IB ACIO 2017 – Exam Pattern and Last Date Extended

Dear Aspirant ,

Ministry of External Affairs , Intelligence Bureau has released the notification last month for filling the vacancies for the 1430 posts for the Assistant Intelligence Officer in Grade II / Executive. It is a Group C post which is Non Gazetted and Non – Ministerial. The last date to apply for the post of IB ACIO 2017 has been extended to 10th September 2017.

To view the official notification of the changed last date , please click the link below.

Last Date EXTENDED – Apply Online for IB ACIO 2017 (New Link)

This post of vacancies that are announced are as reputed as other banking and other posts in government organization. Even though this is a Grade II Post this is equally difficult to crack the exam and this exam has the same craze as the SSC and Banking exams like IBPS , RBI and SBI.

All aspirants who are graduated and also has equivalent graduation from recognized university are eligible to apply and the candidate should have the desirable knowledge of Computers. The aspirants who are aged between 18 to 27 are eligible to apply for the exams. There are age relaxation for different categories and also this post for individual categories pertains to that category only and hence Physically handicapped persons cannot apply for the above said vacancies.

EXAM PATTERN OF IB ACIO 2017

There are Tier I and Tier II examinations followed by Interview for the post of IB ACIO 2017. The candidates will be shortlisted for further process of final selection subject to successful completion of their Character and Antecedent verification followed by Medical Examination.


  • TIER I : Objective Type MCQ Written Examination
  • TIER II : Descriptive Type Written Examination
  • INTERVIEW

Tier I : Objective Type MCQ Written Examination

Mode of Examination : Offline Examination / Written Examination

Total Marks : 100 Marks

Duration of the Examination : 60 Minutes

 

Intelligence Bureau ACIO 2017
TIER I Written Objective Examination
S.No Sections Total Marks Total Duration
1 General Awareness 25 60 Minutes
2 Quantitative Aptitude 25
3 Logical / Analytical Ability 25
4 English Language 25
  Total Marks 100

 

The exam is an objective type written examination and it is for a total of 60 minutes and there is no sectional timings which is included in many exams these days.

Note :

  • There will be negative marking for the wrong answers and 1/4 th of the marks will be deducted for every wrong answers.
  • No marks will be awarded / deducted for any non attempted questions in this examination.
  • Those who clear the examination with the specific marks mentioned by IB will take the Tier II examination.

Tier II : Descriptive Type Written Examination

Mode of Examination : Offline / Written Examination

Total Duration of the Exam : 60 Minutes

Total Marks : 50 Marks

 

Intelligence Bureau ACIO 2017
TIER I Written Objecttive Examination
S.No Sections Total Marks Total Duration
1 Essay Writing 30 60 Minutes
2 English Comprehension & Precis Writing 20
  Total Marks 50

 

NOTE :

  • Only those candidates would be called for Tier – II exam who come up to a certain standard in Tier – I. For Tier – II examination, there will be a minimum cut off marks of 33%.

INTERVIEW

Candidates will be shortlisted to interview based on their performance in Tier I and Tier II examinations. Based on the combined performance in Tier I , Tier II and Interview , the candidates would be shortlisted for final selection subject to successful completion of their Character and Antecedent verification followed by Medical Examination. Clearing in all these things are mandatory.


Please note that last date to apply for the post of IB ACIO 2017 has been extended to 10th September 2017 to apply for the post of ACIO and please apply as fast as you can because the servers are very slow and candidates are finding it difficult to register for the examinations. So if you haven’t applied for the exam , try your level best to apply for the exams. Also please note the changes in the online and offline payment of the exam fees.


General Hacks to clear the Exam

  • Devise a proper strategy to focus on individual sections in the Written objective Tier I examination.
  • Practice with timing as the total duration of the exam is just 60 minutes with 4 sections and also for 100 marks. So attending the exam with timing is essential to ace the exam.
  • Attend individual sectional tests with main focus to specific topics in those sections , this would stronghold your positions in those individual sectional topics.
  • Do attend Mock Tests as they will give you an idea about the strategy to follow in the exams. Also this will help you to finish the exam on time and also to determine the number of questions to attend in the exams. This will also help you in your preparations of the exam.

To check the notification of the IB ACIO 2017 , please click the link below to download it and  check.

NOTIFICATION OF IB ACIO 2017


To Apply for the IB ACIO 2017 exam , please click on the link below to apply for it.

Apply Online for IB ACIO 2017


We have updated the last date and also the official notifications of the various exams in a single post , apply for the exams which you wish to attend before the last date of the application process. Please click on the link below to check the last date notification of all the recent exam notifications.

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