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The Intelligence Bureau under the Ministry of Home Affairs is expected to publish the IB ACIO Recruitment 2025 Notification soon. This highly anticipated notification will invite applicants for the post of Assistant Central Intelligence Officer (ACIO) Grade-II Executive, and a total of 2259 vacancies are expected across various posts this year. Once the notification PDF is released, the candidates will be able to get details of the eligibility criteria, selection process, and exam pattern here.
IB ACIO Notification 2025
The IB ACIO Notification 2025 PDF will be made available on the official website @mha.gov.in. With the release of the notification, the candidates will be able to get the details of the recruitment process. The selection process includes three stages
- Tier-1: Written Exam (Objective Type) (100 Marks)
- Tier-2: Descriptive Type (Essay and Precis Writing, English Comprehension)
- Tier-3: Interview: Personality Test and Viva-voce.
The candidates will have to qualify each of these stages to get to the final recruitment and appointment. The online application process will begin with the release of the official notification. The direct link to download the IB ACIO Recruitment 2025 Notification PDF will be shared here for the candidates.
IB ACIO Recruitment 2025: Highlights
Here, we have mentioned the details of the IB ACIO Recruitment 2025 for the candidates who are going to participate in the recruitment process. This year, a total of 2259 vacancies are expected for the Assistant Central Intelligence Officer (ACIO) Grade-II Executive posts.
| IB ACIO Recruitment 2025 | |
|---|---|
| Recruitment Organization | Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) |
| Post Name | Assistant Central Intelligence Officer (ACIO) Grade-II Executive |
| Advt No. | IB ACIO Grade-II/ Executive Examination |
| Vacancies | 2259 (Expected) |
| Category | Govt Jobs |
| Salary/ Pay Scale | Rs. 44900-142400/- |
| Job Location | All India |
| Official Website | mha.gov.in/ncs.gov.in |
IB ACIO Recruitment 2025 Important Dates
The IB ACIO Recruitment 2025 important dates will be announced soon through the official notification. It will include details such as the application start and end date, exam dates for Tier 1 and Tier 2, and admit card release. We will update the important dates here as soon as it gets announced. Stay tuned.
| IB ACIO Recruitment 2025: Important Dates | |
|---|---|
| Event | Date |
| IB ACIO 2025 Notification Date | To be released |
| IB ACIO 2025 Apply Start | – |
| IB ACIO 2025 Last Date to Apply | – |
| IB ACIO 2025 Exam Date | – |
| IB ACIO City Intimation Through Email ID | – |
| IB ACIO Admit Card 2025 | – |
| IB ACIO Final Result 2025 | – |
IB ACIO Vacancy 2025
The vacancy for the Assistant Central Intelligence Officer (ACIO) Grade-II Executive will be announced along with the official notification. The post-wise and category-wise vacancy distribution details is given below.
IB ACIO Apply Online Link 2025
The IB ACIO Apply Online Link will be activated on the official website of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) once the recruitment notification is released. Candidates interested in applying for the Assistant Central Intelligence Officer (ACIO) Grade-II Executive posts can access the direct link to fill out the application form. It is important to complete the registration, upload the required documents, and pay the application fee within the specified timeline. The direct application link will also be shared here for easy access once it is available.
IB ACIO 2025 Application Fees
To complete the application for the IB ACIO 2025, candidates are required to pay an online application fee. The IB ACIO Application Fees include recruitment and application process fees. The category-wise Application Fees have been tabulated below.
| Category | Recruitment Processing Fee | Application Fee | Total Fees |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Candidates | Rs. 450/- | Nil | Rs. 450/- |
| General, EWS, OBC (Male) | Rs. 450/- | Rs. 100/- | Rs. 550/- |
IB ACIO 2025 Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for IB ACIO Recruitment 2025, candidates must meet certain criteria. The age limit is set between 18 and 27 years. Additionally, age relaxation will be provided under the government rules. As for educational qualifications, candidates must hold a graduate degree.
| IB ACIO Recruitment 2025 Eligibility Criteria | |
|---|---|
| Age Limit | 18-27 Years |
| Date for Age Calculation | To be released |
| Educational Qualification | Graduate Degree, Knowledge of Computers |
Age Relaxation
The age relaxation is provided as per the government rules to various categories. Check the table below for details on the IB ACIO Age Relaxation details:
| Category | Upper Age Limit |
|---|---|
| OBC | 3 years |
| SC/ST | 5 years |
| Departmental candidates | Up to 40 years of age who have rendered 3 years of regular and continuous service |
| Meritorious sportspersons specified in Para 1 (a) of DoP&AR O.M. No. 14015/1/76-Estt.(D), dtd 4.8.1980. | 5 years |
| Widows, divorced women, and women judicially separated from their husbands and not remarried. | UR- 35 years SC/ST- 40 years |
IB ACIO Recruitment 2025 Selection Process
The selection process for the IB ACIO Recruitment 2023 includes 3 stages of selection. The IB ACIO Recruitment 2025 Selection Process is discussed below. Tier 1 is an objective type test where multiple choice-based questions will asked and in the descriptive test, candidates are required to write an Essay and Precise and solve comprehension/passage. The combined marks of Tier 1 and Tier 2 will decide the status of the candidate for the interview round.
IB ACIO 2025 Exam Pattern
The Tier 1 and Tier 2 exam pattern differs completely and the details of each stage has been mentioned in the table given below for the candidates.
- The Tier 1 IB ACIO Exam Pattern includes 100 questions for 100 marks which includes Current Affairs, General Studies, Numerical Aptitude, Reasoning and Logical Aptitude, and English.
- The Tier 2 examination includes Essay Writing and English comprehension & précis writing for 50 marks.
| Subjects | No. of Questions | Marks | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| IB ACIO Tier-1 Exam Pattern | |||
| Current Affairs | 20 | 20 | 1 hour |
| General Studies | 20 | 20 | |
| Numerical Aptitude | 20 | 20 | |
| Reasoning and Logical Aptitude | 20 | 20 | |
| English Language | 20 | 20 | |
| Total | 100 | 100 | |
| IB ACIO Tier-2 Exam Pattern | |||
| Essay Writing | – | 30 | 1 hour |
| English comprehension & précis writing | – | 20 | |
| Total | – | 50 | |
| Grand Total for Written Exam (Tier 1+2) | 150 Marks | ||
| Interview | 100 Marks | ||
IB ACIO Syllabus and Exam Pattern 2025 – Click to Check
Candidates are required to achieve minimum qualifying marks to be eligible for selection to further stages. The minimum qualifying marks/cut-off is out of 100 Marks. Check the category-wise marks here. Note that all Ex-servicemen would be treated in their category viz., UR/OBC/SC/ST/EWS.
| IB ACIO Exam: Minimum Qualifying Marks | |
| Category | Minimum Marks |
| UR (General)/OBC/EWS | 35 |
| OBC | 34 |
| SC/ST | 33 |
IB ACIO Previous Year Question Paper
Before starting your preparation, candidates must check the IB ACIO Previous Year Paper as it will give an idea about what type of questions are asked in the exam and through practice candidates increase their confidence. After going through the syllabus, the most important preparation resource is previous year papers, so, download the PDFs and solve the question papers in an exam like environment.
IB ACIO Cut Off
The Intelligence Bureau (IB) releases the IB ACIO Cut Off for each examination stage. The candidates must secure the minimum/cut-off marks to be eligible for selection. The cut-off is mainly dependent on three factors: the total number of vacancies, the difficulty level of the exam, and the number of candidates who appeared in the exam.
| IB ACIO Previous Year Tier 1 Cut Off | |
| Category | IB ACIO Cut-Off Marks (Out of 100) |
| UR | 65 |
| OBC | 60 |
| SC | 50 |
| ST | 50 |
| IB ACIO Previous Year Tier 2 Cut Off | |
| UR | 30 |
| OBC | 25 |
| SC | 20 |
| ST | 20 |
IB ACIO 2025 Salary
Newly appointed candidates for the IB ACIO post receive a salary under Pay Level 7, with a pay scale ranging from ₹44,900 to ₹1,42,400. The starting basic pay is ₹44,900 per month, which is supplemented by various allowances and benefits as per government norms. The overall monthly IB ACIO Salary 2025 includes the basic pay along with these additional perks.
IB ACIO Exam Center 2025
The IB ACIO Exam will be conducted soon and for that purpose, IB will release the admit cards containing the exam center venue and other details. The exam will conducted through the states and Union Territories of the country. In the table below, we have mentioned the States/UTs along with their Exam cities within which the candidates will be allotted their exam centers as per their choice.
| IB ACIO Exam Centers | |
| State/UT | Exam City |
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | Port Blair |
| Andhra Pradesh | Anantapur, Chirala, Guntur, Kadapa, Kakinada, Kurnool, Rajahmundry, Tirupathi, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Naharlagun |
| Assam | Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Silchar, Tezpur |
| Bihar | Arrah, Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Muzaffarpur, Patna, Purnea |
| Chandigarh | Chandigarh/Mohali |
| Chhattisgarh | Bhilai Nagar, Bilaspur CG, Durg, Raipur |
| Delhi | Delhi/NCR |
| Goa | Panaji |
| Gujarat | Ahmedabad, Anand, Gandhinagar, Mehsana, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara |
| Haryana | Ambala |
| Himachal Pradesh | Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Kangra |
| Jammu and Kashmir | Jammu, Samba, Srinagar |
| Jharkhand | Dhanbad, Hazaribagh, Jamshedpur |
| Karnataka | Belagavi (Belgaum), Bengaluru, Hubballi (Hubli), Kalaburagi (Gulbarga), Mangaluru (Mangalore), Mysuru (Mysore), Shivamogga (Shimoga), Udupi |
| Kerala | Ernakulam, Kannur, Kollam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur |
| Ladakh | Leh |
| Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Satna, Ujjain |
| Maharashtra | Amravati, Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar, Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Latur, Mumbai MMR, Nagpur, Nanded, Nashik, Pune |
| Manipur | Imphal |
| Meghalaya | Shillong |
| Mizoram | Aizawl |
| Nagaland | Dimapur, Kohima |
| Odisha | Balasore, Berhampur-Ganjam, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Rourkela, Sambalpur |
| Punjab | Amritsar, Bathinda, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Patiala |
| Rajasthan | Ajmer, Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Sikar |
| Sikkim | Gangtok |
| Tamil Nadu | Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Salem, Tiruchirappalli, Tirunelveli, Vellore |
| Telangana | Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Khammam, Mahabubnagar, Warangal, Warangal Urban |
| Tripura | Agartala |
| Uttar Pradesh | Agra, Aligarh, Ayodhya, Bareilly, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Mathura, Meerut, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Prayagraj, Sitapur, Varanasi |
| Uttarakhand | Dehradun, Haldwani, Roorkee |
| West Bengal | Asansol, Burdwan, Durgapur, Kalyani, Kolkata, Siliguri |
IB ACIO Online Coaching
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