“I read The Hindu / Indian Express editorials daily. Is that enough for SEBI Grade A Descriptive English?”
This is one of the most common questions asked by SEBI aspirants—and also one of the most dangerous assumptions.
While editorials are useful, relying on them alone is not enough to score well in SEBI Grade A Descriptive English.
This post offers a reality check—what editorials help with, where they fall short, and what actually works for SEBI Mains.
Why Editorials Are So Popular Among Aspirants
Editorials are attractive because they:
- Improve reading habit
- Expose you to arguments and opinions
- Introduce contemporary issues
- Sound “exam-oriented”
But SEBI Descriptive English is not a reading test.
It is an evaluation-based writing test.
What Editorial Reading Actually Helps With
Let’s be clear—editorials are not useless.
✔ Editorials Help In:
- Understanding contemporary issues
- Learning how arguments are built
- Improving general comprehension
- Picking up a formal writing tone
📌 Editorials are a supporting tool—not a preparation strategy.
Where Editorials Fail for SEBI Grade A
This is where aspirants get it wrong.
❌ 1. Editorials Are Opinion-Oriented, SEBI Wants Regulation-Oriented Answers
Editorials often:
- Take strong opinions
- Criticise government or institutions
- Advocate ideological positions
SEBI, on the other hand, expects:
- Neutral, balanced tone
- Regulatory perspective
- Capital market relevance
📌 An editorial-style answer often appears biased to a SEBI examiner.
❌ 2. Editorials Are Not Written in Exam Format
Editorials do NOT teach you:
- How to write within 250–270 words
- How to structure introductions & conclusions for SEBI
- How to compress ideas for precis (140–160 words)
- How to answer RC questions concisely
📌 Good reading ≠ exam-ready writing.
❌ 3. Editorials Don’t Teach SEBI-Specific Content
Most editorials focus on:
- Governance
- Politics
- Social issues
- Macroeconomics
SEBI essays demand:
- Capital markets
- Investor protection
- Corporate governance
- Market regulation
- Surveillance & compliance
📌 Editorials are too broad for SEBI’s narrow regulatory focus.
❌ 4. Editorials Don’t Give You Feedback
You may read editorials for months, but:
- You don’t know how SEBI evaluates
- You don’t know your mistakes
- You don’t know where marks are lost
📌 Improvement without feedback is guesswork.
What SEBI Grade A Descriptive English Actually Tests
SEBI evaluates whether you can:
- Write like a future regulator
- Maintain neutrality and balance
- Structure answers logically
- Follow strict word limits
- Interpret passages precisely
None of this is guaranteed by reading editorials alone.
So, Should You Stop Reading Editorials?
No. But you must redefine their role.
✅ The Right Way to Use Editorials:
- Use them to understand issues
- Extract arguments, not language
- Convert insights into SEBI-style essays
- Avoid copying tone or opinions
📌 Editorials should feed your thinking, not replace writing practice.
What Actually Works for SEBI Descriptive English
To score well, you need:
- SEBI-specific essay frameworks
- Theme-based preparation (capital markets, governance, ESG)
- Precis writing practice with evaluation
- RC practice aligned to SEBI standards
- Continuous, examiner-style feedback
This is where most aspirants fall short.
How Bank Whizz Bridges the Gap
At Bank Whizz, we address the exact limitation of editorial-based preparation.
Our SEBI-Focused Approach
✔ Editorial insights converted into SEBI themes
✔ Exam-specific essay structures
✔ Evaluated Essay, Precis & RC practice
✔ Feedback on relevance, tone & structure
✔ Model answers explaining why they score
We don’t ask you to read more—we help you write better.
Editorial Readers vs SEBI-Ready Writers
| Editorial Readers | Bank Whizz Aspirants |
|---|---|
| Passive learning | Active evaluated practice |
| Opinion-based | Regulatory-balanced |
| No feedback | Examiner-style feedback |
| Random improvement | Measurable score growth |
Final Reality Check
Reading editorials is necessary but not sufficient for SEBI Grade A Descriptive English.
If you rely only on editorials:
👉 You may feel prepared
👉 But marks won’t reflect it
To score well, you must move from reading to writing, and from writing to evaluated writing.
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and prepare beyond editorials—towards results.
Reading informs you. Evaluation transforms you.