IB ACIO admit card 2025 out for September 16 to 18 exams; tier-1 exam pattern

The ministry of home affairs has issued the admit cards for the Intelligence Bureau Assistant Central Intelligence Officer (IB ACIO) grade-2, executive recruitment 2025. The IB ACIO admit card download link is now available on the official website, mha.gov.in.

The IB ACIO admit card 2025 has been released for the exam scheduled from September 16 to 18. The ministry has announced the recruitment to fill a total of 3,717 vacancies at Level 7 pay scale ranging from Rs 44,900-1,42,400 in the pay matrix plus admissible central government allowances.

The selection process for the IB ACIO recruitment involves a tier-1 objective-type exam, tier-2 descriptive written exams, and interview round. Knowledge of computers is a desirable qualification. The exam is scheduled to be conducted in 148 exam cities. Candidates can find the exam centre address, exam day guidelines, and candidate details.

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How to download IB ACIO admit card 2025

Candidates can follow the steps given below to download the IB ACIO hall ticket.

• Visit the IB ACIO official website, mha.gov.in.
• Click on the ACIO admit card download link.
• Enter user ID, password, and captcha code as displayed.
• Submit the login credentials.
• The IB ACIO admit card will be displayed on the screen.
• Download and save it for future reference.

IB ACIO tier-1 exam pattern

The detailed exam pattern for the IA ACIO tier-1 objective-type exam:

• 100 objective-type multiple-choice questions (MCQs), divided into 5 parts containing
• 20 questions of 1 mark each on: current affairs, general studies, numerical aptitude, reasoning and logical aptitude, and English.
• There will be a negative marking of ¼ marks for each wrong answer.
• The tier-1 exam will be conducted for a duration of one hour and will carry 100 marks.
• Out of the 100 marks, the IB ACIO cut-off is 35 for general and EWS category, 34 for OBC, and 33 for SC and ST.