SIDBI Grade A Eligibility Criteria
Please read these details carefully. Not meeting with the eligibility criteria may lead to the cancellation of your candidatureship.
Nationality
Review all SIDBI Grade A nationality criteria and take note of the essential rules to excel in your GD/PI preparation.
- Candidates possessing Indian nationality are eligible to participate in the SIDBI Grade A 2025 GD/PI, as per the eligibility criteria outlined by SIDBI.
- Additionally, individuals with citizenship from Nepal, Bhutan, and Tibetan refugees who arrived in India prior to January 1, 1962, with genuine intentions of residing here, can also qualify for the GD/PI.
- It's important to note that while candidates who need to provide certificates for eligibility can take the GD/PI, the issuance of offer letters will be subject to verification based on the SIDBI Grade A eligibility criteria.
Age Details (as on July 14, 2025)
Not below 21 years and not exceeding 30 years.
(Candidates born not earlier than 14.07.1995 and not later than 15.07.2004 [both days including] are only eligible to apply)
Relaxation in the Upper Age Limit
Sr. No. | Category | Age relaxation |
1 | Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe | 5 years |
2 | Other Backward Classes (Non- creamylayer) | 3 years |
3 | PwBD [Unreserved/EWS] Persons With Benchmark Disability as defined under"The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act,2016". | 10 years |
PwBD [OBC candidates] [cumulative withOBC relaxation] | 13 years |
PwBD [SC / ST candidates] [cumulative with SC/ST relaxation] | 15 years |
4 | Ex-servicemen candidates (as per the provisions of Ex- Servicemen (Re-employment in CentralCivil Services and Posts) Amendment Rules, 2012) Ex-Servicemen, Commissioned Officers including Emergency Commissioned Officers (ECOs)/ Short ServiceCommissioned Officers (SSCOs) who have rendered at least 5 years military service and have been released on completion of assignment (including those whose assignment is due to be completed within one year from the last date of receipt of application) otherwise than by way of dismissal or discharge on account of misconduct or inefficiency or physical disability attributable to military service or invalidment | 5 years |
5 | Persons affected by 1984 riots | 5 years |
Educational Qualification Details
Graduation in Commerce/ Economics/ Mathematics / Statistics/ Business Administration/ Engineering with minimum 60% marks (50% for SC/ST/PwBD applicants)
Or
Company Secretary (CS) / Certified Management Accountant (CMA/ ICWA)/ Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)
Or
Chartered Accountant (CA)
Or
MBA/ PGDM [in Any Discipline (the course must be of full time 2 years)] / from a University/ Institution recognized by the University Grant Commission (UGC) / Govt. of India/ approved by Govt. regulatory bodies
Note: The Candidates appearing in the final year are also eligible to apply, provided they shall be required to submit the final marksheet and provisional / final post-graduation degree certificate, in original at the time of joining (if selected).