IB ACIO 2025 application begins for 3,717 grade 2, executive posts; apply by August 10

Vaishnavi Shukla | July 19, 2025 | 12:43 PM IST | 1 min read

IB ACIO 2025: Eligible candidates can apply for the application on the official website, mha.gov.in or ncs.gov.in.

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IB ACIO 2025 application process begins today. (Image: Wikimediacommons)
IB ACIO 2025 application process begins today. (Image: Wikimediacommons)

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has started accepting applications for the Intelligence Bureau Assistant Central Intelligence Officer (IB ACIO) 2025 exam from today, July 19. Candidates can apply for IB ACIO 2025 on the official website, mha.gov.in or ncs.gov.in, by August 10.

The last date for IB ACIO 2025 fee submission is August 12. As per the IB ACIO 2025 notification, the pay score for level 7 vacancies is Rs 44,900 to Rs 1,42,400 in the pay matrix, plus admissible central government.

IB ACIO application fee for both male and female candidates in general, EWS categories is Rs 550. Male candidates of UR, EWS, and OBC categories have to pay an additional fee of Rs 100 as exam fee.

To apply for the IB ACIO exam 2025, candidates should be between 18-27 years of age as of August 10. Candidates should have a graduation or equivalent from a recognised university and knowledge of computers.

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IB ACIO cut-offs 2025

The prescribed IB ACIO 2025 cut-off marks for each category are as given below-

Category

IB ACIO 2025 cut off marks

General

Tier I-35

Tier II-33

EWS/OBC

Tier I-34

Tier II-33

SC/ST

Tier I-33

Tier II-33

IB ACIO exam pattern 2025

The IB ACIO paper pattern 2025 for tier 1 and 2 exams is as follows.

Exam pattern

Time

Marks

Tier 1 exam:

  • Current Affairs,
  • General Studies,
  • Numerical aptitude,
  • Reasoning/logical aptitude
  • English
(100 objective type MCQs, divided into 5 parts containing 20 questions of 1 mark)

1 hour

100 marks

Tier 2 exam: Essay (20 marks); English comprehension (10 marks) and Long answer type questions (2 questions of 10 marks each on Current Affairs, Economics, Socio-political issues, etc. (20 marks).

1 hour

50

Tier 3 exam: Interview

-

100

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