Welcome to the Online SEBI Grade A Study Material 
Welcome aspirants to this free SEBI Grade A study material. Under this course, we will post free online study material for SEBI Grade A exam. This course is exclusively designed for the Paper-2 of Phase-1 & Phase-2 preparation.
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We have divided the course into following sections:
- Commerce & Accountancy
- Management
- Finance
- Costing
- Companies Act
- Economics
- General Awareness
- Test Series
- Important Books
We will post the content as per the syllabus of the exam. There is separate section for current affairs/general awareness for preliminary exam. So let’s get started.
Commerce & Accountancy
- Accounting as a financial information system: Read 1.4 from Unit-1 PDF
- Accounting Concepts: Watch this video
- Accounting Standards with specific reference to Accounting for Depreciation: First read What is Depreciation?
- Read topic – Cost Concept at Page no 6, Accounting Standards (2.4) at Page no 10, Accounting Standards in India (2.7) at Page no 12, Appendix-II at page no 19 from this Unit-2 PDF. (We have referred selected topic from Unit-2 PDF since time availability is very minimal. However if you have time, try to read whole chapter as it will help you understand the basics).
- Read list of Accounting Standards. (Just Remember number of accounting standards and go through the briefing)
- Read AS 10 Property, Plant and Equipment for Depreciation related accounting standards. Watch these two videos Part-1 and Part-2 for better understanding
- Accounting Standards with specific reference to Inventories
- Accounting Standards related to Revenue Recognition: First watch this quick video for understanding the concept of Revenue Recognition and then read AS 9 Standard of Revenue Recognition
- Accounting Standards related to Fixed Assets: Read the meaning of Fixed Assets at Page no 11 in this PDF. Read AS -10 (Accounting for Fixed Assets) in context of Fixed Assets
- Accounting Standards related to Foreign Exchange Transactions: Read AS 11 The Effects of Changes in Foreign Exchange Rates. The corresponding Indian Accounting Standard is Ind AS 21: The effect of changes in foreign exchange rates.
- Accounting Standards related to Investments: Read AS 13 standard for Accounting related to Investments.
- Financial Statements and its types: Read this article and then watch this video
- Balance Sheet and Profit & Loss: Read concept of Balance Sheet and Profit & Loss at PDF links given below. Although these topics are not directly mentioned in the syllabus, but you won’t be able to understand topics like Cash Flow Statement, Fund flow statement, Financial statement analysis etc without having understanding of Balance Sheet and Profit & Loss statements.
- Cash Flow Statement and Fund Flow Statement: Read this PDF completely to understand the concept of Cash Flow Statement and Fund Flow Statement.
- Financial Statements and Ratio Analysis: Read this PDF. Do read ratios carefully as questions are expected from this topic.
- Accounting for Share Capital Transactions: Read this chapter of NCERT for understanding the accounting related to Capital Transactions. Read this PDF for Accounting related to Bonus Shares and Right Shares.
- Employees Stock Option (ESOP): Read this PDF to understand the basics of ESOP. Also watch these two videos for deeper understanding of ESOP:
- ESOPs – Understanding the Background
- ESOPs – Grant, Vesting and Exercise dates
- Buy-Back of Securities: Watch these two videos to have fair bit of understanding of topic:
- Buyback of shares and securities – Logic Explained
- Sources for Buyback of Shares
- Now Read this article related to accounting of Buy Back of Shares
- Also read this FAQ on SEBI (BUY-BACK OF SECURITIES) REGULATIONS, 2018
- Preparation and Presentation of Company Final Accounts: Watch the video Basics of Final Accounts. Then read Unit 9 and Unit 10 from this PDF.
- MCQs
Management
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Finance
- Financial System
- Financial Markets
- Basics of Derivatives: Read 7.1, 7.2 and 7.3 from this PDF. Also watch this video.
- Alternate source of finance: Watch this video to understand various Alternate source of finance
- Private and Social Cost-benefit: Watch this video
- Public-Private Partnership: Watch this video
- Direct and Indirect Tax: Watch this video. If possible make short notes out of it.
- Non-tax sources of Revenue: Watch this video
- Finance Commission
- Fiscal Policy
- Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act (FRBM)
- Inflation – Types, Effects and Causes of Inflation
- Depository System in India: Article, Video
- MCQs
Costing
- Overview of Cost and Management Accounting
- Methods of Costing
- Single Output/ Unit Costing: Read this PDF. If time permits you, watch this video also.
- Job Costing: Read this PDF. Also watch this video for more clarity.
- Batch Costing
- Contract Costing: Watch this video for complete understanding and also make short notes out of it.
- Process Costing: Read this PDF. Watch this video also.
- Costing of Service Sectors: Read this PDF. Watch this very detailed video on Service Costing.
- Basics of Cost Control and Analysis
- Standard Costing: This is rather a long topic, so watch this Video first and then read this PDF.
- Marginal Costing: First watch this video, then read this PDF.
- Budget and Budgetary Control: Read this PDF after watch the below two videos:
- Lean System and Innovation
- Introduction of Lean System
- Just-in-Time (JIT): Watch this video and then read the PDF.
- Kaizen Costing: Watch this video and then read the PDF.
- 5 Ss: Watch this video and make you own notes.
- Total Productive Maintenance (TPM): Read this PDF and then watch this video
- Cellular Manufacturing/ One-Piece Flow Production Systems: Watch this video and then read this PDF
- Six Sigma: Watch this video and Read this PDF.
- Introduction to Process Innovation and Business Process Re-engineering (BPR): Watch this video and then read this PDF.
- MCQs
Economics
- Demand and Supply: Read this PDF. Also watch the Mrunal Sir video.
- Market Structures: Watch this video of Mrunal Sir and make your own notes
- National Income, Concepts and Measurement: Read about National Income. Alternatively you may watch this video.
- Classical & Keynesian Approach Determination of output and employment: Read this PDF. Also watch this video.
- Consumption Function: Watch this video. This video shall clear all your basics.
- Investment Function: Watch this video.
- Multiplier and Accelerator:
- Investment Multiplier: Watch this video and make your own notes.
- Accelerator Theory of Investment: Watch this video.
- Demand and Supply for Money: Read this PDF
- IS – LM: Watch these two videos Video Part 1 and Video Part 2.
- Inflation – Types, Effects and Causes of Inflation
- Inflation and Phillips Curve: Watch this video
- Business Cycles: Watch this video and read this article.
- Balance of Payments: Read this article and then watch this video.
- Foreign Exchange Markets: Watch these three videos viz. Video Part 1, Video Part 2, Video Part 3 and make your own notes.
- Inflation
- Monetary Policy
- Fiscal Policy: Watch this video for detailed explanation and read this article for revision purpose.
- Non-banking Financial Institutions: Watch this video and read this article.
- MCQs of Economics
Companies Act
General Awareness
- Union Budget and Economic Survey
- Government Schemes
- Monthly Current Affairs MCQ
- Monthly Current Affairs (Bankersadda Hindu Review): The six months of current affairs is enough for the exam.
- Investor Education and Protection Fund (IEPF): Article
SEBI Grade A Previous Year Papers
Important Books for SEBI Grade A
- Indian Economy by Ramesh Singh: Buy from Amazon