IB ACIO Recruitment Exam 2025 Notification Out for 3717 Grade 2 Executive Posts; Apply Now @ www.mha.gov.in

The detailed official notification PDF for the Intelligence Bureau (IB) ACIO Recruitment Exam 2025 has been released officially on 18 July 2025 for 3717 Assistant Central Intelligence Officer (ACIO) Grade II Executive posts. Interested candidates can check all details for the IB ACIO Official Notification PDF 2025, IB ACIO Exam Dates 2025, IB ACIO Vacancies 2025, IB ACIO Eligibility 2025 here in this blog article from Veranda RACE. Candidates can apply online for this Intelligence Bureau Recruitment 2025 from 19 July 2025 until 10 August 2025 on the Union Ministry of Home Affairs website (www.mha.gov.in).

IB ACIO Exam 2025 Official Notification Out

The Union Ministry of Home Affairs has released the IB ACIO Exam 2025 Official Notification PDF through the detailed advertisement for the recruitment of 3717 Assistant Central Intelligence Officer (ACIO) Grade II/Executive posts in the Intelligence Bureau (IB). This IB ACIO Recruitment Exam 2025 Official Notification was released by the MHA on its website on 18 July 2025.

Indian nationals can start applying for the IB ACIO Recruitment Exam 2025 for the direct recruitment of 3717 ACIO Grade II Executive vacancies from 19 July 2025.

The last date to apply or submit the online application for the IB ACIO Exam 2025 is 10 August 2025.

The online application window to apply for the IB ACIO Exam 2025 will remain open from 19 July 2025 till 10 August 2025. Since the IB ACIO Selection Process is an multi-stage exam process, candidates must begin their preparation early to get through and get the ACIO Grade II Executive job and work in the Intelligence Bureau (IB) under the Union Ministry of Home Affairs.

Candidates can download the IB ACIO Exam 2025 Official Notification PDF containing important details such as vacancies, educational qualification, age limit, salary and exam pattern here using the direct link below:

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IB ACIO Exam 2025: Overview

The Intelligence Bureau under the Union Ministry of Home Affairs has officially issued the IB ACIO Grade II/Executive Official Recruitment Exam Notification 2025 PDF. This IB ACIO Exam 2025 is conducted for the direct recruitment of 3717 ACIO Grade II Executive vacancies all over India.

Since the exam pattern is some what similar to the SSC Exam pattern, candidates preparing for the SSC CGL Exam, SSC CHSL Exam, SSC MTS Exam, etc. can also apply for the IB ACIO Exam Recruitment 2025. Veranda RACE will soon release the detailed exam pattern and exam syllabus for the IB ACIO Recruitment 2025 Exam.

Indian nationals who are eligible to apply for the IB ACIO Recruitment Exam 2025 for the direct recruitment of posts of the ACIO Grade II Executive in the Intelligence Bureau can find the comprehensive overview of the IB ACIO Exam 2025 Official Notification PDF below in this Veranda RACE blog post:

IBA ACIO Exam 2025: Apply Online

The Intelligence Bureau has officially started the IB ACIO 2025 Online Application process for the IB ACIO Exam Selection Process 2025. Eligible candidates who wish to apply for the 3717 ACIO Grade II Executive posts in the Intelligence Bureau can submit their IB ACIO Online Application 2025 from 19 July 2025 to 10 August 2025 on the Union Ministry of Home Affairs official website (www.mha.gov.in)or the National Career Service website (www.ncs.gov.in) only.

To complete the IB ACIO Exam Apply Online process 2025, eligible candidates must visit the official MHA website or the NCS portal to apply if they have the eligibility as mentioned in the IB ACIO Exam 2025 Official Notification PDF.

Candidates can also use the direct online link available below to apply for the IB ACIO Exam 2025 Selection Process:

IB ACIO Exam 2025 Apply Online Direct Link – Click Here

IB ACIO Exam 2025: Vacancies

The IB ACIO Exam 2025 Official Notification PDF released by the Intelligence Bureau is mainly for the direct recruitment of Assistant Central Intelligence Officer (ACIO) Grade II Executive posts.

The number of IB ACIO Vacancies 2025 was officially announced in the IB ACIO Exam 2025 Official Notification PDF. A total of 3717 ACIO Grade II/Executive Vacancies 2025 was announced by the Intelligence Bureau in the IB ACIO Exam Official Notification 2025 PDF.

Here, candidates can find the detailed category-wise listing of the IB ACIO vacancies 2025:

The number of IB ACIO vacancies for the General category is 1537, for OBC is 946, for EWS is 442 and for SC & ST is 566 and 226 respectively.

IB ACIO Exam 2025: Important Dates

The IB ACIO Exam 2025 Official Notification PDF was officially released by the Intelligence Bureau on its official website on 18 July 2025.

Interested and eligible IB ACIO candidates can find the IB ACIO Exam Important Dates 2025 belonging to the IB ACIO Exam Schedule 2025 here:

The exam dates for the IB ACIO Written Exam containing Tier I and Tier II exams 2025 will be officially released by the Intelligence Bureau in the Union Ministry of Home Affairs official website.

Candidates can check the Veranda RACE website to know the IB ACIO Written Exam Dates 2025 when it is officially announced by the Intelligence Bureau (IB).

The last date to apply for the IB ACIO Exam 2025 Selection Process is 10 August 2025 at the www.mha.gov.in website.

IB ACIO Exam 2025: Eligibility Criteria

Interested and eligible applicants for the IB ACIO Exam 2025 for the recruitment to the post of Assistant Central Intelligence Officer Grade II//Executive should fulfill the following eligibility criteria to apply online.

The eligibility criteria for the IB ACIO Exam Selection Process 2025 include IB ACIO Nationality 2025, IB ACIO Educational Qualification 2025, IB ACIO Age Limit 2025, etc., which are discussed below in depth in this AAI JE ATC Exam 2025 Official Notification blog post of Veranda RACE:

IB ACIO Exam 2025: Nationality

Candidates must be citizens of India to be eligible for the Intelligence Bureau Exam Recruitment 2025.

IB ACIO Exam 2025: Educational Qualification

Candidates interested to apply for the IB ACIO Exam 2025 must hold a Bachelor’s Degree/Graduation Degree from a recognised university as mentioned in the IB ACIO Exam 2025 Official Notification PDF for the direct recruitment of 3717 Grade II/Executive vacancies in the Intelligence Bureau (IB).

The cut-off date for determining the eligibility for IB ACIO Educational Qualification 2025 is 10 August 2025.

IB ACIO Exam 2025: Age Limit

Candidates interested to apply for the 3717 ACIO Grade II Executive vacancies through the IB ACIO Exam 2025 Selection Process should be within 18 years to 27 years of age. The date to determine the candidate’s age for the IB ACIO Exam 2025 with respect to minimum and maximum age will be 10 August 2025.

IB ACIO Age Limit

Minimum Age: 18 years

Maximum Age: 27 years

Eligibility Cut-off Date: 10 August 2025

Age relaxation in the upper age limit will be applicable for candidates belonging to reserved categories as per government norms.

IB ACIO Exam 2025: Age Relaxation

As per the IB ACIO Exam 2025 Official Notification PDF, age relaxation will be applicable for candidates belonging to reserved categories. Age relaxation depends on the category of the candidates and follow government rules. Check the below table to know more about the IB ACIO Exam 2025 Age Relaxation:

The upper age limit for the IB ACIO Selection Process 2025 is relaxable up to 40 years for departmental candidates who are Central Government Civilian employees with at least three years of regular and continuous service. This relaxation does not apply to employees of PSUs, Autonomous Bodies or Statutory Organisations.

For widows, divorced women and women judicially separated from their husbands and not remarried, the age limit is relaxable up to 35 years for General candidates, 38 years for OBC and 40 years for SC/ST candidates.

Ex-servicemen are eligible for age relaxation as per the rules laid down by the Central Government. Additionally, meritorious sportspersons are granted an age relaxation of up to 5 years.

IB ACIO Exam 2025: Selection Process

The IB ACIO Exam 2025 is a three-staged process and candidates have to clear all the three stages to get shortlisted as a ACIO Grade II/Executive post in the Intelligence Bureau (IB).

The IB ACIO Exam 2025 Selection Process involves the following three stages:

IB ACIO Tier I Exam 2025

IB ACIO Tier II Exam 2025

IB ACIO Interview 2025

IB ACIO Tier I Exam is a written objective examination consisting of 100 questions and 100 marks. Candidates who clear the IB ACIO Tier I Exam 2025 will be called to attend the IB ACIO Tier II Exam 2025.

The IB ACIO Tier II Exam 2025 will be a written descriptive paper consisting of essay, English Comprehension and long answer type questions on current affairs, economics, socio-political issues, etc. The IB ACIO Tier II Exam 2025 will be conducted for a total of 50 marks.

Candidates who clear the IB ACIO Tier II Exam 2025 will be called for the IB ACIO Interview 2025 based on their combined performance in Tier I and Tier II Exams. Based on their performances in Tier I, Tier II and Interview marks, the IB ACIO Final Merit List 2025 for the posts of IB ACIO Grade II/Executive will be prepared.

The final selection to the post will be further subject to successful completion of character and antecedent verification followed by Medical Exam.

IB ACIO Exam 2025: Tier I Exam Pattern

The IB ACIO Tier I Exam 2025 is a written objective test consisting of five sections:

General Awareness

General Studies

Numerical Aptitude

Reasoning / Logical Aptitude

English

Each section consists of 20 questions. The total marks are 100 marks for the IB ACIO Exam 2025. It is conducted for a total of 1 hour or 60 minutes. This section consists of a total of 100 questions.

There is a negative marking of 1/4^th mark for each wrong answer in the Tier I phase of the IB ACIO Exam 2025 Selection Process.

Here you can find the detailed exam pattern for the IB ACIO Tier I Exam Pattern:

IB ACIO Exam 2025: Tier II Exam Pattern

The IB ACIO Tier II Exam 2025 will be a descriptive written exam conducted for a total of 50 marks. It will consist of the following:

Essay Writing (20 marks)

English Comprehension (10 marks)

Long answer type questions on CA, Economics and Socio-Political Issues (20 marks)

Here you can find the detailed table view of the IB ACIO Tier II Exam Pattern 2025:

IB ACIO Exam 2025: Salary Structure

The candidates shortlisted for the post of Assistant Central Intelligence Officer Grade II/Executive posts will offered a pay scale of Level 7 (₹44900 to ₹1,42,400) in the pay matrix plus admissible Central Government allowances.

This IB ACIO Grade II/Executive posts will be a Group C (Non-Gazetted, Non-Ministerial) post in the General Central Service.

The pay scale of the IB ACIO Grade II/executive officer in the Intelligence Bureau is ₹44,900 to ₹1,42,400.

IB ACIO Pay Scale: ₹44,900 to ₹1,42,400

IB ACIO Salary Level: Level 7

IB ACIO Grade Pay: ₹4600

Dear Allowance: 46 per cent of Basic Pay

House Rent Allowance: 9 to 27 per cent of Basic Pay

Special Security Allowance: 20 per cent of Basic Pay

IB ACIO Exam 2025: Application Fee

Candidates have to submit their IB ACIO Online Application Form for the Intelligence Bureau along with the IB ACIO Exam Application Fee. Here you can find the detailed application fee for the IB ACIO Exam 2025:

SC/ST candidates, female candidates and eligible ex-servicemen are exempted from the ₹100 examination fee but must pay ₹550 as Recruitment Processing Charges.

Ex-servicemen already employed in Central Govt. Group ‘C’ posts after availing reservation benefits must pay both the ₹100 examination fee and ₹550 processing charges.

Any applicable banking charges for the IB ACIO Application Fee 2025 are to be borne by the candidate.

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