ib acio recruitment 2025: Apply now

 ✅ 1. Name of the Exam

• Assistant Central Intelligence Officer Grade–II/Executive (ACIO-II/Exe) Examination – 2025

• Conducted by Intelligence Bureau (IB), Ministry of Home Affairs

📅 2. Important Dates

• Notification Date: 19 July 2025

• Last Date to Apply: 10 August 2025 (11:59 PM)

• Last Date for Fee Payment via SBI Challan: 12 August 2025 (during banking hours)

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👩‍🎓 3. Eligibility for IB ACIO Grade 2

• Educational Qualification: Graduation or equivalent from a recognized university (as on 10.08.2025)

• Desirable: Knowledge of computers

• Age Limit: 18–27 years (as on 10.08.2025)

  • Relaxation:

    • SC/ST: +5 years

    • OBC: +3 years

    • Departmental candidates (Central Govt only): Up to 40 years

    • Widows/divorced/judicially separated women: Up to 35 (UR), 38 (OBC), 40 (SC/ST)

    • Ex-servicemen/sports quota: As per rules

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💼 4. Number of Vacancies (Total: 3,717)

• UR: 1537 | EWS: 442 | OBC: 946 | SC: 566 | ST: 226

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💸 5. Exam Fees

• General/OBC/EWS (Male): ₹650 (₹100 Exam Fee + ₹550 Processing Charges)

• SC/ST/Female/Ex-servicemen (eligible for reservation): ₹550 (Processing Charges only)

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🧪 6. IB ACIO II Exam Pattern

Tier-I (Objective MCQ) – 100 marks

• 5 Sections (20 questions each of 1 mark):

  • Current Affairs

  • General Studies

  • Numerical Aptitude

  • Reasoning/Logical Aptitude

  • English

• Duration: 1 hour

• Negative Marking: ¼ mark per wrong answer

Tier-II (Descriptive) – 50 marks

• Essay (20 marks)

• English Comprehension (10 marks)

• 2 Long Answer Questions (10+10 marks on CA/Economy/Politics etc.)

• Duration: 1 hour

Tier-III – Interview: 100 marks 

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📚 7. IB ACIO Syllabus Overview

(Not separately listed, but inferred from exam pattern):

• Current Affairs: National & international events, govt schemes, defence, appointments

• General Studies: Indian polity, history, economy, geography, science

• Numerical Aptitude: Basic arithmetic, percentages, profit/loss, data interpretation

• Reasoning: Verbal and non-verbal reasoning, puzzles, analogies, series

• English: Grammar, comprehension, vocabulary, writing skills (Tier-II)

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📝 8. Tips for IB ACIO II Preparation

• Tier-I:

  • Practice mock tests with time limits

  • Focus on current affairs of last 6 months

  • Build strong basics in math and reasoning

• Tier-II:

  • Practice essay writing on current socio-political topics

  • Improve English comprehension through editorials

• Tier-III:

  • Be ready with bio-data, current issues, national security topics

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🔁 9. Selection Procedure

• Candidates shortlisted after Tier-I (cut-off: UR-35, OBC-34, SC/ST-33, EWS-35)

• Around 10x candidates called for Tier-II, then 5x for Tier-III

• Final merit based on Tier-I + Tier-II + Interview

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🌍 10. Other Key Details

• Service Liability: All India posting, transferable job

• Pay Scale: Level 7 (₹44,900–₹1,42,400) + 20% Special Security Allowance + other central allowances

• Mode of Application: Online only through www.mha.gov.in or www.ncs.gov.in

Download Original IB ACIO Notification (PDF)

UPSC Interview for CSE IAS Exam - Important Points

Interview/Personality Test 

The candidate will be interviewed by a Board who will have before them a record of the candidate’s career. 

The candidate will be asked questions on matters of general interest. 

The object of the Interview/Personality Test is to assess the personal suitability of the candidate for a career in public service by a Board of competent and unbiased observers. 

The Interview/Personality Test is intended to judge the mental calibre of a candidate. 

In broad terms this is really an assessment of not only intellectual qualities but also social traits and interest in current affairs. 

Some of the qualities to be judged are:

1. Mental alertness
2. Critical powers of assimilation
3. Clear and logical exposition
4. Balance of judgement
5. Variety and depth of interest
6. Ability for social cohesion and leadership
7. Intellectual and moral integrity. 

The technique of the Interview/Personality Test is not that of a strict cross-examination but of a natural, though directed and purposive conversation which is intended to reveal the mental qualities of the candidate. 

The Interview/Personality Test is not intended to be a test either of the specialized or general knowledge of the candidates which has been already tested through their written papers. 

Candidates are expected to have taken an intelligent interest not only in their special subjects of academic study but also in the events which are happening around them both within and outside their own State or Country as well as in modern currents of thought and in new discoveries which should rouse the curiosity of well-educated youth.

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