Every year, thousands of aspirants write SEBI Grade A essays and precis with sincere effort—yet most end up scoring far below their potential.
The reason is rarely vocabulary or intelligence.
👉 The real issue lies in repeated, avoidable mistakes that SEBI examiners penalise heavily.
Based on extensive evaluation experience, this post highlights the top 10 mistakes aspirants make in SEBI Grade A Essay & Precis, along with practical examples and corrections, so you know exactly what to avoid.
Why Knowing Mistakes Is More Powerful Than Reading Model Answers
Most aspirants:
❌ Read model essays
❌ Memorise structures
❌ Practise without feedback
But marks are lost due to mistakes, not lack of content.
Avoiding the wrong approach can instantly improve scores by 10–15 marks.
Essay Writing Mistakes (SEBI Grade A)
❌ Mistake 1: Writing Generic Essays with No SEBI Orientation
❌ What Aspirants Do:
Write broad essays on economic or social issues without linking them to capital markets or SEBI’s mandate.
❌ Example:
“Financial inclusion is important for India’s growth…”
✅ What SEBI Expects:
Link the issue to capital markets, investor protection, governance, or regulation.
📌 Good English + poor relevance = low marks.
❌ Mistake 2: Weak or Vague Introductions
❌ What Aspirants Do:
Start essays with textbook-style definitions.
❌ Example:
“Capital markets play an important role in the economy.”
✅ Better Approach:
Begin with data, regulatory context, or recent development.
📌 First impressions matter in evaluator-driven papers.
❌ Mistake 3: Overwriting Beyond Word Limit
❌ What Aspirants Do:
Write 300+ words for a 250–270 word essay.
❌ Why It Hurts:
- Signals lack of discipline
- Risks penalisation
- Reduces clarity
📌 SEBI values precision over volume.
❌ Mistake 4: Information Dumping Without Analysis
❌ What Aspirants Do:
List multiple points without logical flow or explanation.
❌ Example:
“SEBI regulates IPOs, mutual funds, brokers, exchanges…”
✅ What SEBI Expects:
- Issue → implication → regulatory response
📌 Analysis > enumeration.
❌ Mistake 5: Moralistic or Emotional Conclusions
❌ What Aspirants Do:
End essays with emotional or preachy lines.
❌ Example:
“Government must act immediately for the welfare of people.”
✅ Better Conclusion:
Balanced, policy-oriented, aligned with SEBI’s role.
Precis Writing Mistakes (SEBI Grade A)
❌ Mistake 6: Writing a Summary Instead of a Precis
❌ What Aspirants Do:
Paraphrase paragraphs instead of compressing ideas.
❌ Result:
Long, loose precis with diluted central theme.
✅ What SEBI Expects:
One coherent argument, sharply compressed.
❌ Mistake 7: Missing the Central Idea
❌ What Aspirants Do:
Focus on examples instead of the author’s core argument.
❌ Example:
Including case studies while ignoring the main thesis.
📌 Central idea carries maximum weight.
❌ Mistake 8: Adding Personal Opinions
❌ What Aspirants Do:
Insert views like “I believe” or “In my opinion”.
❌ Why It’s Penalised:
Precis must reflect author’s intent, not yours.
❌ Mistake 9: Ignoring the Precis Title
❌ What Aspirants Do:
- Skip the title
- Write vague titles
❌ Example:
“About the Passage”
✅ Better:
A sharp, theme-reflective title.
📌 Title is evaluated in SEBI precis.
❌ Mistake 10: Practising Without Evaluation
❌ What Aspirants Do:
Write essays and precis but never get them evaluated.
❌ Reality:
Mistakes get reinforced, not corrected.
📌 Feedback is the real differentiator.
How Bank Whizz Helps You Avoid These Mistakes
At Bank Whizz, we focus less on “writing more” and more on writing correctly as per SEBI evaluation standards.
Our SEBI-Centric Approach
✔ Evaluator-style feedback
✔ Mistake-focused correction
✔ SEBI-oriented essay themes
✔ Precis frameworks with examples
✔ Continuous improvement tracking
We help aspirants unlearn wrong habits—which is the fastest way to improve scores.
How Aspirants Should Use This List
- Compare your past answers with these mistakes
- Identify 2–3 recurring errors
- Correct them consciously in the next attempt
- Seek evaluated practice, not guesswork
Even avoiding half of these mistakes can push your score significantly higher.
Final Takeaway
SEBI Grade A Descriptive English is not about brilliance.
It is about discipline, relevance, and examiner alignment.
Avoiding common mistakes often matters more than adding fancy content.
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