Every year, hundreds of SEBI Grade A aspirants write mocks sincerely, regularly, and with genuine effort — yet many remain stuck at average scores.
The reason is not lack of practice.
It is repetition of the same mistakes.
At Bank Whizz, after evaluating a large number of SEBI Phase-2 descriptive mocks (Essay, Precis & Reading Comprehension), certain errors appear again and again, irrespective of background or experience.
This post lists the Top 10 repeated mistakes we consistently observe — and explains why correcting them can immediately lift scores.
❌ 1️⃣ Generic Essay Introductions
Most essays begin with:
- Overused definitions
- Broad statements with no context
- School-level openings
📌 Problem:
Generic introductions fail to signal relevance to the examiner.
✔️ What works:
Contextual openings linked to governance, regulation, or institutions.
❌ 2️⃣ Writing Essays Without a Clear Framework
Many essays:
- Jump between ideas
- Lack paragraph purpose
- Feel like a collection of points
📌 Problem:
Unstructured essays are tiring to evaluate and score conservatively.
✔️ What works:
A stable structure:
Intro → 2–3 focused dimensions → Balanced conclusion
❌ 3️⃣ Overloading Essays With Examples
A common belief:
“More examples = more marks”
Reality:
- Excess examples dilute analysis
- Irrelevant data irritates examiners
📌 SEBI prefers few, relevant examples, not data dumping.
❌ 4️⃣ Casual or Opinionated Tone
We often see phrases like:
- “In my opinion”
- “It is high time”
- Emotionally strong assertions
📌 Problem:
SEBI expects neutral, institutional language, not activism.
✔️ Replace opinion with balanced reasoning.
❌ 5️⃣ Weak or Moralising Conclusions
Many conclusions:
- Repeat the introduction
- End with moral statements
- Offer no closure
📌 Problem:
A weak ending leaves the essay incomplete.
✔️ What works:
Policy-oriented, forward-looking, institutional conclusions.
❌ 6️⃣ Treating Precis as a Casual Section
This is the most damaging mistake.
Common issues:
- Broad or opinionated titles
- Length deviation
- Subtle distortion of meaning
📌 Precis is a technical scoring area, not a formality.
One error can cost 6–10 marks.
❌ 7️⃣ Distortion While Compressing in Precis
Typical distortions:
- Changing tone
- Turning possibilities into conclusions
- Losing cause–effect links
📌 Examiners penalise distortion heavily, even if language is correct.
✔️ Fidelity to original meaning is non-negotiable.
❌ 8️⃣ Over-Interpretation in Reading Comprehension
Many RC answers:
- Go beyond the passage
- Add assumptions
- Over-explain simple ideas
📌 SEBI RC rewards precision, not imagination.
✔️ Answer strictly within passage boundaries.
❌ 9️⃣ Ignoring Examiner Time Constraints
Answers are often:
- Too long
- Poorly segmented
- Difficult to scan
📌 Examiners spend limited time per copy.
✔️ Clear structure = better evaluation.
❌ 🔟 Writing More Mocks Without Applying Feedback
The most repeated mistake of all:
- Writing mock after mock
- Reading feedback once
- Never rewriting answers
📌 Practice without correction only cements mistakes.
✔️ Improvement happens during rewrite, not writing.
🚀 WHY FIXING THESE MISTAKES CHANGES SCORES FAST
Most of these errors:
- Are mechanical
- Are correctable
- Don’t require extra content knowledge
Correcting just 3–4 of these can:
- Push scores from 45 → 60+
- Stabilise marks across attempts
🎯 FINAL WORD FROM BANK WHIZZ
SEBI Phase-2 does not punish lack of effort.
It punishes lack of alignment.
The difference between an average and a high-scoring copy is often not brilliance —
it is discipline and correction.
🔔 Call to Action
If you are writing SEBI Phase-2 mocks, ask yourself:
- Am I repeating the same mistakes?
- Do I know where marks are leaking?
- Have I ever rewritten a corrected answer?
📌 At Bank Whizz, evaluations focus on:
- Identifying repeated errors
- Explaining why marks are cut
- Guiding aspirants towards examiner-aligned answers
👉 Correcting the right mistakes once is more powerful than practising blindly.