Intelligence Bureau (IB), Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India has released job notification for direct recruitment of 1430 Assistant Central Intelligence Officer (ACIO) Grade II/ Executives. The selection procedure has different stages with 2 stages of written examination. Understanding the IB ACIO Exam Pattern is crucial for the selection process and helps the students in devising effective exam preparation strategies. IB ACIO Exam Pattern describes in detail about the various sections in the written examination, number of questions in each section and time allotted for the exam.
The IB ACIO 2017 recruitment process has different elements as shown below. Candidates have to clear all the stages of the selection process to be eligible for the final selection.
IB ACIO Exam Pattern will help the students to devise effective preparation and time management strategies to crack the selection process. IB ACIO selection process is primarily divided into different phases: Tier 1, Tier 2, & Interview followed by Character & Antecedent Verification and Medical Examination as shown below.

• Tier-I: Tier I, is a written exam (objective type) with 4 sections, total of 100 questions, maximum marks of 100 and a time duration of 1 hour. Tier I exam is all set to be conducted on 15th October, 2017
• Tier-II: Tier II is a descriptive test with essay writing ( 1 topic – 30 marks), english comprehension and précis writing (20 marks), a total of 50 marks and a duration of 1 hour. Tier II exam is all set to be conducted on January 1, 2018
• Interview: On the basis of the combined performance in Tier-I and Tier-II, the candidates would be short listed for the interview which is for 100 marks.
• Verification & Medical Examination: Based on the combined performance in Tier-I, Tier-II and Interview, the candidates would be short listed for final selection, subject to successful completion of their Character and Antecedent verification followed by Medical examination.

Tier - I is a written exam (objective type) with 4 section and a time duration of 1 hour as shown in table below. There is a negative marking of ¼ marks for each wrong answer and no marks would be awarded for unattended questions. There will be a minimum cut off marks of 33%, and those who will clear the Tier I exam will be called for TIER II exam.

Tier - II is a descriptive test with essay writing ( 1 topic – 30 marks), english comprehension and précis writing (20 marks), a total of 50 marks and a duration of 1 hour. Tier II primarily tests the candidate's English writing skills and analytical capability. The minimum Cut-off for the IB ACIO Tier II Exam is 33% marks to be eligible for the Interview.

Candidates will be shortlisted for the Interview based on the Tier 1 and Tier 2 exam performances. The Interview holds 100 marks. The date, time and center of the interview would be intimated to the successful candidates through the application portal as well as email ID provided at the time of online registration. Those candidates, who are yet to get their degree, if called for interview, would be required to submit a proof of passing the degree examination on or before the closing date. i.e. September 10, 2017. The candidates would be short listed for final selection subject to successful completion of their Character and Antecedent verification followed by Medical Examination.