‘Agent Vinod’, the 1977 released Bollywood movie depicting the story of a young investigating officer has hit the success chart in the box office with flying colours. Since then, a number of films portraying IB and spy workers are made, most of them bagging massive success. The massive success of these films is mainly because of the obsession of society to such adventurous as well as reputed jobs in India’s prestigious institutions. If you are a person aspiring to a part of our nation’s Law Enforcement team, we will give you a clear path to your dream job.
Jobs under the Intelligence Bureau
Every year, IB releases notification for the posts of Assistant Central Intelligence Officer (ACIO) and Assitant Vacancies
IB ACIO
Eligibility Criteria
Eligibility criteria includes Age limit and Educational Qualifications
Age Limit
Minimum: 18 yrs
Maximum: 27 yrs
*Relaxation in age as per Govt norms
Category and relaxation in upper age limit
| OBC | 3 yrs |
| SC/ST | 5 yrs |
| Departmental Candidates | 13 yrs(with more than 3 yrs of service) |
| Women (Widows, Legally Separated) | 8 yrs(General)
13 yrs(SC/ST) |
| Sports Persons | 5 yrs |
Educational Qualification
Essential: Graduation with a minimum of 50% from any recognized University.
Desirable: The candidates should have knowledge of computers.
Syllabus and Exam Pattern
The selection includes 3 stages Tier 1, Tier 2 and Interview.
Tier 1 Exam Pattern
| Section | Maximum Questions | Maximum Marks | Time Duration |
| General English | 25 | 25 |
60 minutes
|
| General Awareness | 25 | 25 | |
| Numerical Ability | 25 | 25 | |
| General Intelligence | 25 | 25 |
Tier 2 Exam Pattern
| Section | Maximum Marks | Time Duration |
| Essay Writing | 30 |
60 minutes |
| English Comprehension&
Essay Writing
|
20 |
Salary Allowances and Perks
The basic pay of IB ACIO is about Rs.Rs 9300/- to Rs.34800/-.On adding other allowances including HRA, DA etc the total in hand salary becomes to around Rs. 68,000/- per month in cities and about Rs. 62,000/- in rural areas
Job Profile of IB ACIO
- Collecting information regarding national security and integrity
- Collecting information regarding border areas to halt terrorist interventions including tress passing along the border, trafficking, smuggling etc.
- Being ready to tackle any kind of unexpected scenarios.
- Act as Intelligence advisor to States.
IB Security Assistant
Age Limit
Minimum: 18 yrs
Maximum: 27 yrs
*Relaxation in age as per Govt norms
Category and relaxation in upper age limit
| OBC | 3 yrs |
| SC/ST | 5 yrs |
| Departmental Candidates | 13 yrs(with more than 3 yrs of service) |
| Women (Widows, Legally Separated) | 8 yrs(General)
13 yrs(SC/ST) |
| Sports Persons | 5 yrs |
Tier 1 Exam Pattern
| Section | Maximum Questions | Maximum Marks | Time Duration |
| General English | 20 | 20 |
120 minutes
|
| General Awareness | 40 | 40 | |
| Numerical Ability | 20 | 20 | |
| General Intelligence | 20 | 20 |
Tier 2 Exam Pattern
| Section | Maximum Marks | Time Duration |
| Translation of Passage | 40 |
60 minutes |
| Spoken Ability | 10 |
Salary Allowances and Perks
The pay scale of IB Assistant is about Rs.Rs 5200/- to Rs.20,200/-.
Job Profile of IB Security Assistant
- Assisting IB ACIO in work
- Collecting Intelligence Records
- Involves fieldwork
- Handling of security surveillance devices – Electronic, two-way radios, Alarms systems etc
- Carry out security checks and patrols
- Checks the ID’s and profiles of employees
Syllabus
General Awareness
- Current Affairs
- Books And Authors
- Countries and Currencies
- Inventions and Discoveries
- Dance Forms
- Awards and Recognitions
- Famous Places
- Economics
- General Science
- Polity
- Geography
- History
- Sports
- Solar System
- Environment and Ecology
- World Organisations
Numerical Ability
- Ratio & Proportion
- Percentage
- Average
- Profit & Loss
- Time & Work
- Pipes & Cisterns
- Time, Speed & Distance
- Boats & Streams
- Mixture & Allegation
- Ages
- Partnership
- Simple & Compound Interest
- Mensuration
- Probability
- Permutation & Combination
- Clocks and Calendars
General Intelligence
- Analogy
- Coding-Decoding
- Alphabet test
- Blood Relation
- Series Completion
- Direction & Distance
- Number Ranking
- Puzzles
- Data Sufficiency
- Decision Making
- Mirror Images
- Matrix
- Paper Folding
- Paper Cutting
- Cubes and Dice
- Syllogism
- Statement and Conclusion
- Statement and Inference
- Statements and Course of action
- Input-Output
General English
- Nouns and Articles
- Adjectives and Pronouns
- Verbs and adverbs
- Tenses
- Cloze test
- Reading Comprehension
- Sentence Improvement
- Sentence Connectors
- Sentence Completion
- Para jumbles
- Synonyms and Antonyms
- Error Detection
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