The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has launched a recruitment drive, inviting eligible candidates to apply for 110 senior-level positions.
Through this move, Sebi will boost its numbers in order to tackle the emerging challenges and evolving responsibilities, particularly those pertaining to expanding the marketplace and mitigating investment-related fraud.
In the recruitment notice, Sebi invited Indian citizens to apply for the post of Officer Grade A (Assistant Manager) for general, legal, information technology, research, official language, and engineering streams. The breakdown for the same is as follows:
- General: 56 vacant positions
- Information Technology: 22 vacant positions
- Legal: 20 vacant positions
- Research: 4 vacant positions
- Official Language: 3 vacant positions
- Electrical Engineering: 2 vacant positions
- Civil Engineering: 3 vacant positions
Candidates can apply for these positions until November 28, 2025. The selection process will be conducted in three phases:
- Phase I: Online examination consisting of two papers.
- Phase II: Shortlisted candidates from Phase I will give another online examination consisting of two papers.
- Phase III: Candidates shortlisted in Phase II will be called for an interview.
Those applying also have to pay a non-refundable application fee of ₹ 1,000 + 18% GST for the Unreserved, OBC, and EWS categories, and ₹100 as intimation charges + 18% GST for SC/ ST/ PwBD candidates.
In the 2024-2025 financial year, Sebi had recruited 96 Grade A Officers across various streams. Its headcount, as of March 2025, stood at 1,105, with 1,037 officers and 68 administrative and other staff. The regulatory body had 787 male employees and 318 female employees, according to the Sebi’s annual report for 2024-25.
