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IB ACIO Recruitment 2025 Notification, Application Form, Exam Date

The Intelligence Bureau Assistant Central Intelligence Officers Examination (IB ACIO) is a national-level exam conducted by MHA annually to recruit candidates for IB ACIO Grade II/Executive posts in the Intelligence Bureau. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) will soon release the IB ACIO Notification along with the application form at www.mha.gov.in.

IB ACIO Notification 2025 PDF

The official IB ACIO Notification 2025 will be released on the official website at www.mha.gov.in or www.ncs.gov.in with all the information like educational qualification, age limit, online registration dates, selection process, application fees, etc. Interested candidates can also check all the important details for the IB ACIO 2025 Executive Exam from the previous year’s notification pdf.

Intelligence Bureau IB ACIO 2025- Highlights

The selection of candidates for the ACIO Grade II/ Executive post is based on Tier 1, Tier 2, and Interview exams. Selected candidates will get a salary in the range of Rs. 44900/- to Rs. 142400/-. Candidates can check summarized details regarding the IB ACIO Recruitment 2025 from the table below.

Intelligence Bureau IB ACIO 2025- Highlights
Name of the Organization Intelligence Bureau (IB)
Conducting Body Ministry of Home Affairs
Exam Name IB ACIO Grade-II/ Executive Examination 2025
Posts ACIO Grade II/ Executive
Vacancies To be notified
Category Govt Jobs
Registration Dates
Selection Basis Written Test (Tier 1 & Tier 2)- Interview
Salary Rs. 44900/- to Rs. 142400/-
Official Website www.mha.gov.in or www.ncs.gov.in

IB ACIO Recruitment 2025- Important Dates

The complete schedule, including registration dates and exam dates for the Assistant Central Intelligence Officer Grade-II/Executive Examination 2025 exam, will be released along with a notification pdf, and the same will be updated in the table below.

Events Dates
IB ACIO Notification 2025 Release Date
IB ACIO Apply Online 2025 Starts
Last Date to Apply Online
Last Date to pay application fee online
Last Date to pay application fee offline through SBI challan

IB ACIO Vacancy 2025

The vacancy details for Assistant Central Intelligence Officer Grade-II/ Executive posts will be released through IB ACIO Notification 2025. Till then candidates can check vacancy details for the year 2024.

IB ACIO Vacancy 2024
Category Vacancies
Unreserved (UR) 377
Scheduled Caste (SC) 134
Scheduled Tribe (ST) 133
OBC 222
Economically Weaker Section (EWS) 129
Total 995

IB ACIO Recruitment 2025 Eligibility Criteria

The officers under the Central Police Organizations, State Police Organizations or Defence Forces can apply for Intelligence Bureau IB ACIO Recruitment 2025. To be eligible for ACIO Grade-II/ Executive, the candidates must have the required eligibility criteria as mentioned in the IB ACIO Notification 2025 and the same has been discussed below-

Nationality

The candidates must be citizens of India to be eligible for the IB Recruitment 2025. They must have relevant document proof in support of their claim, being citizens of India

Education Qualification

The candidate must hold a Bachelor’s Degree/Graduation Degree from a recognized University to be eligible to apply for the IB ACIO 2025 Exam.

Post Name Educational Qualification
Assistant Central Intelligence Officer-I/Executive
  • 2 years of service in the grade after being appointed, or the equivalent in the parent cadre or department, at level 7 (Rs 44,900- Rs 1,42,400) regularly.
  • Candidates have 2 years of experience in security or intelligence work and a bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or its equivalent
Assistant Central Intelligence Officer-II/Executive
  • 2 years of experience working in security or intelligence, along with graduation from an accredited institution or an equivalent program.
  • Candidates should have some computer knowledge
Junior Intelligence Officer-I/Executive
  • Regularly holding an equivalent position in the parent cadre or department
  • Having served five years in the grade following appointment, regularly serving in level 4
Junior Intelligence Officer-I (Motor Transport)
  • Officers of the armed forces, state police agencies, or central police organizations
  • Regularly holding an equivalent position in the parent cadre or department
  • Five years of continuous service in the grade after regular appointment thereto in the parent cadre’s or department’s pay scale
  • A valid heavy-duty or commercial driver’s license issued by the appropriate authority
unior Intelligence Officer-Grade-II (Motor Transport)
  • Regularly holding an equivalent position in the parent cadre or department;
  • Five years of continuous service in the grade after regular appointment thereto in the parent cadre’s or department’s pay scale
  • A valid heavy-duty or commercial driver’s licence issued by the appropriate authority
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  • Class 10 with certificate or diploma in catering
  • Preferably, 2 years’ experience in a government department or undertaking

Age Limit

Candidates minimum age should not be less than 18 years, and maximum age should not be more than 27 years to be eligible to apply online for IB ACIO Vacancy 2025

IB ACIO Upper Age Relaxation 
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 Application Form

The IB ACIO Recruitment 2025 online application link will be activated on the official website of www.mha.gov.in. Eligible and interested candidates can apply for ACIO Grade II/ Executive posts either from the official website of the Ministry of Home Affairs or from the direct link that will be shared in the article. Candidates had to submit their application forms before the closing date to avoid any kind of technical issue on the last date.

IB ACIO Recruitment 2025 Application Fee

The candidates have to submit their online application form for Intelligence Bureau IB ACIO Recruitment 2025 along with the required application fee. The category-wise application fee is as below-

IB Recruitment 2025 Application Fees
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/-

Intelligence Bureau IB ACIO 2025 Selection Process

The candidates have to qualify in three stages to get shortlisted for IB ACIO Grade II/ Executive posts. Based on their performance & normalization of marks in the Tier-I exam, candidates would be shortlisted for the Tier-II exam. Based on their combined performance in Tier-I and Tier-II, the candidates would be shortlisted for the Tier-III/Interview.

IB ACIO 2025 Selection Process
Tiers Mode Details
Tier 1 Objective Type 100 MCQs to be solved in 1 hour.
1/4 negative marking
Minimum Qualifying Marks: UR- 35, OBC- 34, SC/ST- 33, EWS- 35
Tier 2 Descriptive Type Essay Writing and English comprehension & précis writing
Tier 3 Interview Personality Title and Viva- Voce

IB ACIO Exam Pattern 2025

The IB ACIO 2025 Exam is divided into two tiers, wherein IB ACIO Tier 1 is Objective Type and Tier 2 is Descriptive Type. There is a negative marking of 1/4 marks in tier 1 exam and no negative marking for tier 2.

IB ACIO Tier-1 Exam Pattern 2025
Subjects No. of Questions Total Marks Time Duration
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 2025
Essay Writing 30 1 hour


English comprehension & précis writing 20
Total  50

IB ACIO Syllabus 2025

Complete knowledge about the Syllabus would help the candidates to understand the exam level. The detailed IB ACIO Syllabus 2025 for the Tier 1 exam has been discussed here.

Subjects Topics
General Awareness Current Affairs: History, Geography, Science & Technology, Indian Polity & Constitution, Economy & Finance, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Static GK
Quantitative Aptitude Average, LCM & HCF, Percentages, Partnership, Boat & Stream, Pipes & Cistern, Simple Interest & Compound Interest, Profit loss & Discount, Mixture & Allegation, Problem on Ages, Ratio Proportion, Complementary angles, Data Interpretation, Time work & wages, Speed, time, and work, Heights and Distances, Standard Trigonometry Identities, Mensuration.
Logical/Analytical Ability Alphabet Test, Classification, Analogy, Arithmetic Reasoning, Logical Venn diagram, Distance direction test, Matrix, Blood Relation, Coding decoding, Pattern Completion, Embedded figures, Figure Formation & Analysis, Cube & Dice, Figure Formation & Analysis, Missing Number, Series Paper Cutting & folding, Counting of figures, Mirror Image, Water Image
English Language Cloze Test, Synonyms & Antonyms, Para Jumble, Spotting Error, Sentence Improvement, Fill in the blanks, Reading Comprehension, Spelling Error, Sentence Improvement, Preposition, One-word Substitution, Idiom & Phrase, Active & Passive Voice

IB ACIO Salary 2025

The candidates shortlisted for Assistant Central Intelligence Officer Grade-II/ Executive posts will be offered with pay matric of level 7. The pay scale for IB ACIO Grade 2 officers is Rs. 44,900/- to Rs. 1,42,400/-. The basic pay of the initially appointed IB ACIO Grade 2/Executive is Rs. 44,900 which increases after a year of services. For the detailed IB ACIO Salary, click on the link provided below.

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IB ACIO Recruitment 2025- FAQs

The IB ACIO Recruitment Notification 2025 will be release on the official website www.mha.gov.in or www.ncs.gov.in.

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