PFRDA Assistant Manager Grade A Syllabus: PFRDA Recruitment 2022 Notification PDF has been released by the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority on its official website @https://www.pfrda.org.in on 9th September 2022. In this article, we will learn about the syllabus and exam pattern of this examination. If you have any doubts, you can ask in comment section below. Click here to join telegram study group →
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PFRDA Assistant Manager Grade A Syllabus & Exam Pattern 2022
The exam pattern comprises three stages:
- Phase 1
- Phase 2
- Phase 3
PFRDA Phase 1 Paper 1 Exam Pattern
| Sections | Questions | Marks |
| English | 20 | 25 |
| Reasoning | 20 | 25 |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 20 | 25 |
| General Awareness (Including some Questions related to Financial Sector) | 20 | 25 |
| Total | 80 | 100 |
- Time – 60 min
- There shall be negative marking (1/4th of marks assigned to the question) for the Paper 1 and Paper 2 in Phase I.
- Candidates would need to secure separate cut-offs in each paper as well as aggregate cut-off marks in Phase I to be shortlisted for Phase II.
- Marks obtained in Phase I shall be used only for shortlisting candidates for Phase II and will not be counted for final selection of the candidates.
PFRDA Phase 1 Paper 2 Exam Pattern
| Sections | Questions | Marks | Duration |
| General Stream: Multiple choice questions on subjects Commerce, Accountancy, Management, Finance, Costing, Companies Act, Economics, and Pension Sector. | 50 | 100 | 40 min |
| Actuarial, Information Technology, Official Language, Finance & Accounts, Research (Economics) and Research (Statistics) Streams: Multiple choice questions on Specialised subjects related to the stream. | 50 | 100 | 40 min |
PFRDA Phase 2 Paper 1 Exam Pattern
| Section | Questions | Marks | Duration |
| All Streams: English (Descriptive Test) to test the drafting skills | 3 | 100 | 60 min |
PFRDA Phase 2 Paper 2 Exam Pattern
| Sections | Questions | Marks | Duration |
| General Stream: Multiple choice questions on subjects Commerce, Accountancy, Management, Finance, Costing, Companies Act, Economics, and Pension Sector. | 50 | 100 | 40 min |
| Actuarial, Information Technology, Official Language, Finance & Accounts, Research (Economics) and Research (Statistics) Streams: Multiple choice questions on Specialised subjects related to the stream. | 50 | 100 | 40 min |
- There shall be negative marking (1/4th of marks assigned to the question) for the Paper 2 in Phase II.
- Candidates would need to secure separate cut-offs in each paper as well as aggregate cut off marks in Phase II to be shortlisted for Phase III.
- Paper 1 will be evaluated only of such candidates who obtain minimum qualifying marks in Paper 2.
PFRDA Phase 3 Interview Details
Only the shortlisted candidates will be called for interview. Application-cum-intimation fee shall not be refunded to the candidates not shortlisted for Phase II on-line examination and Phase III Interview. Candidate may opt for interview either in Hindi or English.
Note: The marks obtained in Phase II On-line Examination will be allotted a weightage of 85%, while the marks obtained in Phase III Interview will be allotted a weightage of 15%.
PFRDA Assistant Manager Grade A Syllabus
General Stream Syllabus for Paper 2
A. Commerce & Accountancy
a) Accounting as a financial information system
b) Accounting Standards with specific reference to Accounting for Depreciation, Inventories, Revenue Recognition, Fixed Assets, Foreign Exchange Transactions, Investments.
c) Cash Flow Statement, Fund flow statement, Financial statement analysis; Ratio analysis
d) Accounting for Share Capital Transactions including Bonus Shares, Right Shares.
e) Employees Stock Option and Buy-Back of Securities.
f) Preparation and Presentation of Company Final Accounts.
B. Management
a) Management: its nature and scope; The Management Processes; Planning, Organization, Staffing, Directing and Controlling;
b) The Role of a Manager in an Organization. Leadership: The Tasks of a Leader;
c) Leadership Styles; Leadership Theories; A successful Leader versus an effective Leader.
d) Human Resource Development: Concept of HRD; Goals of HRD;
e) Motivation, Morale and Incentives: Theories of Motivation; How Managers Motivate; Concept of Morale; Factors determining morale; Role of Incentives in Building up Morale.
f) Communication: Steps in the Communication Process; Communication Channels; Oral versus Written Communication; Verbal versus non-verbal Communication; upward, downward and lateral communication; Barriers to Communication, Role of Information Technology.
C. Finance
1) Financial System
a) Role and Functions of Regulatory bodies in the Financial Sector.
2) Financial Markets
a) Primary and Secondary Markets (Forex, Money, Bond, Equity, etc.), functions, instruments, recent developments.
3) General Topics
a) Basics of Derivatives: Forward, Futures and Swap
b) Recent Developments in the Financial Sector
c) Financial Inclusion- use of technology
d) Alternate source of finance, private and social cost-benefit, Public-Private Partnership
e) Direct and Indirect taxes; Non-tax sources of Revenue, GST, Finance Commission, Fiscal Policy, Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act (FRBM),
f) Inflation: Definition, trends, estimates, consequences, and remedies (control): WPI, CPI – components and trends.
D. Costing
1. Overview of Cost and Management Accounting – Introduction to Cost and Management Accounting, Objectives and Scope of Cost and Management Accounting.
2. Methods of Costing – Single Output/ Unit Costing, Job Costing, Batch Costing, Contract Costing, Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority Recruitment of Officer Grade ‘A’ (Assistant Manager) – 2021
3. Basics of Cost Control and Analysis – (i) Standard Costing, (ii) Marginal Costing, (iii) Budget and Budgetary Control.
4. Lean System and Innovation:-
a) Introduction to Lean System
b) Just-in-Time (JIT)
c) Kaizen Costing
d) 5 Ss
e) Total Productive Maintenance (TPM)
f) Cellular Manufacturing/ One-Piece Flow Production Systems
g) Six Sigma (SS)
h) Introduction to Process Innovation and Business Process Re-engineering (BPR).
E. Companies Act
The Companies Act, 2013 – Specific reference to Chapter III, Chapter IV, Chapter VIII, Chapter X, Chapter XI, Chapter XII, and Chapter XXVII.
F. Economics
a) Demand and Supply, Market Structures, National Income: Concepts and Measurement, Classical & Keynesian Approach Determination of output and employment, Consumption Function, Investment Function, Multiplier and Accelerator, Demand and Supply for Money, IS-LM, Inflation, and Phillips Curve, Business Cycles b) Balance of Payments, Foreign Exchange Markets, Inflation, Monetary and Fiscal Policy, Nonbanking Financial Institutions.
G. Pension Sector
a) Status of the pension sector in India
b) Types of retirement schemes in India and their features
c) National Pension System
d) Atal Pension Yojana
e) Annuity Plans
f) Basics of investment
Research (Economics) Stream Syllabus for Paper 2
1. Economics: Demand and Supply, Market Structures, National Income, Determination of output and employment, Investment Function, Multiplier and Accelerator, Demand and Supply for Money, IS-LM, Inflation and Phillips Curve, Business Cycles, Inflation, Monetary and Fiscal Policy, Banking Functions, Public Goods, Tax & Non-Tax Revenue, Direct & Indirect Taxes, Fiscal Balance, Public Debt, Public Budget and Foreign Trade and Balance of Payments.
2. Statistics and Econometrics: Measures of Central tendency & dispersions, Correlation, Sampling methods, Sampling Distribution, Statistical Inferences, Hypothesis testing, Regression Analysis, Panel Data Analysis, Time Series Properties and Analysis.
3. Financial Institutions and Markets: Asymmetric Information, Market Model, Market Efficiency, Money, Credit and Capital Markets, Primary Market, Secondary Market, Commodity Markets, Mutual Funds, Stock Exchanges, Credit Rating Agencies, Pension And Insurance Markets, Foreign Exchange Markets, Role of International Financial Institutions, IS, IMF & World Bank.
PFRDA Links
- Today is the last date to apply for PFRDA Assistant Manager Grade A Recruitment 2022
- PFRDA Assistant Manager Grade A Handwritten Declaration 2022, Signature and Thumb Impression Rules
- PFRDA Assistant Manager Grade A Salary 2022, Allowances, Job Benefits
- PFRDA Assistant Manager Grade A Syllabus and Exam Pattern 2022
- PFRDA Recruitment 2022 Notification Out For Assistant Manager Grade A Post
