SEBI Grade A Exam Pattern

Timing: Single composite 60-minute timer for all four Paper 1 sections combined: no sectional lock, you can move between sections freely..

Paper 1 is common to every stream and covers General Awareness (including some financial sector questions), English Language, Quantitative Aptitude, and Test of Reasoning. There is no sectional cut-off within Paper 1, only an overall cut-off of 30%. Paper 1 and Paper 2 are separately timed: once Paper 1 ends, Paper 2 begins as its own timed block (modelled here as a separate test).

Timing: Single composite 40-minute timer for all General Stream subjects combined: no sectional lock, you can move between subjects freely..

Paper 2 tests subject knowledge specific to each recruitment stream. This mock covers the General stream syllabus: Commerce, Accountancy, Management, Finance, Costing, Companies Act, and Economics. SEBI does not publish an official question-wise split across these seven subjects. The breakdown below reflects how this mock test's questions are organised, not an official SEBI-published distribution. Paper 2 has its own overall cut-off of 40% and is timed separately from Paper 1.

The Phase II pattern varies significantly by stream and includes a mix of objective and descriptive papers (including English Writing Skills, tested for every stream). It is under review before this stage is published.