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IB ACIO Exam, Intelligence Bureau Assistant Central Intelligence Officer exam is the graduation level, premium exam, and post. One gets an opportunity to work in the intelligence bureau. IB ACIO Exam, Intelligence Bureau Assistant Central Intelligence Officer post is known as a premium government job. The one who clears the exam can work under the Intelligence Bureau and is posted anywhere in India. The paramount duty done by the Intelligence Bureau Assistant Central Intelligence Officer is to collect and gather secret information from the targeted sources that might be harmful to the nation. The job is very unpredictable and has a great responsibility to save our country from dangerous and detrimental suspects. The posting is also allotted on the border. Usually, males are given border postings.

Latest Notification

IB ACIO application process has been started on April 16, 2022. The last date to apply is May 07, 2022.

IB ACIO (Intelligence Bureau Assistant Central Intelligence Officer) is a graduation-level examination. The examination is conducted under the authority of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). IB ACIO (Intelligence Bureau Assistant Central Intelligence Officer) is a high-salaried post in addition to other allowances that are provided by the Government of India. Earlier IB was under the control of internal and external intelligence of the country. But later it was split into two different organizations - Intelligence Bureau and Research & Analysis Wing (R&AW).

Registration

The application process for filing the form of IB ACIO is divided into two parts. The first part is filing the form while the other one is fee payment. Candidates are required to fill out the form through an online mode.

Visit the official website of the Ministry of Home Affairs. Go to the IB ACIO notification.
Fill in the details for Application form Part 1.
The application fee for general and OBC candidates is INR 100. Candidates belonging to the Scheduled caste (SC) and Scheduled tribes (ST) category are exempted from paying the application fee.
Upload all the documents as per instructions.
Make fee payment

Application Fee

The application fee for general and OBC candidates is INR 100. Candidates belonging to Scheduled caste (SC) and Scheduled tribes (ST) category are exempted from paying the application fee.

Eligibility Criteria

The candidate should be an Indian citizen
Candidates should have completed their graduation with any stream from a recognized university.
Candidates should have basic knowledge about computers.
The age limit of the candidate should range from 18-27 years.
Relaxation:

Relaxation on the upper limit is given to the candidates belonging to the reserved categories -

A relaxation of 5 years is given to the candidates belonging to SC (scheduled caste) and ST (scheduled tribes) categories.
A relaxation of 3 years is given to the candidates belonging to OBC (Other Backward Class).

Exam Pattern

The examination is conducted in three different stages.

The first stage is a written test which is a total of 100 marks.

It is an MCQ-based paper. The paper is divided into four sections: General Awareness, Quantitative Aptitude, Logical Ability, and English Language.
The time allotted for the first stage is 60 minutes.

The second stage is the essay writing and comprehension test. It is a descriptive paper.

The paper is divided into two sections: essay writing and comprehension and précis writing.
The essay consists of 30 marks while comprehension and précis writing consists of 20 marks making a total of 50.
The time allotted to the candidates in Stage 2 is 60 minutes.

The third and final stage is the personal interview. It is a total of 100 marks. This stage judges the personality of the candidate based on the parameters like intelligence, awareness, and knowledge.

Stage	Details
Stage 1 (written test)	Type - Objective Total marks - 100 Duration - 60 minutes
Stage 2 (comprehension and précis writing)	Type - Subjective/ Descriptive Total marks - 50 Duration - 60 minutes
Stage 3 (personal interview)	Type - Oral / Mock Total marks - 100 Duration - Not Defined

Syllabus

IB ACIO Syllabus contains vast content. It covers a wide range of subjects in different fields. Stage 1 covers General Awareness, Quantitative Aptitude, Logical Ability, and English Language while stage 2 is descriptive in nature and covers essay, comprehension, and précis writing. The details of the syllabus of different stages are given below:

Stage	Syllabus Details
Stage 1	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
Stage 2	Essay writing on topics like security threats, cultural diversity, etc.

Exam Highlights

Exam Name

IB ACIO Exam
Official Website

https://www.mha.gov.in/
Exam Duration

1 hour
No. of Papers

3
Total Marks

250
Medium of the Exam

English