New Delhi: The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has initiated a major recruitment drive, inviting applications for 110 senior-level Officer Grade A (Assistant Manager) positions across multiple streams.
The move aims to strengthen the market regulator’s workforce to address new challenges, an expanding marketplace, and the growing need to curb investment-related frauds.
According to Sebi’s notification issued on Thursday, applications are open to Indian citizens for posts in General, Legal, Information Technology, Research, Official Language, and Engineering streams.
Of the total vacancies, 56 positions are in the General stream, followed by 22 in Information Technology, 20 in Legal, 4 in Research, 3 in Official Language, and 2 and 3 positions in Electrical and Civil Engineering streams, respectively.
Interested candidates can apply online till November 28. The selection process will include two online examinations and an interview.
In the previous financial year (2024–25), Sebi had recruited 96 officers across various streams in Grade A. As of March 2025, Sebi’s total workforce stood at 1,105, comprising 1,037 officers and 68 secretarial and support staff, with a gender composition of 787 males and 318 females, according to the regulator’s annual report.
Established in 1988 and granted statutory powers through the Sebi Act of 1992 following the Harshad Mehta securities scam, the regulator’s mandate is to protect investor interests, and promote and regulate the securities markets.
Sebi oversees activities in stock exchanges and securities markets, registering and regulating market intermediaries such as brokers, merchant bankers, portfolio managers, mutual funds, venture capital funds, and credit rating agencies. It also works to prevent fraudulent and unfair trade practices, including insider trading and other market manipulations.
