IB ACIO 2025: Notification Releasing Soon, Expected Vacancy, Eligibility

IB ACIO 2025 notification is expected to be released soon on the official website. The opening shall be for various Grade 2 Executive posts. The candidates can expect the IB ACIO application process 2025 to commence in Jan-Feb 2025.

The Ministry of Home Affairs is the responsible authority to conduct the IB ACIO 2025 exam every year. The post of ACIO offers a high salary, and other allowances are also provided by the government of India. IB is in control of the internal and external intelligence of the country. But then it was split into the Intelligence Bureau (IB) and the Research & Analysis Wing (R&AW).

About IB ACIO Exam

The full form of IB ACIO is the Intelligence Bureau Assistant Central Intelligence Officers Examination. IB ACIO 2025 exam is conducted for the post of ACIO (Assistant Central Intelligence Officer) and in IB (Intelligence Bureau). The exam is conducted by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). ACIO is a Grade – II, Group – C (Non-gazetted, Non-ministerial), executive post in IB.

It is a very popular exam among the aspirants of security and intelligence jobs. It is a national-level examination held once a year. The application process is conducted online mode. The IB ACIO recruitment process 2025 consists of three stages. Stage 1 will have a written test. Stage 2 will be essay writing and comprehension tests. Stage 3 will be a personal interview.

IB ACIO 2025 vacancy is expected around 1400 posts which are going to be filled for the II-Grade Assistant Intelligence Officer. The job is known for its rich salary structure and its pay band is INR 9300 to INR 34,800 which varies based on the posting area and selected candidates will get special security allowances. Reservation is available for a few categories like SC/ST/OBC and Ex-servicemen.

IB ACIO Exam is conducted once a year and there are two tiers in this exam. Tier 1 consists of a written MCQ test, Tier 2 has an Essay writing and Comprehension test, and the final round of selection is done with an interview process.

IB ACIO Job Posting: IB ACIO is a very unpredictable job and one can be posted in any state including border regions. It is a very risky job. Hence, in the border areas and in areas with Naxals, female candidates are not posted.

IB ACIO Training: Every batch of ACIO has 750 Joinees. The training centre at Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh has a capacity of only 120 trainees at a time. Therefore, these 750 trainees are split into 6 batches and are sent to training one after another batch-wise.

Training Stages: The IB ACIO Training process consists of three stages which are as follows.

• Training Stage 1: SHIVPURI, Madhya Pradesh 60 days of training.
• Training Stage 2: Delhi Training 60 days.
• Training Stage 3: On-the-job training for 60 days.

Various details associated with the IB ACIO 2025 exam are tabulated below.

IB ACIO Exam Highlights

Particulars	Details
Vacancy	Around 1200 (expected for 2025)
Name of Post	ACIO-II/Exe/ Security Assistant/Executive
Classification	General Central Service, (Group ‘C’) Non-Gazetted, Non-Ministerial
IB ACIO Pay Scale	Rs. 9300-34800 plus Grade Pay Rs. 4200 (PB-2) Plus admissible Central Govt allowances.[Under revision as per the recommendations of 7th C.P.C.]
Mode of Application	Online
IB ACIO 2025 Application Fee	INR 100/- for General & OBC Category males
	SC/ST, Ex-Servicemen & Female candidates are exempted from paying the fee
Recruitment Process	Tier I - Written Test
	Tier II - Essay writing and Comprehension test
	Tier III - Interview or Personality Test
IB ACIO Website	mha.gov.in

IB ACIO Registration 2025

Candidates must register for the upcoming exams to apply for the IB ACIO recruitment. The recruitment notification for vacancies will be updated soon on the official website.

How to Apply for IB ACIO Exam 2025?

The application process consists of the following steps:

• Step 1: The candidate should visit the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) site. The candidate has to click on the IB ACIO 2025 notification.
• Step 2: Fill in the details in the application form Part I.
• Step 3: After filling Part I, proceed to Part II which consists of Fee payment.
• Step 4: After payment of fees, the candidate should upload scanned images of his/her photograph and signature
• Step 5: Click on the submit button and take a printout of the IB ACIO 2025 application form for future reference.

IB ACIO 2025 Application Form

Candidates are required to fill out the application form to apply for vacancies for the IB ACIO exams. IB ACIO application form 2025 Part I consist of details that are to be filled in the application form, which includes all personal and academic details. Part II of the application form includes the IB ACIO application fee payment portion.

Payment can be done in two modes, online and offline. In online mode debit card/ credit card/ internet banking is allowed, whereas in offline payment the candidate can pay through Bank Challan. The application fee is different for each category as below.

IB ACIO Application Form

Category	Exam Fees
Examination Fees	INR 100
Recruitment Processing Charges	INR 500
Male Candidates of General, EWS, and OBC Categories	Examination Fee + Recruitment Processing Charges
All SC/ST Candidates, All Female Candidates and All Ex-SM Candidates	Recruitment Processing Charges Only

Documents Required to Apply for IB ACIO 2025

Scanned copies of the following documents are required to be uploaded onto the official website of the MHA while filling out the IB ACIO application form 2025. These two documents must be uploaded in a single file, the size of which should be less than 50 KB.

• A recent photograph of the candidate
• Signature.

IB ACIO 2025 Eligibility

The candidate's application might be rejected at any time during the process of admission if the candidate is found to be ineligible for the examination. Before appearing for any exam, candidates need to be well versed with the eligibility criteria scenario, such that they should not miss out on any significant events related to eligibility criteria under any circumstances. Applicants must go through the IB ACIO 2025 eligibility criteria before filling out the application form.

Eligibility condition involves age, education, and knowledge of local languages as criteria. Candidates should satisfy the following eligibility conditions.

Educational Qualification: Candidates appearing for the IB ACIO 2025 exam should have completed their graduation from a recognized university or equivalent, and candidates should have some basic computer knowledge.

Age Limit: The candidate's age should be between 18 and 27 years.

Age Relaxation: 5 years for SC/ ST and 3 years for OBC candidates. The upper age limit is relaxable for departmental candidates up to 40 years of age who have rendered 3 years of regular and continuous service. This relaxation applies only to the Central Govt. Civilian employees.

The following table can be referred to understand IB ACIO 2025 eligibility more straightforwardly.

IB ACIO Eligibility

Education	Graduation from a recognized university or equivalent.
Desirable	Basic Knowledge of Computers
Age limit	18-27 Years

Read More: IB ACIO Eligibility Criteria 2025

IB ACIO 2025 Recruitment Process

The steps involved in the recruitment process to hire candidates for IB ACIO Recruitment 2025 are as follows.

• Step 1: Candidates must appear for the Tier I exam. There is a negative marking of 0.25 marks for each wrong answer in Tier I of the exam. No marks will be deducted for unattempted questions.
• Step 2: Only those candidates who have completed the selection criteria for the Tier I exam will be selected for the Tier II exam.
• Step 3: The candidate will be informed about the date, time and exam centre for the Tier II exam by the application portal and through the email ID provided by the candidate at the time of online registration.
• Step 4: The candidates will be shortlisted for the interview based on Tier I and Tier II combined performance.
• Step 5: The details of the date, time and centre for the interview round will be informed to the candidate through the application portal and email ID.
• Step 6: The final selection will include Character and Antecedent verification and Medical examination.

IB ACIO Salary Details

IB ACIO exam is conducted for recruiting candidates for the post of Assistant Central Intelligence Officer. An IB ACIO has decent pay ranging from INR 9300 to INR 34,800. it is this lucrative pay that attracts huge competition.
There are 660 posts available for IB ACIO. The gross salary of IB ACIO varies from the figures mentioned above, all details related to net IB ACIO salary, the pay scale, and deductions are discussed below.

IB ACIO Admit Card 2025

IB ACIO admit card will be released on the official website. Admit card is available on the official website, and will not be sent through the post. To download the admit card visit the official website and check the link "Careers". Candidates can download the admit card after entering their registered ID and password.

The admit card can be downloaded till the date of the IB ACIO exam 2025. The admit card contains all the information about the exam & candidates such as the name of the candidate, roll number, application number, exam date & time, exam centre, photo & signature, postal address, etc.

How to Download the IB ACIO 2025 Admit Card?

Steps to download the IB ACIO call letter 2025 are given as follows:

• Step 1: Go to the official website.
• Step 2: Choose the correct link for the Admit Card.
• Step 3: Enter your Roll Number, Application ID number, and Date of Birth.
• Step 4: Click on the submit button.
• Step 5: After that, download the Admit card and get it printed.

Read More: IB ACIO Admit Card 2025

IB ACIO Exam Date 2025

The vacancies are expected to be announced for the IB ACIO recruitment exam in Nov 2025. Candidates who have desirable GATE scores can apply for the IB ACIO 2025 exam. Check the exam date regarding the IB ACIO exam 2025 given below.

IB ACIO Exam Dates

Important Events	Tentative Dates
Application form Start Date	Nov 2025
MHA IB ACIO Application Form Last Date	Dec  2025
IB ACIO 2025 Release of Admit Card - Tier 1	Dec 2025
Tier 1 Exam	Jan 2025
Tier 1 Result	Jan 2025
IB ACIO 2025 Release of Admit Card - Tier 2	Feb 2025
Tier 2 Exam	Feb 2025
Tier 2 Result	Feb 2025

Read More: IB ACIO Exam Dates 2025

IB ACIO 2025 Exam Centres

There are 33 exam centres IB ACIO Exam across the country. The candidate has to choose a single location based on his/her convenience and preference. The list of different Exam centres are:

IB ACIO Test Centres

IB ACIO Exam Centres List
Agartala	Vijayawada
Varanasi	Trivandrum
Siliguri	Shimla
Shillong	Ranchi
Raipur	Patna
Nagpur	Mumbai
Meerut	Lucknow
Leh	Kolkata
Kohima	Jammu
Jaipur	Itanagar
Imphal	Hyderabad
Guwahati	Delhi
Dehradun	Chennai
Chandigarh	Bhubaneshwar
Bhopal	Bangalore
Amritsar	Aizawl
Ahmedabad

Once opted, the candidate cannot change the exam centre. However, if the seats get filled at a particular centre, the nearby centre will be given to the candidate.

Documents Required at IB ACIO Test Centre

Candidates must carry the following documents to the IB ACIO 2025 exam centre:

• Admit Card
• Photo ID

Read More: IB ACIO Exam Center 2025

IB ACIO Exam Pattern

This exam is conducted in 3 stages: Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3. Tier 1 is for 100 marks, Tier 2 is for 50 marks and Tier 3 is conducted for 100 marks. Candidates who qualify for the Tier 1 exam are only entitled to take the Tier 2 exam. Similarly, the candidates who qualify for the tier 2 exam will proceed to the tier 3 exam.

IB ACIO Tier 1 Exam Pattern

There will be four sections with 25 questions each namely: General Awareness, Quantitative Aptitude, Logical/ Analytical Ability, and English Language. The following table gives details about the IB ACIO Tier 1 Exam Pattern. Candidates can go through this to have an idea about the examination paper.

IB ACIO 2025 Tier 1 Exam pattern

Sections	No. Of Questions	Marks	Total Time
General Awareness	25	25	60 Minutes
Quantitative Aptitude	25	25
Logical/Analytical Ability	25	25
English Language	25	25
Total	100	100

For every wrong answer, ¼ marks will be deducted from each section's total. To qualify for the Tier 2 Exam, the candidate is required to score a minimum of 33 marks out of 100.

IB ACIO Tier 2 Exam Pattern

Tier 2 will have essay writing and English comprehension. The total time allotted for this stage is 1 hour. The IB ACIO 2025 Tier 2 Exam Pattern is given below in the table.

IB ACIO Tier 2 Exam Pattern

Sections	Marks	Total Time
Essay Writing (on any topic)	30	60 Minutes
English Comprehension & Précis Writing	20
Total Marks	50

For the Tier 2 Exam, the obtained marks will be converted "out of 100 marks". A candidate is required to score a minimum of 33 marks out of 100.

IB ACIO Tier 3 Exam

IB ACIO 2025 Tier 3 exam will be an interview round. Based on combined performance in Tier 1 and 2 exams, the candidate will be evaluated for his/her eligibility in the Tier 3 exam (Interview). The date, place, and venue for the interview will be communicated to the qualifying candidates.

IB ACIO Exam Syllabus

Knowing the examination syllabus would help the candidates score good marks in a highly competitive level examination. IB ACIO 2025 exam syllabus consists of four sections. General Awareness, Quantitative aptitude, Analytical/Logical ability, and English language are the four sections. The syllabus for each section is as follows:

General Awareness: This portion has a very vast syllabus that includes History, Physics, Biology, Current Affairs, Politics, and Economics.

Quantitative aptitude: It includes all the topics that are there in up to 10 class syllabi of Mathematics in CBSE.

Logical/ Analytical Reasoning: It includes Analogies, similarities, and differences, spatial orientation, discrimination, problem-solving, analysis, judgment, decision-making, visual memory, observation, spatial visualization, relationship concepts, arithmetic reasoning, verbal and figure and Non-Verbal Reasoning.

English Language: It includes Grammar Rules, antonyms, synonyms, one-word substitution, idioms & phrases, fill-in-the-blanks, Reading Comprehension/Passage, Cloze Test, Para-Jumble Sentences, etc.

IB ACIO 2025 Reference Books

Candidates should check out the syllabus, and according to that, they should select the best-suited book for him/her. The following books are highly recommended for this exam:

IB ACIO Exam Reference Books

Name of Book	Author	Publisher
IB ACIO Guide	R. Gupta	Ramesh Publishing House
ACIO Practice workbook	Kiran Prakashan	Kiran Publications
IB ACIO Intelligence Bureau Assistant Central Intelligence Officers Written Examination	Unique Research Academy	Unique Publishers
IB ACIO Intelligence Bureau Assistant Central Intelligence Officers - Paper I and II	GKP	GK Publications
Intelligence Bureau Assistant Central Intelligence Officer Grade II - Recruitment Exam	Arihant Experts	Arihant Publications
IB ACIO Intelligence Bureau Assistant Central Intelligence Officers - Grade II/Executive - Paper I and II	GKP	GK Publications

Read More: IB ACIO Books 2025

How to Prepare for IB ACIO Exam 2025?

In the IB ACIO 2025 Tier 1 Exam, a candidate has to solve 100 questions in 60 minutes, which is a challenging task looking at the difficulty of the questions asked. Thus regular practice and proper time management are key mantras to clear this exam.

For the IB ACO Tier 2 2025, candidates should have good general knowledge and should be aware of current happenings both inside and outside the country to write an essay. Also as the test is now conducted on a computer, a decent typing speed is required to finish the essay in time. Moreover, a candidate should have a good reading habit for solving comprehension passage questions.

For the IB ACIO Interview, the candidate should focus on personality development. Good communication skills are the key to success in this part.

IB ACIO Result 2025

The IB ACIO Tier 1 Result 2025 has been declared by the MHA on the official website in the form of a PDF. The result was out on Mar 5, 2025. The official IB ACIO 2025 final merit list contains the roll numbers of shortlisted candidates. Merely qualifying for all three stages of the IB ACIO 2021 recruitment drive does not guarantee final selection. Candidates need to also clear other steps including document verification, medical examination, fulfillment of eligibility criteria, etc to be finally inducted.

IB ACIO Tier 1 Result 2025 Direct Link

Candidates can refer to the direct link provided below to access the IB ACIO 2025.

Event Name	Result Link
IB ACIO Tier 1 Result Download Link 2025	View Here

Resolution of Tie Cases in IB ACIO Results

In the event of a tie in combined scores of candidates in Tier-I and Tier-II, such cases will be resolved by applying the following criteria, one after another, till the tie is resolved:

• Total marks in Tier-I and Tier-II
• Marks in Tier-I
• Marks in Tier-II
• Date of birth, with older candidates, placed higher.
• Alphabetical order of names (starting with the first name)

How to Download IB ACIO 2025 Result?

IB ACIO scorecard 2025 can be downloaded in the below-mentioned ways:

• Candidates have to click on the official website of IB ACIO to view their results.
• Once candidates click on the specified link the merit list in a pdf format will be displayed.
• Candidates have to look for their Name or Registration number from the merit list.
• If the candidates find their name in the merit list then the candidates will be called for the further selection process.

Read More: IB ACIO 2025 Result

IB ACIO CutOff

The candidate has to clear minimum marks to be eligible for the next stage exam. This minimum mark or cutoff depends upon several factors, such as the number of candidates appearing for the exam, the difficulty level of the paper, and the number of seats available.

The cutoff varies from one category to another. The cutoff for both the stages of all the categories is given as follows:

Tier 1

IB ACIO Tier 1 Cut Off

Category	Cut Off Marks (Out of 100)
General (Unreserved)	70
Other Backward Classes (OBC)	55
Scheduled Caste (SC)	45
Scheduled Tribe (ST)	45

Tier 2

IB ACIO Tier 2 Cut Off

Category	Cut Off Marks (Out of 50)
Unreserved (UR)	35
Other Backward Classes (OBC)	30
Scheduled Caste (SC)	25
Scheduled Tribe (ST)	25

Read More: IB ACIO 2025 Cut Off

IB ACIO Answer Key 2025

IB ACIO 2025 answer key will be released for the Tier I and Tier 2 exams on the official website. Registered candidates can download the IB ACIO answer key 2025 from the official website. Candidates must enter their login credentials to access the answer key. However, a final answer key will be released after the answer key challenge window is over. The direct link to view the answer key can be accessed from the table below.

IB ACIO Contact Details

Feel free to contact the below in case of any queries.

IB ACIO Helpdesk Details

Helpdesk Details
For Online Registration Related Issues
Phone No.	+91 8800023535 Time: 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM (Mon-Sat)
Email	helpdesk.bharti.nic.in
For Payment-Related Issues
Phone No.	011-23093353; Time: 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM (Mon-Sat)