The SEBI Grade A Exam Date 2026 is expected to be released soon along with the official notification by October 2026. Based on the expected schedule, the Phase 1 exam may be held in November 2026, followed by the Phase 2 exam in December 2026. The SEBI Grade A selection process includes Phase 1, Phase 2, and a Personal Interview. Candidates should check the notification for the latest exam dates, application schedule, exam centres, and admit card updates.
When will the SEBI Grade A 2026 exam dates be released?
SEBI Grade A Notification 2026 is expected to be released in October 2026. Based on the previous recruitment cycle, the Phase 1 exam is expected in November 2026, followed by the Phase 2 exam in December 2026. The selection process includes three stages: Phase 1, Phase 2, and Personal Interview. Candidates who qualify for Phase 2 will be shortlisted for the interview round.
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When are the SEBI Grade A 2026 Phase 1 and 2 exams scheduled?
As per the previous recruitment cycle, the SEBI Grade A Phase 1 exam is expected to be held in November 2026, around 60 days after the notification is released, followed by the Phase 2 exam in December 2026, around 30 days after the Phase 1 exam.
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SEBI Grade A Exam Date Overview
The SEBI Grade A Phase 1 and Phase 2 exams are expected to be released soon, and the admit cards are likely to be released 10 to 15 days before the exam. The key dates for the SEBI Grade A 2026 exam are given below.
| Event | Important Dates (2026) | Important Dates (2025) |
|---|
| SEBI Grade A Notification Release Date | Expected by October 2026 | 8th October 2025 (Short), 30th October 2025 (Detailed) |
| SEBI Grade A Online Application Dates | Around 30 days after notification release | 30th October - 28th November 2025 |
| SEBI Grade A Phase 1 Exam Date (Prelims) | By November 2026 | 10th January 2026 |
| SEBI Grade A Phase 2 Exam Date (Mains) | By December 2026 | 21st February 2026 |
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SEBI Grade A Exam Center List
Candidates can choose up to 3 preferred cities for the SEBI Grade A Phase 1 exam and one city for Phase 2 while filling out the application form. The allotted exam centre will be mentioned on the SEBI Grade A Admit Card, and requests for a change will not be accepted. Candidates must arrange their own travel and accommodation to reach the exam centre.
SEBI Grade A phase 1 exam center list
The detailed list of the SEBI Grade A Phase 1 exam cities are as follows:
| State / Union Territory | Cities |
|---|
| Andaman and Nicobar | Port Blair |
| Andhra Pradesh | Guntur/Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam, Kurnool, Rajahmundry, Vizianagaram, Tirupathi, Srikakulam, Nellore |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Naharlagun |
| Assam | Guwahati, Dibrugarh, Jorhat, Silchar |
| Bihar | Patna, Muzaffarpur, Bhagalpur, Gaya, Purnea |
| Chandigarh | Mohali |
| Chhattisgarh | Raipur, Bhilai, Bilaspur (CG), Durg |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli & Daman and Diu | Surat |
| Delhi | Delhi / New Delhi / NCR |
| Goa | Panaji |
| Gujarat | Ahmedabad / Gandhinagar, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara, Anand, Mehsana |
| Haryana | Faridabad, Ambala, Gurugram, Kurukshetra, Hisar |
| Himachal Pradesh | Hamirpur, Mandi, Baddi, Kangra, Bilaspur (HP) |
| Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar, Jammu, Samba |
| Jharkhand | Dhanbad, Ranchi, Jamshedpur, Bokaro Steel City |
| Karnataka | Bengaluru, Belagavi (Belgaum), Mysuru (Mysore), Hubli/Dharwad, Kalaburagi (Gulbarga), Mangaluru (Mangalore), Shivamogga (Shimoga) |
| Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram, Ernakulam, Kozhikode, Alappuzha, Kannur, Kottayam, Thrissur |
| Ladakh | Leh, Kargil |
| Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Ujjain, Sagar |
| Maharashtra | Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar, Amravati, Kolhapur, Nanded, Mumbai / Navi Mumbai / Thane / MMR, Nagpur, Nashik, Pune, Jalgaon, Akola, Sangli, Satara |
| Manipur | Imphal, Churachandpur, Kakching |
| Meghalaya | Shillong |
| Mizoram | Aizawl |
| Nagaland | Kohima |
| Odisha | Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Rourkela, Dhenkanal, Balasore, Berhampur (Ganjam), Sambalpur |
| Puducherry | Puducherry |
| Punjab | Amritsar, Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Bathinda, Patiala, Moga, Phagwara |
| Rajasthan | Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Ajmer, Udaipur, Sikar |
| Sikkim | Gangtok |
| Tamil Nadu | Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Tiruchirappalli, Salem, Virudhunagar, Vellore, Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi, Thanjavur, Nagercoil / Kanyakumari, Erode |
| Telangana | Hyderabad, Warangal, Karimnagar, Khammam |
| Tripura | Agartala |
| Uttar Pradesh | Agra, Prayagraj, Ghaziabad, Kanpur, Lucknow, Ayodhya, Meerut, Varanasi, Gorakhpur, Moradabad |
| Uttarakhand | Dehradun, Haldwani, Roorkee |
| West Bengal | Kolkata, Asansol, Siliguri, Kalyani, Burdwan |
SEBI Grade A phase 2 exam center list
Please note that the list of SEBI Grade A exam centers given below is applicable to all streams. The SEBI Grade A Phase 2 exam will be held on 21st February 2026. Check out the list of Phase 2 exam centers below:
| State/UT/Cities |
|---|
| Ahmedabad/ Gandhinagar | Hyderabad/ Rangareddy | Nasik |
| Agartala | Indore | New Delhi-NCR |
| Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (Aurangabad) | Jaipur | Panaji |
| Bengaluru | Kanpur | Patna |
| Bhubaneswar | Kochi/ Ernakulam | Prayagraj |
| Chandigarh/ Mohali | Kolkata/ Greater Kolkata | Pune |
| Chennai | Lucknow | Raipur |
| Coimbatore | Madurai | Ranchi |
| Dehradun | Meerut | Siliguri |
| Guwahati | Mumbai/Greater Mumbai/Navi Mumbai/Thane | Surat |
| Haldwani | Muzzafarpur | Vijayawada/ Guntur |
| Hubli - Dharwad | Nagpur | Vishakhapatnam |
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What is the SEBI Grade A exam pattern?
The SEBI Grade A Exam has three stages Phase 1 (Prelims) with two objective papers for screening, Phase 2 (Mains) with one descriptive and one objective paper, and an Interview. Marks from Phase 2 and the Interview (85:15 ratio) are used for final selection, while Phase 1 is only qualifying. Negative marking applies in all objective papers.
| Stage | Paper | Subjects/Focus | Type | Marks | Time |
|---|
| Phase 1 (Prelims) | Paper 1 | General Awareness, English, Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning | Objective | 100 | 60 min |
| Paper 2 | Stream-specific topics | Objective | 100 | 60 min |
| Phase 2 (Mains) | Paper 1 | Descriptive English | Descriptive | 100 | 60 min |
| Paper 2 | Stream-specific topics | Objective/Descriptive | 100 | Varies |
| Interview | 100 marks |
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Key takeaways
| Key Aspect | Details |
|---|
| Notification Release | Expected to be released by October 2026 |
| Phase 1 Exam Date (Prelims) | TBA |
| Phase 2 Exam Date (Mains) | TBA |
| Personal Interview | Date to be announced |
| Admit Card Release | 10 to 15 days before the exam |
| Exam Phases | Phase 1: Prelims, Phase 2: Mains, PI: Personal Interview |
| Phase 1 Exam Cities | Multiple cities across all states |
