What qualification do I need for SEBI Grade A?

General stream (alternative): Bachelor's degree in Law or Bachelor's degree in Engineering. Legal stream: Bachelor's degree in Law (2 years' post-qualification experience as advocate is desirable, not mandatory). Information Technology stream: B.E. in any branch, OR any bachelor's degree plus a 2-year PG qualification in computer science / computer application / IT. Engineering (Electrical) stream: Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering (listed experience is desirable).

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SEBI Grade A 2025 notice, explained

Q: Can final-year students apply for SEBI Grade A?

Yes, if they hold the required qualification by the date the notice sets. (p.4, Note 4 (must produce proof of the qualification if shortlisted for Phase III))

The main rules of the official notice in plain words. Each point gives the page or para, so you can check it in the notice yourself.

In short

Age	Up to 30 years on 30-09-2025
Education	A bachelor’s degree in a set subject (more for some posts)
Final-year students	Can apply (p.4, Note 4 (must produce proof of the qualification if shortlisted for Phase III))

Who can apply

Age limit (counted on 30-09-2025)

All streams	up to 30 years

Age relaxation (upper limit)

SC	5 years
ST	5 years
OBC	3 years
PwBD	10 years

Work out your own age limit

Education

General stream (alternative): Bachelor's degree in Law or Bachelor's degree in Engineering (p.1, Section I table)
Legal stream: Bachelor's degree in Law (2 years' post-qualification experience as advocate is desirable, not mandatory) (p.2, Section I table)
Information Technology stream: B.E. in any branch, OR any bachelor's degree plus a 2-year PG qualification in computer science / computer application / IT (p.2, Section I table)
Engineering (Electrical) stream: Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering (listed experience is desirable) (p.3, Section I table)
Engineering (Civil) stream: Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering (listed experience is desirable) (p.3, Section I table)
General stream: Master's degree / 2-year PG Diploma in any discipline (p.1, Section I table)
Research stream: Master's / 2-year PG Diploma in Economics, Commerce, Business Administration, Econometrics and related economics; or in Finance and related; or in Statistics, Data Science, AI, ML, Big Data Analytics and related; or Master's in Mathematics plus 1-year PG diploma in Statistics (p.2-3, Section I table)
Official Language stream: Master's in Hindi/Hindi Translation with English at bachelor's level; or Master's in Sanskrit/English/Economics/Commerce with Hindi at bachelor's level; or Master's in both English and Hindi/Hindi Translation (p.3, Section I table)
General stream (alternative): Chartered Accountant / Chartered Financial Analyst / Company Secretary / Cost Accountant (p.1, Section I table)

Final-year students: can apply, if the qualification is complete by the date the notice sets (p.4, Note 4 (must produce proof of the qualification if shortlisted for Phase III))

Other conditions

Open to Indian citizens (p.1, Section I)
A candidate may apply for at most 2 streams, with a separate application and fee for each (p.4, Note 1)
PwBD candidates may apply only in the disability categories identified for each stream (p.10-11, Section VI.II)

Syllabus

Phase I and Phase II - Paper 2, General stream (common syllabus): Commerce & Accountancy, Management, Finance, Costing, Companies Act, Economics (p.22-23, Annexure)
Paper 2, Legal stream: Phase I, Phase II (p.23-24, Annexure)
Paper 2, Information Technology stream: Phase I, Phase II (p.24-25, Annexure)
Paper 2, Research stream: Phase I, Phase II (p.25, Annexure)
Paper 2, Official Language stream (common to both phases): Official Language (p.26, Annexure)
Paper 2, Engineering (Electrical) stream (common to both phases): Electrical Engineering (p.26-27, Annexure)
Paper 2, Engineering (Civil) stream (common to both phases): Civil Engineering (p.27-29, Annexure)
Phase II - Paper 1 (all streams): English Writing Skills (p.29, Annexure)

Every topic, with a tick list

Documents

To upload with the form

Photograph (200x230 px preferred, 20-50 KB) (p.16-17)
Live photograph captured by webcam/mobile (p.17)
Signature (140x60 px preferred, 10-20 KB) (p.17)
Left thumb impression (240x240 px at 200 DPI, 20-50 KB) (p.17)
Handwritten declaration in English (800x400 px at 200 DPI, 50-100 KB) (p.17)

Plus 12 documents to bring for verification. See them as a tick list

Photo and signature sizes, with resizers

Source: SEBI, Recruitment of Officer Grade A (Assistant Manager) 2025 - General, Legal, IT, Research, Official Language, Engineering (Electrical) and Engineering (Civil) Streams, published on SEBI website 30.10.2025; with Addendum (posts increased in General and Research streams). Always confirm in the current notice.

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