IB ACIO 2020 examination will be conducted by Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to select eligible candidates to the post of Assistant Central Intelligence Officer Grade-II/ Executive (IB ACIO Grade-II/ Executive) in Intelligence Bureau. IB ACIO Grade-II/ Executive is considered as a premium job opportunity in Intelligence Bureau. It is General Central Service, Group ‘C’ (Non-gazetted, NonMinisterial) post.
Total Vacancies:
MHA has announced 2000 vacancies for the post of Assistant Central Intelligence Officer Grade-II/ Executive in Intelligence Bureau. Let’s have a look at the category-wise vacancies for IB ACIO 2020 exam.
| Category | Number of Vacancies |
| General | 989 |
| OBC | 417 |
| EWS | 113 |
| SC | 360 |
| ST | 121 |
| Total | 2000 |
IB ACIO Recruitment Important Dates :
- Online Application Start Date : 19th December 2020.
- Online Application End Date : 09th January 2021.
- Last Date of submission of Application Fee through SBI challan: 12 January 2021 (Banking Hours)
- Exam Dates : Tier-1 Exam Date Announce Soon
Eligibility Criteria :
Education Qualification:
- Bachelor’s Degree in any stream from a recognized university.
- Knowledge of Computers.
Age Limit :
- Minimum : 18 Years
- Maximum : 27 Years
How to Apply :
- Apply ONLINE through mha.gov.in or ncs.gov.in only.
- The online application involves Registration, Online Application, and fee payment
Prerequisites :
- Email ID,
- Phone Number,
- Photograph (Coloured photo of size 35mm (width) x 45mm (height) not older than 12 weeks, Light background. Light grey/ white is suggested. The face should cover 70-80% of the photo. The applicant should look straight at the camera with a normal expression)
- Scanned signature (Size of file should be between 50-100kb in jpg/jpeg format only).
Exam Pattern :
- The candidates who are interested in the post can begin with their preparation with the updated exam pattern released with the official notification. IB ACIO 2 will be conducted in 3 rounds of exams viz. Tier 1, Tier 2, and Interview. The exam pattern of IB ACIO-II is given in the table below.
Tier 1 Exam
There will be a negative marking of ¼ mark for each wrong answer.
| Section | No. of Questions | Marks | Time Duration |
| General Awareness | 20 | 20 | 60 Minutes |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 20 | 20 | |
| Logical/Analytical/Numerica l Ability |
20 | 20 | |
| English Language | 20 | 20 | |
| General Studies | 20 | 20 | |
| Total | 100 | 100 |
On the basis of their performance & normalization of marks in Tier-1 Exam, Candidates would be shortlisted for Tier-II exam at 10 times the number of vacancies, subject to the candidate scoring the minumum cut-off
Tier 2 Exam
The tier-2 exam is descriptive in nature and carries 2 questions for 50 marks in total.
| Section | Marks | Time Duration |
| Essay Writing | 30 | 60 Minutes |
| English Comprehension & Precis Writing | 20 | |
| Total | 50 |
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.
Application Fees
Payment can be made through Debit Cards (RuPay/Visa/ MasterCard/Maestro), Credit Cards, Internet Banking, UPI, SBI Challan, etc.
| Category | Examination Fee | Recruitment Processing Fee | Total Fees |
| Male candidates of General, EWS and OBC categories |
Rs 100/- | Rs 500/- | Rs 600/- |
| All SC/ST, all female candidates & all ExSM |
Nil | Rs 500/- | Rs 500/- |
What’s New :
- Candidates can appear for the tier 1 exam in any of the 3 centers allotted to them.
- Candidates appearing in interviews may be subject to the Psychometric/Aptitude Test which will be a part of the interview.
For detailed information about the recruitment, download the official notification pdf from the link below.
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