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About IB ACIO 2023
Ministry of Home Affairs conducts ACIO exam in order to recruit the candidates as Assistant Central Intelligence Officer (ACIO) Grade-II/Executive. The exam is conducted for the recruitment at Intelligence Bureau in the Ministry of Home Affairs. Candidates between 18 to 27 years of age who hold graduation degree can apply for ACIO.
The exam of ACIO will be conducted for three phases - Tier I, II and Interview. Tier I exam will be objective type while the tier II exam will be descriptive. The objective paper will contain 100 marks questions while 50 marks questions will be asked for the descriptive part. Candidates who qualify in tier I will be called for the tier II exam. Tier II qualified candidates will further have to appear for an interview round after which the final result will be declared. ACIO is expected to be conducted at various centres at 33 cities across the country. ACIO final result will be declared by taking the performance of the candidates in both tier I and II into consideration. Candidates who qualify in the ACIO exam can be posted anywhere in India.
IB ACIO 2023 Highlights
Full Exam Name | Intelligence Bureau Assistant Central Intelligence Officer Exam |
Short Exam Name | IB ACIO |
Conducting Body | Intelligence Bureau Ministry of Home Affairs |
Exam Level | National Level Exam |
Languages | English |
Mode of Application | Online |
Application Fee (General) | 100 Rs [Offline] +1 More |
Mode of Counselling | Online / Offline |
IB ACIO Tier 1 - Duration | 1 Hour +1 More |
Number of Seats | 995 Seats |
IB ACIO 2023 Important Dates
IB ACIO Tier 1 (Session 2023)
Past Dates and Events
14 Jan, 2024 - 18 Jan, 2024
Admit Card | Mode: Online
17 Jan, 2024 - 18 Jan, 2024
Exam | Mode: Offline
IB ACIO (Session 2023)
Past Dates and Events
09 Jan, 2024
City intimation | Mode: Online
19 Dec, 2023
Fee payment through SBI challan | Mode: Offline
25 Nov, 2023 - 15 Dec, 2023
Application | Mode: Online
15 Dec, 2023
Online fee payment last date | Mode: Online
IB ACIO 2023 Eligibility Criteria
The exam conducting authority has determined the eligibility criteria of IB ACIO. ACIO eligibility criteria is the minimum requirement that must be met by the candidates in order to appear for the exam. The eligibility criteria of ACIO is determined on the basis of age and education qualification of the candidates. It is important for the candidates to fulfill the eligibility criteria in order to avoid rejection at later stage of the selection process.
ACIO Eligibility Criteria - Age
In order to appear for ACIO, candidates must be between 18 to 27 years of age. However, there are various age relaxations that have been provided on the upper age limit of the candidates by the exam conducting authority to the candidates of reserved categories. The table below contains the relaxation as per the category.
ACIO Eligibility Criteria
Category | Age Relaxation |
SC/ST | 5 years |
OBC | 3 years |
Departmental candidates (who gave 3 years of service) | 13 years |
Divorced women, widows, and women judicially separated from their husbands and not remarried (General) | 8 years |
Divorced women, widows, and women judicially separated from their husbands and not remarried (SC/ST) | 13 years |
Ex-Servicemen/J&K domiciled candidates between January 1, 1980 to December 31, 1989/Descendants of 2002 riots victim | - |
ACIO Eligibility Criteria - Education qualification
Candidates must hold a graduation degree.
It is important for candidates to have computer knowledge.
IB ACIO 2023 Application Process
Mode of Application : Online
Mode of Payment : Net Banking | Credit Card | Debit Card | Other
Ministry of Home Affairs released the application form of ACIO in online mode. Eligible candidates can fill the application form of IB ACIO within the time frame given by the exam conducting authority. Along with the filling of ACIO application form, candidates must pay the prescribed application form as per their category. In order to fill the application form, candidates must have a valid active email ID and mobile number. Candidates must also keep ready with them their scanned image and signature of the prescribed dimension before they sit for filling the application form of ACIO.
The application form of IB ACIO will be divided into two parts - part 1 and 2. Candidates are expected to fill both parts of the application form. In part 1 of the application form of ACIO, candidates must fill the personal and academic details while part 2 of the application form is related to the payment of application fee.
Candidates must upload the scanned image and signature at the time when they register for the ACIO exam.
In order to fill the application form of ACIO, candidates can follow the steps given below.
ACIO Application Form - Part 1
Step 1 - Registration
Step 2 - Uploading of scanned image and signature (the file should not be more than 50 kb)
Step 3 - Filling in the details
Step 4 - Preview
Step 5 - Final Submit
ACIO Application Form - Part 2
Step 1 - Payment of application form
Step 2 - Print out of application form and payment slip
The application fee of IB ACIO can be paid by the candidates either in online or in offline mode. The application fee of ACIO must be paid by only the male candidates belonging to the unreserved category. Reserved category and female candidates are exempted from the payment of application fee.
Application Fees - Rs 100
Application Fee payment in Offline mode
Candidates will have to take a printout of Challan form and pay the fee in cash in any branch of State Bank of India one day after the filling of application form. A Challan receipt will be given to the candidates by the bank reflecting the transaction ID, which must be kept safe with the candidates.
Application Fee payment in Online mode
The online payment of application fee can be done using debit card or credit card. During the payment of online application fee, candidates will have to provide their registration number.
Application Fees
Category | Quota | Mode | Gender | Amount |
---|---|---|---|---|
OBC, General | Offline, Online | Male | ₹ 100 |
IB ACIO 2023 Syllabus
IB ACIO Tier 1 Syllabus
General awareness
Quantitative aptitude
Logical/ analytical ability
English language
IB ACIO Tier 2 Syllabus
Essay on one of the given topics
English comprehension & précis writing
IB ACIO 2023 Exam Pattern
IB ACIO Tier 1 Exam Pattern
The exam conducting authority prescribes the exam pattern of IB ACIO. Candidates must go through ACIO exam pattern in order to know the different phases in which the exam will be conducted, sections, total questions, duration, and marks distribution.
As per the exam pattern of ACIO, the exam is conducted for three phases - tier I, II, and Interview. Candidates who qualify in tier I become eligible to appear for tier II exam. All those candidates who pass in tier II of ACIO, are further called for the interview round.
ACIO Exam Pattern - Tier I (Objective)
Sections | No. of Questions | Marks | Duration |
General awareness | 25 | 25 | 60 minutes |
Quantitative aptitude | 25 | 25 | |
English language | 25 | 25 | |
Logical/analytical ability | 25 | 25 | |
Total | 100 | 100 |
The exam will have objective type questions
There will be 4 sections containing 25 questions each of 1 mark each.
IB ACIO Tier 2 Exam Pattern
All those candidates who will qualify in the tier I exam will further have to appear for the tier II exam of ACIO. Phase II exam of ACIO will of descriptive nature. The following table contains the details about the exam pattern of phase II exam of ACIO.
ACIO Exam Pattern - Tier II (Descriptive)
Topics | Marks | Duration |
Essay on one of the given topics | 30 | 60 minutes |
English comprehension & précis writing | 20 | |
Total | 50 |
All those candidates who will qualify in the tier II exam of ACIO will further have to appear for the Interview round. Candidates who will be shortlisted in the interview round will further have to appear for document verification and medical test.
IB ACIO 2023 Admit Card
IB ACIO Tier 1 Admit Card
The exam conducting authority will issue the admit card in three phases. The admit card of IB ACIO will be issued separately for tier I, II and Interview. All those candidates who will successfully fill the application form will be issued the tier I admit card. The admit card of tier II will be issued to only those candidates who will qualify the prelims exam of ACIO. All those candidates who qualify for the interview round will be issued the admit card of ACIO for the interview. The admit card of ACIO will be sent to each candidate through email on their personal email ID. The admit card sent to the candidates will contain the date and time of the examination along with the venue where the exam will be conducted. Candidates must take a print out of ACIO admit card and carry it to the allotted exam centre on the day of examination. Along with the admit card of ACIO, candidates must also carry one of the prescribed photo ID proofs - aadhaar card, voter card, PAN card, passport, driving license.
ACIO Admit card for Tier I
The admit card of ACIO tier I will be issued to only those candidates who will successfully fill the application form. ACIO admit card for tier I will be sent to the candidate through email. The admit card of IB ACIO will contain the details about the exam date and time and venue where the exam will be conducted. Candidates must take the print out of the admit card and carry it to the exam centre as they will not be allowed to take the test if they fail to bring the admit card. Along with the admit card candidates must also carry one of the prescribed photo identity proofs.
IB ACIO Tier 2 Admit Card
All those candidates who will qualify the tier I exam of ACIO will be issued the admit card for tier II examination. The admit card of ACIO tier II can be downloaded by the candidates by visiting the application portal or their personal mail. ACIO Admit card for tier II will contain the date, time and centre of Tier-II exam. Candidates must take a printout of the admit card and bring it to their respective exam centres. Candidates must also carry one of the photo ID proofs. No candidates will be allowed to appear for the exam if they do not have their admit card on the day of examination.
IB ACIO 2023 Exam Centers
IB ACIO Tier 1 Exam Centers
State | City |
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Tripura | Agartala |
Gujarat | Ahmedabad |
Mizoram | Aizawl |
Punjab | Amritsar |
Karnataka | Bangalore |
Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal |
Odisha | Bhubaneswar |
Chandigarh | Chandigarh |
Tamil Nadu | Chennai |
Uttarakhand | Dehradun |
Delhi | New Delhi |
Assam | Guwahati |
Telangana | Hyderabad |
Manipur | Imphal |
Arunachal Pradesh | Itanagar |
Rajasthan | Jaipur |
Jammu and Kashmir | Jammu |
Leh | |
Nagaland | Kohima |
West Bengal | Kolkata |
Siliguri | |
Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow |
Varanasi | |
Maharashtra | Nagpur |
Bihar | Patna |
Chhattisgarh | Raipur |
Jharkhand | Ranchi |
Meghalaya | Shillong |
Himachal Pradesh | Shimla |
Kerala | Trivandrum |
Andhra Pradesh | Vijayawada |
Documents Required at Exam
- Admit card
- Aadhaar card
- Passport
- Voter ID card
IB ACIO 2023 Result
IB ACIO Tier 1 Result
The exam conducting authority will declare the result of ACIO in PDF format. Candidates can click on the result link to access their ACIO result. The result will be declared separately for separate tiers of examination. The result of ACIO will contain the roll numbers of only those candidates who will qualify the examination. Candidates who find their roll number in the result PDF will further have to appear for the next phase of the exam of ACIO.
ACIO Result 2019 - Tier I
The result of ACIO for tier I will be declared in PDF format. Candidates can click on the result link and download the PDF. The result PDF of ACIO will contain the roll numbers on the qualified candidates. All the candidates whose roll numbers are mentioned in the result PDF will be eligible to appear for the tier II examination of ACIO.
IB ACIO Tier 2 Result
The result of IB ACIO for tier II will be released for all those candidates who qualified in tier II (descriptive) examination. The result will be declared in the PDF format containing the roll numbers of all those candidates who have been shortlisted for the interview round.
IB ACIO 2023 Cutoff
IB ACIO Tier 1 Cutoff
The cut off of ACIO is the minimum marks determined by the exam conducting authority in order to shortlist the candidates for the next stage of the selection process. In order to qualify tier I exam of ACIO, candidates must score at least 33% marks. Apart from scoring the qualifying marks, candidates must also score the minimum cut off marks as per their category to appear for the tier II examination of ACIO.
IB ACIO Tier 2 Cutoff
The cut off of tier II exam of ACIO will be determined by the examination authority to shortlist the candidates for interview. Cut off of ACIO is the minimum marks that must be scored by the candidates to qualify the tier II exam. The exam conducting authority determines the cut off marks taking the category of the candidates into consideration. Candidates who score the category wise cut off of ACIO for tier II exam will only be considered as qualified.
The final cut off of IB ACIO id released by the examination authority after the interview is conducted. All those candidates who score the overall cut off marks will be recruited at the post of ACIO in the Intelligence Bureau.
Documents Required at Counselling
- Birth certificate
- 10th and 12th marksheet
- Certificate regarding degree/post-graduate/other examinations passed
- Character certificate
- Caste certificate (if required)
- PWD certificate (if applicable)
- Discharge certificate in applied under ex-servicemen
General Information
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Question:Is IB ACIO conducted every year?
Answer:
IB ACIO is an annual exam conducted once every year.
Question:Do IB officers get pension?
Answer:
IB ACIO officers enjoy benefits like retirement package, including a pension, provident fund, and gratuity.
Question:What is the salary of ACIO in hand?
Answer:
The in-hand salary of IB ACIO ranges from Rs. 80375 to Rs. 90257.
Question:What is the highest rank in IB?
Answer:
The highest rank in IB is that of Director.
Questions related to IB ACIO
when is the exam for ACIO ,How can we notify exam date ?
Hello,
The exact exam date for ACIO (Assistant Central Intelligence Officer) may vary, so it is best to stay updated through official channels. You can regularly check the official website of the conducting body or follow their social media accounts for the latest updates on the exam date. They usually announce it well in advance.
Hope this helps you,
Thank you
I am doing MSc in Physics, I am planning to give IB ACIO exam. I have Type 1 Diabetes. Can i still get into IB?? If not, are there any other posts that I can give exam for.
Hello Student
The main eligibility criteria for IB ACIO intelligence bureau Assistant Central intelligence officer is Candidate should be graduate and have a basic knowledge in computer. Cadet should have the eyesight 6 by 6 or 6/9 capacity. I should be 165 CM 5 cm is taxable for the ST candidate s in physical status status eyesight and height is counted there is no search obstacles for the specific type of physical ailment candidate. But the candidate has to produce a normal medical certificate of good health from a registered practitioner doctor the rank of Gazetted officer working in a government hospital. All the posts of this category is under the ministry of home affairs Government of India.
To know more you can click on the the official website of the IB ACIO Examination authority-http/www.mha.gov.in
Hope this helps.
i wanna know my ib acio tier 1 roll number can u plzz provide me admit card for which date was expired
Hello,
We regret to tell you that we cannot provide your admit card. Only the candidates can download the admit card. And the admit card download link for IB ACIO had expired. We would suggest you to please search for the soft copy of the admit card in your laptop/PC/mobile phone or hard copy of the admit card. The roll number will be given on the admit card. IB ACIO has released TIER 1 results on April 1, 2021 and the list of roll of the qualified candidates is given in the PDF format.
i have entered my name in the fathers name box in ib acio application and i have received the hall ticket now with my name on the fathers name column can i edit application after the exam for future notification or what procedures i should follow to change that
Dear Student,
There will be no future notification will be released for the option of correction.You now don't need to worry.If you want to clear your doubt Please contact the official website through Email or phone number by visiting website.The website link is given below
www.mha.gov.in
i am done mistake in uploading the pic both have pic of my signature... and the exam is IB ACIO
Hello Dear,
You should contact to the examination related authority. At the time of examination they generally match the name and photograph with the ID Proof you carry. As per the details mention by you there might be a problem occurs while appearing the exam. Candidate should not to made mistake while filling such details.
Good Luck