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IB ACIO Important Dates 2025
Ministry of Home Affairs has released the notification for the post of
Assistant Central Intelligence Officer (ACIO) Grade-II and Executives. The interested candidates can start their preparation for the recruitment by following the updated IB ACIO exam pattern and IB ACIO syllabus for the recruitment process.
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Organization Name |
Ministry of Home Affairs, Intellectual Bureau |
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Post Name |
Assistant Central Intelligence Officer |
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No of Vacancies |
3717 |
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Category Name |
Syllabus |
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Selection Procedure |
Written Exam- Interview |
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Application Process |
19 July to 10 August 2025 |
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IB ACIO Exam Date |
To be Announced |
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Official website |
www.mha.gov.in |
IB ACIO Selection Process 2025:
IB ACIO Selection will be done on consists of the following three stages: –
• IB ACIO Tier-I Exam (Written)
• IB ACIO Tier-II Exam (Written)
• IB ACIO Interview (Personality test)
Only those candidates would be called for Tier-II exam who qualify Tier-I Exam. For the Tier-II examination, there is a minimum cut off of 33%. On the basis of their combined performance in both Tier-I and Tier-II, the candidates would be shortlisted for the interview. The final selection for IB ACIO Recruitment 2024 would be made on the basis of combined performance in all the selection stages.
IB ACIO Syllabus And Exam Pattern 2025
Tier-1 Exam Pattern
• As per the IB ACIO Notification 2025 released, there will be total of 100 questions from 5 sections; General Awareness, Quantitative Aptitude, Numerical/Analytical/Logical Ability, English Language and General Studies/
• One mark for each correct answer
• There will be a negative marking of ¼ mark for each wrong answer
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Section |
No. of Questions |
Marks |
Time Duration |
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Current Affairs |
20 |
20 |
60 Minutes |
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General Studies |
20 |
20 |
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Numerical Aptitude |
20 |
20 |
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Reasoning and Logical Aptitude |
20 |
20 |
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English Language |
20 |
20 |
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Total |
100 |
100 |
Tier-2 Exam Pattern
The tier-2 exam is descriptive in nature and carries 2 questions for 50 marks in total.
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Section |
Marks |
Time |
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Essay Writing |
30 |
60 Minutes |
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English Comprehension & Précis Writing |
20 |
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Total |
50 |
Note : [Negative marking of ¼ mark for each wrong answer.]
IB ACIO II/Executive Tier 3 (Interview)
The interview round will be of 100 marks and the Candidates appearing in interviews may be subject to Psychometric/Aptitude Test which will be a part of the interview.
IB ACIO Syllabus 2025
The candidates are advised to study according to the IB ACIO Syllabus so that you do not waste time on studying which is not required. The candidates who want to prepare for IB ACIO Exam 2025, can prepare according to these subject-wise topics detailed below. Check the IB ACIO syllabus for the written exam both Tier-1 and Tier-2 provided here.
IB ACIO Syllabus 2025: Tier 1
IB ACIO General Knowledge Syllabus 2025
In this section, The focus will be on Current national & International events, banking, sports, awards, recruitments etc.
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Current Affairs
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History
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Geography
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Science & Technology
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Indian Polity & Constitution
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Economy & Finance
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Physics
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Chemistry
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Biology
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Static GK
IB ACIO English Comprehension Syllabus 2025
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Grammar Rules,
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Antonyms,
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Single/ Double Fillers
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Fill In The Blanks
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Error Detection
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Synonyms,
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One-word substitution,
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Idioms & phrases,
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Fill in the blanks,
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Reading Comprehension/Passage,
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Active & Passive Voice
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Preposition
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Cloze Test,
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Para-Jumble Sentences etc.
IB ACIO Analytical Ability Syllabus 2025
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Series Completion
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Analogy
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Blood Relation Test
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Character Puzzles
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Classification
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Series
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Analytical Reasoning
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Pattern Completion
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Chart Logic
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Image Analysis
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Data Sufficiency
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Logical Sequence of Words
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Seating Arrangement
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Direction Sense Test
IB ACIO Logical Reasoning Syllabus 2025
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Alphanumeric Series
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Reasoning Analogies
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Blood Relations
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Calenders
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Artificial Language
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Clocks
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Coding-Decoding
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Decision Making
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Data Sufficiency
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Input-Output
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Puzzles
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Statements & Assumptions
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Order & Ranking
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Directions
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Odd One Out
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Statements & Conclusions
IB ACIO Quantitative Aptitude Syllabus 2025
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Number System
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Percentages
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Mensuration
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Ratio & Time
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Average
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Profit & Loss
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Fundamental Arithmetical Operations
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Computation of Whole Numbers
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Use of tables and graphs
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Decimals
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Relationship between numbers
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Operations Research & Linear Programming
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Differential Geometry
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Dynamics
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Essential Mathematics
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Calculus
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Real Analysis
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Fundamental Arithmetical Operations
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Computation of Whole numbers
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Time and Distance
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Ration and Proportion
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Interest
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Discount
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Algebra
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Differential Equations
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Statistics
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Time and Work
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Fractions
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Analytical Geometry
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Statistics
IB ACIO Syllabus 2025 – Tier 2
IB ACIO Tier-II exam consists of two sections namely–
1. Essay Writing
2. English Comprehension & Précis Writing
Essay Writing: Candidates will have to write essays that can be based on topics such as:
• Emerging Trends in India
• Cultural Diversity of India
• Security Threats, etc
English Comprehension & Précise Writing: In this section, the candidate’s English Comprehension will be tested.
*Note: The above IB ACIO exam pattern is updated and totally based on the IB ACIO 2025 notification. The updated IB ACIO syllabus will be soon released by officials.