International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) is a statutory regulatory body established by an Act of Parliament to develop and regulate the financial services market in the International Financial Services Centres in India. The IFSCA is going to release the IFSCA Grade A 2025 Notification soon to recruit candidates for Officer Grade A (Assistant Manager) posts. The registration dates for the IFSCA Grade A Recruitment 2025 will be released along with the notification, and all the eligible candidates can apply online at the IFSCA official website https://www.ifsca.gov.in. Candidates can check the details from this article. 

IFSCA Grade A Notification 2025

The IFSCA Grade A Notification 2025 will be released soon to announce the vacancies for the post of Officer Grade A ( Assistant Manager) by the International Financial Services Centres Authority at their official website https://www.ifsca.gov.in. Before filing out the application forms, candidates must go through the detailed notification PDF to know all the essential details regarding the IFSCA Grade A Recruitment 2025, like eligibility criteria, number of vacancies, registration dates and more. As the notification PDF will be released officially, same will also be updated here.

IFSCA Grade A Recruitment 2025 Highlight

Before applying for the recruitment, candidates must go through the notification to ensure their eligibility for Officer Grade A posts. The eligible candidates who will apply for the Officer Grade A posts have to undergo the three stages of the selection process to be recruited for Officer Grade A (Assistant Manager) posts. The selection process for Officer Grade A posts will be based on Phase I (online screening examination), Phase II (online examination), and Phase III (Interview).

IFSCA Grade A Recruitment 2025 Overview
OrganizationInternational Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA)
Post Officer Grade A (Assistant Manager)
Vacancies To be Announced
Mode of ApplicationOnline
Registration DatesTo be Noified
Age LimitMust not have exceeded the age of 30 years
Selection Process
  •  Phase I (online screening examination)
  • Phase II (online examination)
  • Phase III (Interview)
Official Websitehttps://www.ifsca.gov.in

IFSCA Grade A Eligibility Criteria 2025 

Before applying for IFSCA Grade A Recruitment 2025, candidates should ensure their eligibility for Officer Grade A (Assistant Manager) posts. Candidates who fail to fulfill the required eligibility parameters in terms of educational qualification and age limit will have their application forms rejected.

Educational Qualification

All aspiring candidates interested in Officer Grade A (Assistant Manager) posts can apply online for one stream, either General or Legal, based on their educational qualifications. The education qualification for the General or Legal stream is as follows:

StreamEducational Qualification
General StreamCandidates must have completed their Master’s Degree with a specialization in Statistics/ Economics/ Commerce/ Business Administration (Finance) / Econometrics. (OR)
Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology/ Computer Science/ Master’s in Computer Application/ Information Technology. (OR)
Bachelor’s degree in commerce with appearing in “CA, CFA, CS and ICWA. (OR)
Bachelor’s degree in Law or in any other discipline from a recognized University.
Legal StreamCandidates must possess a Bachelor’s Degree in Law from a recognized University/Institute.

Age Limit 

To be eligible to apply online for IFSCA Grade A Recruitment 2025, candidates must not have exceeded the age of 30 years. The age relaxation for the reserved category candidates will also be provided as mentioned below. 

  • Scheduled Caste (SC)- 05 years
    Scheduled Tribe (ST)- 05 years
    Other Backward Classes (OBC)- 03 years

IFSCA Grade A Selection Process 2025

The candidates have to undergo the three stages of the selection process to be recruited for Officer Grade A (Assistant Manager) posts. The selection process for IFSCA Grade A Vacancy 2025 will be based on Phase I, Phase II, and Phase III (Interview).

  • Phase I (online screening examination)
  • Phase II (online examination)
  • Phase III (Interview)

IFSCA Grade A Exam Pattern 2025

The candidates preparing for the IFSCA Grade A exam should go through the IFSCA Grade A Exam Pattern 2025 to know details, including exam pattern, total no. of questions, marking scheme, topics to be asked in the exam, and other details. Here we have discussed the IFSCA Grade A Exam Pattern for Phase 1 and Phase 2.

IFSCA Grade A Exam Pattern 2025 for Phase I

The IFSCA Grade A exam consists of two papers with multiple-choice questions. There shall be negative marking (1/4th of the marks assigned to the question) for Paper 1 and Paper 2. The time duration for each paper is 60 minutes. There is minimum qualifying mark for Paper 1 is 30% and the minimum qualifying mark is  40% for Paper 2.

Paper Streams/ SubjectsTotal QuestionTotal Marks
Paper 1 (Common for both Streams)General Awareness (financial sector)25 question25 marks
English language25 question25 marks
Quantitative Aptitude25 question25 marks
Test of Reasoning25 question25 marks
Paper 2 (for General Stream)General knowledge, Current events of national and international importance, Economic and social development (sustainable development, poverty, inclusion, and demographics), Commerce, Accountancy, Management, Finance and costing, Indian Economy, Global Economy, Five-year plans, Central Government’s initiatives/ Schemes in the financial sector50 questions150 marks
Paper 2 (for Legal Stream)Multiple choice questions on Specialized
subject related to stream
50 questions50 marks
Total150 questions200 marks

IFSCA Grade A Exam Pattern 2025 for Phase II

The Phase II exam consists of two papers. Paper 1 and Paper 2. Paper 1 consists of the topics from English (Descriptive Test), and Paper 2 consists of Multiple-choice questions. The time duration for each paper is 60 minutes. There shall be a negative marking. 1/4th marks will be deducted for each wrong answer for Paper 2 in Phase II. The minimum qualifying mark in Paper 1 is 30% for Paper 1 and in Paper 2, the minimum qualifying mark is 40%.

Paper Streams/ SubjectsTotal QuestionTotal Marks
Paper 1 (Common for both Streams)English (Descriptive Test) Precis Writing35 question35 marks
Essay writing30 question30 marks
Comprehension35 question35 marks
Paper 2 (for General Stream)IFSCA Act, Union Budget, Economic Survey, Banking, Capital Market, Insurance, Pension Funds, Bullion, GIFT City, GIFT IFSC, IFSCA, Global Financial Centres etc50 questions150 marks
Paper 2 (for Legal Stream)Multiple choice questions on Specialized
subject related to stream
50 questions50 marks
Total150 questions200 marks

IFSCA Grade A Salary 2025

The candidates appointed for the post of Officer Grade A shall undergo a probation period of two years. The pay scale of Grade A officers' posts is Rs. 44500-2500(4)-54500-2850(7)-74450-EB-2850(4)- 85850-3300(1)-89150. Along with the monthly salary, candidates will be offered various benefits like medical expenses, eye refraction, education allowance, house cleaning allowance, and all other benefits as admissible to an Officer in Grade A in IFSCA.

FAQs

The IFSCA Grade A 2025 Notification will be released soon.

The International Financial Services Centres Authority will release the IFSCA Grade A 2025 Notification at their official website https://www.ifsca.gov.in.