IFSCA Grade A Syllabus & Exam Pattern 2024, Check Detailed Subject-wise Topics

IFSCA Grade A Syllabus 2024: International Financial Services Centres Authority has released the notification for the recruitment of Assistant Manager (Grade A Officers) on its official website www.ifsca.gov.in. The aspirants who are willing to apply for this recruitment must know the IFSCA Grade A Syllabus 2024. IFSCA has reopened the registration window, interested candidates can apply for the posts from 06 June to 14 June 2024. The Phase I Online Examination is scheduled for July 2024. The IFSCA selection process includes Phase I, Phase II & Interview. The given column tells us about the detailed IFSCA Grade A Syllabus 2024 & Exam Pattern.

IFSCA Grade A Exam Pattern 2024

IFSCA issued the Exam Pattern along with the official Notification PDF. For the final selection, aspirants will have to qualify for Phase I, Phase II, and the Interview round. In each phase, candidates will have to appear for 2 papers. There shall be negative markings for Paper 1 & Paper 2 in Phase I and for Paper 2 in Phase II. All questions in both the Phases, except the test of English will be asked in both Hindi and English language.

IFSCA Grade A Exam Pattern 2024: Phase 1

The Phase I Exam for IFSCA Assistant Manager will consist of 2 Papers. To move to the next stage of the recruitment process, candidates need to achieve a 40% overall score. Both Paper 1 and Paper 2 in Phase I will have negative marking, deducting 1/4th of the marks assigned to each question. In Paper 1, candidates must score at least 30%, with no specific sectional cut-off. For Paper 2, the minimum required score is 40%. Candidates need to meet these individual cut-offs as well as the overall 40% aggregate cut-off to qualify for Phase II. However, the marks obtained in Phase I are only used for shortlisting candidates for Phase II and do not count towards the final selection.

Paper 1

Paper 2

IFSCA Grade A Exam Pattern 2024: Phase II

In the Phase I Exam for IFSCA Assistant Manager, candidates will face two papers. To move on to the next stage of the recruitment process, they must score at least 40% overall. In the Phase II exam, there will be a negative marking system, deducting 1/4th of the marks for each question in Paper 2. To qualify for Phase III, candidates need to meet separate cut-offs for each paper in Phase II and achieve an aggregate cut-off of 40%, with Paper 1 contributing 1/3rd of the total weightage and Paper 2 contributing 2/3rd. Based on these criteria, candidates equaling 3 times the number of vacancies shall be shortlisted, in order of merit, for Phase III which is the Interview round. The list of candidates selected for Interviews will be published on the IFSCA website. Aspirants can check the IFSCA Phase II Exam Pattern below.

Paper 1

Paper 2

IFSCA Grade A Syllabus 2024: Phase I

Phase 1 Syllabus is the same as that of other competitive examinations as the subjects include English Language, Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning, and General Awareness. In Paper 2, the topics will be related to the Economy and candidates can check the complete list below. Here, we have discussed the section-wise IFSCA Assistant Manager Phase 1 Syllabus 2024.

IFSCA  Grade A Syllabus 2024: Phase II

In Phase 2, there will be a descriptive as well as objective test. Paper 1 will be descriptive in which candidates will have to attempt essay, comprehension, and precis. In Paper 2, multiple choice questions will be asked from the topics discussed here.

• IFSCA Act
• Union Budget
• Economic Survey
• Banking, Capital Market
• Insurance
• Pension Funds
• Bullion
• GIFT City
• GIFT IFSC
• IFSCA
• Global Financial Centres