SIDBI Grade A: Assistant Manager Exam Guide
Last updated: 2026-11-14 · MockMentor
The Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI), the main development finance institution for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), recruits Assistant Manager Grade A officers. The 2025 advertisement (No. 03/Grade A and B/2025-26, dated 14 July 2025) had 50 Grade A (General) posts and 11 Manager Grade B (General) posts.
SIDBI Grade A 2025 at a glance
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Post | Assistant Manager Grade A (General Stream) |
| Vacancies | 50 (UR 20, OBC 15, SC 7, EWS 5, ST 3) |
| Age | 21 to 30 years as on 14 July 2025 |
| Application | 14 July to 11 August 2025 |
| Phase I | 6 September 2025 |
| Phase II | 4 October 2025 |
| Interview | November 2025 |
| Monthly gross pay | About ₹1,00,000 (CTC ₹19 to 21 lakh a year by place) |
| Fee | ₹1,100; ₹175 for SC/ST/PwBD |
Eligibility
Any one of:
- Graduation in Commerce, Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, Business Administration or Engineering with 60% (50% for SC/ST/PwBD), plus 2 years of credit experience; or
- CS, CMA or CFA, plus 2 years of experience; or
- CA (no experience needed); or
- a full-time two-year MBA or PGDM (no experience needed).
The experience must be as a permanent officer in MSME or corporate lending at an all India financial institution, a scheduled commercial bank or an RBI-registered NBFC, or in other areas listed in the advertisement.
Exam pattern
Phase I (200 marks, 120 minutes): English, Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude and Computer Knowledge are qualifying. General Awareness (20), MSME policy and finance (30) and a stream-specific test (50) decide who goes to Phase II. Wrong answers lose a quarter mark.
Phase II (200 marks):
| Paper | Content | Marks | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| I | English descriptive | 75 | 75 minutes |
| II | 50 objective questions | 75 | 60 minutes |
| II | Descriptive (4 out of 10) | 50 | 75 minutes |
Interview: 100 marks, with a psychometric test whose report goes to the panel. Final selection is on Phase II and interview.
Pay
The Grade A scale is ₹44,500 rising to ₹89,150, and SIDBI notes it is under revision. Candidates with JAIIB or CAIIB may get one or two advance increments.
MSME policy is a scoring area here. See our MSME schemes guide for PMEGP, CGTMSE and other schemes.
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