SIDBI Grade A 2022-23 - Syllabus, Books, Strategy

Recruitment of Officers in Grade ‘A’– General Stream 2022-23: SIDBI has invited Application from eligible candidates for the post of Assistant Manager in Grade ‘A’ in General Stream. Application for 100 vacancies of SIDBI Grade A  Assistant Manager Vacancy had started on the official website from 14th December and last date to Apply was 3rd January. SIDBI Grade A Exam 2023 will be conducted on 28th January 2023.

SIDBI Grade A Exam 2022-23

SIDBI Grade A Apply Online 2023: Important Dates

Here, candidates can check the important dates for SIDBI Grade A Apply Online 2022-23. The last date to apply online along with submission of application fee can be done by 3rd January.

  • SIDBI Grade A Recruitment 2022-23 Notification - 13th December 2022
  • SIDBI Grade A Apply Online 2022 - 14th December 2022
  • SIDBI Grade A Last Date to Apply - 3rd January 2023
  • SIDBI Grade A Exam Date - 28th January 2023.

SIDBI Grade A Exam 2022-23: Eligibility Criteria

Before applying, aspirants should ensure that they fulfill the eligibility criteria for SIDBI Grade A Exam 2022. The Eligibility Criteria includes Educational Qualification and age limit which should be taken in consideration as on January 03, 2023 and December 14, 2022 respectively. 

SIDBI Grade A Apply Online 2022-23 Eligibility Criteria is mentioned below.

SIDBI Grade A Exam 2022-23: Educational Qualification as on 14th Dec 2022
  • Post-Graduation Degree in any discipline from an institute / University recognized by the University Grant Commission (UGC) / Central Government. OR
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Law / Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (Preferably Civil / Electrical /Mechanical). OR
  • CA / CS / CWA / CFA / CMA OR Ph.D. from Institutions recognized by GOI/UGC.
SIDBI Grade A Exam 2022-23: Age Limit as on 3rd Jan 2023
  • Minimum Age - 21 Years
  • Maximum Age - 28 Years
SIDBI Grade A Exam 2022-23: Handwritten Declaration

SIDBI Grade A Apply Online 2022-23 Handwritten Declaration is an important document for the aspirants to upload in the application form. The below mentioned hand written declaration should be in the handwriting of the candidate and in English only. If it is written and uploaded by anybody else or in any other language, then the application form will not be considered as valid. The text for the handwritten declaration is as follows:

“I, _______ (Name of the candidate), hereby declare that all the information submitted by me in the application form is correct, true, and valid. I will present the supporting documents as and when required.”

Know About SIDBI: What is SIDBI and What it does?

SIDBI is the Principal Financial Institution set up under an Act of Parliament for promotion, financing, and development of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) sector in India. MSME sector, the focused business domain for SIDBI, has been an important pillar of the Indian Economy in the last seven and a half decades, having contributed to creativity, innovation, and dynamism in the industrial sector which has led to the spread of industrial development across the country

SIDBI’s Mission is to ‘To facilitate and strengthen credit flow to MSMEs and address both financial and developmental gaps in the MSME eco-system’. SIDBI is working with the Vision ‘To emerge as a single window for meeting the financial and developmental needs of the MSME sector to make it strong, vibrant and globally competitive, to position SIDBI Brand as the preferred customer friendly institution and for enhancement of shareholders wealth and highest corporate values through modern technology platform’. 

In order to achieve the same, SIDBI proactively partners with Banks, SFBs, NBFCs, MFIs, and New Age FinTech’s for Indirect lending, focusing on multiplier effect/larger reach in financing the MSME sector. SIDBI also makes strategic interventions in Industrial Clusters through direct lending with an intent to bridge current credit gaps in the MSME sector by using demonstrable and creative lending products that can be scaled up by the credit delivery ecosystem.

SIDBI is also facilitating growth of entrepreneurship culture in India by helping Startups through its Fund of Funds initiatives. Besides that, SIDBI is promoting entrepreneurship and assisting nascent enterprises for the comprehensive development of the MSME sector through credit-plus initiatives, acting as a facilitator in capacities such as Nodal Agency for the Government's MSME-oriented Schemes.

SIDBI Grade A Exam Pattern 2023


SIDBI Grade A Descriptive Exam Pattern 2023
  • No. of Questions- 3
  • Two essays of 20 marks each
  • One Letter of 10 marks each
  • Essay & Letter Topics - Comprising two essays on financial/ Banking/Economic and Social issues in India and one Business letter writing.
Essay & Letter Asked in SIDBI Grade A Exam 2022

Essay Writing : 2 Sets (Set A & B, 200 Words Each) - Set A was moderate than Set B 
I. Gender Discrimination in India: Causes and Initiative 
II. Goods and Service Tax : Pros and Cons 
III. The Interconnected Global Economy: Challenges and opportunities for the World
IV. Rural Migration and How to prevent it

Set - B
I. Role of banks in promoting financial inclusion in villages.
II. Poverty and its effect on growth.
III. How does rapid population growth lead to environmental degradation?
IV. Cryptocurrency: Pros, Cons & future in India

Letter Writing 
I. Write a complaint letter for defective laptop.
II. Write a complaint letter to supplier for late delivery of your order.
III. Write a letter of appreciation and gratitude to the government.

Note - All the essay topics are related to General Finance, Economics and Social Issue as they had mentioned in Notification.

SIDBI Grade A Exam Cut off 2022

SIDBI Grade A Exam Cut off 2022

SIDBI Grade A Salary 2022-23: Perks and Allowances

SIDBI Grade A officers will get a basic initial pay of 44500 along with some allowances.

  • Basic Pay - Rs. 44500.00 + Allowances
  • Total Deduction - Rs. 18112
  • Net Salary in Hand - 76,073.00

SIDBI Grade A Salary 2022-23: Perks and Allowances

Prelim Exam Syllabus

Reasoning Ability

Quantitative Aptitude

English Language

Seating Arrangement - Linear, Circular, Rectangular, Parallel, Uncertain, some facing Inside Out and Some facing North-South

Puzzle: Floor and Flat, Box, Scheduling (Days, Months, Year based), Category Based, Ranking Based, Blood Relation based, comparison based, Designation based

Critical Reasoning: Argument – strengthening and wakening, Course of Action, Cause-Effect, Inference and Implicit based Questions.

Other Topics: Syllogism and Reverse Syllogism, Input-Output, New Pattern Coding Decoding, Coded Inequality, Blood Relation, Direction Sense

Data Interpretation: Line, Bar, Pie, Table, Mixed, Missing Graphs and Caselets (Paragraph based DI)

Data Sufficiency

Calculation Based: Approximation, Number Series (Next, Wrong, Missing and Double series), Quadratic Equation, Quantitative Inequality

Arithmetic: Average, Ratio-Proportion, Profit and Loss, Percentage, Partnership, Mixture and Allegation, Time and Work, Time and Distance, Permutation and Combination and Probability etc;

Reading Comprehension

Cloze Test

Para Jumble (Old and New Pattern)

Sentence Completion (Table Based)

Sentence Improvement

Sentence Connector

Vocabulary and Idioms Based Questions

Some new pattern Questions Introduced by IBPS in recent exams.

What are the Books and Study Materials needed for Phase I

SubjectsBooks
English Language
  • Do more reading in English, if you are weak in this section
  • Sectional Mock test and Practice Quiz can also help.
Reasoning Ability
  • Use the YouTube videos to learn concepts.
  • Attempt Sectional and Full Length Mock Test after learning basics of doing practice.
Quantitative Aptitude
  • Data Interpretation Book by Adda247 or Oliveboard
  • Quant Check List and Monthly magazine by Ashish Arora, freely available on his telegram channel.

How to Prepare General Awareness for SIDBI Grade A 2022-23

In SIDBI Grade A 2022, around 10-15 questions came from Programs, 15-18 questions came from Banking and Economic Current Affairs as they have specifically mentioned this thing in their exam pattern. You can score 25-30 marks from below topics:-

  • PIB releases last 6 months  (Focus on Newly Launched Programs as well as Flagship programs of Ministry of MSME, Finance, Labour, MoHUA, Women, Health and Education)
  • RBI press release & Circulars (From September 2022 Onwards)
  • SEBI press release (From September 2022 Onwards)
  • SIDBI in News from Last One Year as well as all the Programs run by SIDBI and Programs in which SIDBI is Implementing agency such PM-SVANIDHI
  • Banking and Economic Current Affairs (From September 2022 Onwards)

In simple terms you need to understand that GA is not just GA, its basically 20-30% Economic and Social Issue and 30-40% Banking Affairs.

Apart from this, you also need to cover General Current Affairs such as National Affairs, International, Defense, MoU, State News, Summits, Days & Theme etc from last Three months (1st October 2022 - 15th Jan 2023), focus mainly on November and December 2022.

Frequently Asked Questions: SIDBI Grade A 2023

Q. What is the syllabus of SIDBI Grade A 2023?

Ans The complete syllabus of the SIDBI Grade A exam 2023 is given in the article above.

Q. Is there any sectional timing in SIDBI Grade A 2023?

Ans. Yes, there is a sectional timing in SIDBI Grade A 2023.

Q. Is SIDBI Grade A Notification 2022-23 out?

Ans. Yes, SIDBI Grade A Notification 2022-23 is out on 13th December 2022.

Q. Is there any negative marking in SIDBI Grade A Exam 2023?

Ans. Yes, there is a negative marking of 0.25 marks in the SIDBI Grade A Exam 2023.

Q. How many vacancies have been released for Assistant Manager under the SIDBI Grade A Recruitment 2022-23?

Ans. A total number of 100 vacancies have been released for the post of Assistant Manager under the SIDBI Grade A Recruitment 2022-23.

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