	31st July 2020 (Re-extended to 31st October 2020)
Apply mode	Online
Examination date for phase-1	17th January 2021
Examination date for phase-2	27th February 2021
Job location	Anywhere in India
Official website	www.sebi.gov.in

Syllabus Phase 1

Syllabus For SEBI Grade A: Phase 1

The candidates must correct the syllabus for the preparation as it helps to focus on the weak sections. Here is a list of syllabus provided for SEBI Grade A-

Subject	Topics
General knowledge	General Science I Indian history famous places in India Invention and discoveries Literature Countries and capital Geography Civics Indian economy Biology Indian parliament Sports Famous days and dates Heritage tourism
English	Substitution Spotting error Fill in the blank Passage completion Error correction Para correction Synonyms and antonyms Prepositions Idioms and phrases
Reasoning ability	Nonverbal series coding-decoding Number ranking Decision making Data interruption Clock and calendars Cubes and dice Analog alphabet Series Directions Statement and conclusion.
Aptitude	Banker's discount Volume and surface area Computer interest Chain rule Stock and Share Problem on ages Ratio and proportion Number average Height and distance Permutation and combination Boats and streams Simple interest Probability Area

Books Phase 1

Recommended books for SEBI Grade A: Phase 1

It is important to prepare for the SEBI from the right books, to score well the correct books for preparations are important. Here is a list of important books that will help the candidates to clear the SEBI Grade A exams

Section	Books	Author/Publisher
General Awareness	Banking Awareness Handbook of Banking Information	N.S. Toor
	Banking Awareness	Arihant Experts
	Static GK General Knowledge	A. P. Bhardwaj
	Lucent General Knowledge	Dr. Binay Karna & R. P. Suman
	Banking Awareness	N K Gupta and IBC Academy Publications
English Language	High School English Grammar and Composition	Wren and Martin
	Objective General English	R. S. Aggarwal and Vikas Aggarwal
	Word Power Made Easy	Norman Lewis
	English for Bank Exams	S. Chand Publishing
Quantitative Aptitude	Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Examinations	RS Aggarwal/ S Chand Publishing; Revised edition
	Quantitative Aptitude for All Competitive Examinations	Abhijit Guha/ McGraw Hill Education;
	Quantitative Aptitude & Data Interpretation	Disha Publication; Third edition
	Data Interpretation	Arun Sharma
	Quantum Cat	Sarvesh Kumar Verma
Reasoning Ability	A Modern Approach to Verbal Reasoning	R. S. Aggarwal
	Analytical Reasoning	M. K. Pandey
	How to Crack Test of Reasoning	Jaikishan and Premkishan
	A New Approach to REASONING Verbal & Non-Verbal	B.S. Sijwali and Indu Sijwali

Syllabus Phase 2

Syllabus For SEBI Grade A: Phase 2

The candidates must have proper knowledge about the correct syllabus. So here is a list of the syllabus for phase 2-

Subjects	Topics
Economics and Social Issues	Market Structures, Demand, and Supply, National Income: Classical & Keynesian Approach Determination of output and employment, Concepts and Measurement Consumption Function, Investment Function, Demand and Supply for Money, IS-LM, Inflation, Multiplier and Accelerator, and Phillips Curve, Business Cycles Foreign Exchange Markets, Inflation, Monetary and Fiscal Policy, Balance of Payments, Non-banking Financial Institutions.
Commerce & Accountancy	Accounting as a financial information system; Inventories, Revenue Recognition, Accounting Standards with specific reference to Accounting for Depreciation, Foreign Exchange Transactions, Fixed Assets, and Investments. Financial statement analysis; Cash Flow Statement, Fund flow statement, And Ratio analysis; Right Shares, And Accounting for Share Capital Transactions including Bonus Shares. Employees Stock Option and Buy-Back of Securities. Preparation and Presentation of Company Final Accounts.
Management	Management: its nature and scope; Planning, Organization, Staffing, Directing and controlling; The Management Processes; The Role of a Manager in an Organization. Leadership: The Tasks of a Leader; Leadership Theories; A successful Leader versus an effective Leader, Leadership Styles. Human Resource Development: Concept of HRD; Goals of HRD; Feedback and Performance Counselling – Career Planning – Performance Appraisal – Potential appraisal and development Training and Development – Rewards – Employee Welfare. Motivation, Incentives, Morale: How Managers Motivate; Concept of Morale; Theories of Motivation; Role of Incentives in Building up Morale. Communication Channels; Oral versus Written Communication; Verbal versus non-verbal Communication; Communication: Steps in the Communication Process; upward, downward and lateral communication; Role of Information Technology, Barriers to Communication, Corporate Governance: Mechanisms of Corporate Governance, Factors affecting Corporate Governance.
Finance & Management	Financial System: Capital Market, And Money Market. Reserve Bank of India- Banking System in India, Financial Institutions – SIDBI, EXIM, NABARD, NHB, etc., functions, and conduct of monetary policy, SEBI – Role, And functions. Know Your Client Framework Prevention of Money Laundering Financial Markets: Functions, instruments, recent developments, Primary and Secondary Markets (Forex, Money, Bond, Equity, etc.). General Topics: Changing Landscape of Financial sector Portfolio Investment, Recent Developments in the Financial Sector, And Public Sector Reforms, Disinvestments Page 21 of 25 of Risk Management in the Financial Sector. Basics of Derivatives: Forward, Futures, and Swap Financial Inclusion- use of technology Alternate source of finance, Public-Private Partnership, And private and social cost-benefit. The Union Budget; Non-tax sources of Revenue, GST, Direct and Indirect taxes; Thirteenth Finance Commission, and GST, Finance Commission, Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act (FRBM), Fiscal Policy. The role of e-governance in addressing the problems of corruption and inefficiency in the government sector, And Corporate Governance in the Financial Sector. Inflation: Trends, estimates, consequences, Definition, and remedies (control): CPI – components, WPI, and trends.
Costing	Introduction to Cost and Management Accounting, Objectives, and Scope of Cost and Management Accounting, Overview of Cost and Management Accounting Methods of Costing – Single Output/ Unit Costing, Job Costing, Contract Costing, Process/ Operation Costing, Batch Costing, Costing of Service Sectors. Basics of Cost Control and Analysis – (i) Marginal Costing, (ii) Standard Costing,(iii) Budget and Budgetary Control. Lean System and Innovation:- Introduction to Lean System, Just-in-Time (JIT), Kaizen Costing, 5 Ss, Total Productive Maintenance (TPM), Cellular Manufacturing/ One-Piece Flow Production Systems, Six Sigma (SS), Introduction to Process Innovation and Business Process Re-engineering.

Books Phase 2

Recommended books for SEBI Grade A: Phase 2

The candidates need to know the correct and important books for preparation so that they are not confused and can prepare for the SEBI Grade A Paper.

Here is a table of recommended books for Economics, Commerce & Accountancy, Management, Finance & Management, and Cost.

Section	Books and Author/Publisher
Economics	NCERT Books Union Budget & Economic Survey. Indian Economy for Civil Services, Universities, and Other Examinations - Ramesh Singh Indian Economy For UPSC Civil Services, State Services, UGC, University, College UG & PG Exams - Madhur M. Mahajan Indian Economic Development Since 1947 - Uma Kapila Indian Economy - Gaurav Datt and Ashwani Mahajan Indian Economy - Principles, Policies, and Progress - Sri Ram Srirangam & Manish Kumar Indian Economy - Mishra Puri.
Commerce & Accountancy	Corporate Accounting - Naseem Ahmed Students' Guide to Accounting Standards - Dr. D.S. Rawat Commercial's Accounting Standards - Ravi Kanth Miriyala Indian Accounting Standards - Dolphy D’Souza
Management	Principles of Management – Harold Koontz Financial Management – Prasanna Chandra Principles and Practices of Management – L N Prasad Financial Management, Theory, and Practice - Prasanna Chandra Management Accounting - R.S.N. Pillai & Bhagavati Principles of Management -McGraw Hills
Finance & Management	Financial Management – Prasanna Chandra Principles and Practices of Management – L N Prasad Indian Financial System – Bharati V Pathak Organizational Behaviour - S P Robbins Principles of Management – Harold Koontz IGNOU Notes for Organisational Behaviour
Costing	Cost Accounting: Method & Problems - B.K. Bhar Cost Accounting - N.K. Prasad & A.K. Prasad Cost Accounting – Theory & Practices - Bhabatosh Banerjee Principles and Practice of Cost Accounting - Asish Bhattacharya Studies in Cost Management - S.N. Maheshwari

SEBI Grade A FAQs

FAQ’s

Ques. What are the basic eligibility criteria for the SEBI exam?

Ans. The basic eligibility criteria for the SEBI exam is that the candidate must be a graduate and must have attained the age of 21 years.

Ques. What is the mode of application for the SEBI exam Phase 1 and Phase 2?

Ans. The candidates have to apply online for the SEBI exam.

Ques. How can the candidates check their results?

Ans. The candidates can check their result by following the steps-

Candidates can check the official website
Go to the results page
Fill up the roll number and password
The results will be displayed and can be downloaded

Ques. What is the age criteria for the SEBI Grade A exam?

Ans. The candidates must be above the age of 21 years and below the age of 50 years

Ques. In which language is the question paper given?

Ans. The exam is given in both Hindi and English languages, leaving aside the language paper.

*The article might have information for the previous academic years, please refer the official website of the exam.

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