IB ACIO-II, Executive 2024 -Syllabus, Previous Questions, Exam Date

Table of Contents

IB ACIO-II/Executive 2024 |Application.

IB ACIO-II/Executive 2024 |Admit Card & Exam

IB ACIO-II/Executive 2024 |Vacancy

IB ACIO-II/Executive 2024 |Syllabus

IB ACIO-II/Executive 2024 |Exam Pattern

IB ACIO-II/Executive 2024 |Sample Questions

IB ACIO-II/Executive 2024 |Preparation and Coaching

IB ACIO-II/Executive 2024 |Pay Scale and Allowances

Overview

Assistant Central Intelligence Officer Grade II / Executive Exam is conducted towards the vacancies in Intelligence Bureau. Intelligence Bureau is an agency under India Government’s Ministry of Home Affairs dealing with counter-intelligence and counter terrorism. The ACIO -II/Executive post is called for 995 vacancies and an attractive pay scale. To become part of Intelligence Bureau is a prestigious opportunity for every Indian.

IB ACIO-II/Executive 2024 |Application.

Online registration date was opened on 25^th November, 2023. And the last date for registration was on 15 December, 2023. This registration is valid throughout the selection process. Candidates other than PwD categories identified as not suitable for the post of ACIO-II/Exe need not apply. The details of the ategories are mentioned in MHA’s official notification. Candidates who have applied within the specified last date and as per the detailed instruction in the official notification will be considered as a valid registration.

IB ACIO-II/Executive 2024|Admit Card & Exam

IB ACIO-II/Exe exam admit card will be sent to that mail id which candidate has entered during the registration. Admit Card for both Tier-I and Tier-ll exams will be dispatched in similar way. Also, other important information regarding changes in exam such as changes date and other updates (if any) will be informed through email. Also registered candidates are advised to check MHA’s official site regularly. After scrutiny the exam conducting authority will send the admit cards to the respective candidates’ mail id.

Exact date of exam will be published in MHA’s official site. The centre of exam will be mentioned in the admit card send to the mail id of candidates. The exam centres for Tier I & II are necessarily not the same. Students can choose five centres of their choice as mentioned in the exam centre list in the official site, while applying. And exam centre for Tier II will be mentioned in the respective admit card.

IB ACIO-II/Executive 2024 |Vacancy

Ministry of Home affairs had released the notification for the post ACIO-II/Exe in its official site. Exam is called to fill 995 categories. Category-wise vacancies are reported as mentioned in below table.

IB ACIO-II/Exe Vacancy List
Category	Vacancy
UR	377
EWS	129
OBC	222
SC	134
ST	133
TOTAL	995

IB ACIO-II/Executive 2024 |Syllabus

Though IB ACIO Gr II / Exe 2023 follows the syllabus pattern of regular degree level SSC exams, question pattern may vary. With limited vacancy, questions of IB Exam is expected to ascend the difficulty level compared to the previous IB exams.

IB ACIO Gr II/Exe Exam 2024 Mark Distribution
DESCRIPTION OF EXAMINATION			Time	Marks
Written Examination	Tier I	100 Objective type MCQs, divided into 5 parts containing 20 questions of 1 mark each on: a. Current Affairs, b. General Studies, c. Numerical Aptitude, d. Reasoning/logical aptitude e. English	1 Hour	100
	Tier II	Descriptive type paper of 50 marks: Essay (30 marks) & English comprehension & precis writing (20 marks).	1 Hour	50
Interview	Tier III	Interview	-	100

IB ACIO-II/Executive 2024 |Exam Pattern

ACIO Grade II/Executive Exam will be conducted in three stages. Tier I, II & III are the three stages. Both Tier I & II exam are for 1 hour.

Tier I

In this stage candidates will be facing 100 objective type MCQs. Questions will be coming from Current Affairs, General Studies, Numerical Aptitude, Reasoning / Logical Aptitude and English. Exam is for 1 hour; each right answer carries 1 mark and each wrong will deduct ¼ marks. And no marks would be awarded for an un attempted question. The questions selected as “Mark for Review” by candidates will not be considered for evaluation.

Cut off marks for Tier I exam is set as mentioned in the table below:

Category-wise Cut-offs
Category	Cut-off Marks
UR	35
OBC	34
SC/ST	33
EWS	35

Marks earned by the candidates in Tier I exam goes through a normalization process. Earning the cut-off alone won’t make the candidates eligible for the job or Tier II. Note that Shortlist of candidates who are selected for Tier II will be 10 times the number of vacancies. Candidates who score high marks have higher chance of making it into the second tier.

Tier II

Tier II is descriptive type Exam. It includes 3 types of questions, an essay writing, English comprehension and precis writing. Essay writing is for 30 marks. English comprehension and precis writing together constitute 20 marks.

Candidates should earn a minimum of 33% marks in Tier II. As per the official notification the combined performance of candidates in Tier I & II will be considered for Tier III. Maximum number of only 5 times the total vacancy will selected for interview session.

And a final list of 995 candidates will be prepared and final selection extends to the process of Character & Antecedent verification followed by medical examination, etc.

IB ACIO-II/Executive 2024 |Sample Questions

Tier I

1. Which country has decided to construct monument for the Indian Soldiers killed by Pakistan in the 1971 Liberation War?

1. Nepal
2. Bangladesh
3. Sri Lanka
4. Afghanistan

2. In which Indian state is the Barabati Fort located?

1. Kerala
2. West Bengal
3. Maharashtra
4. Odisha

3. Who is the first ISRO woman to have completed 400 days in Antartica?

1. Chandrima Saha
2. Mangala Mani
3. Muthayya Vanitha
4. Ritu Karidhal

4. Members of which of the following phyla are commonly known as sea walnuts?

1. Arthropoda
2. Ctenophora
3. Mollusca
4. Platyhelminthes

5. Access to internet is the fundamental right under which article of the Indian constitution?

1. Article 22
2. Article 20
3. Article 21
4. Article 19

6. What is the height of elevation of the Peninsular plateau?

1. 300 m
2. 250 – 500 m
3. 600 – 900 m
4. 150 m

7. In which year was the Khalsa tradition initiated?

1. 1699
2. 1696
3. 1690
4. 1692

8. Who is the author of ‘My Unforgettable Memories’?

1. Mamata Banerjee
2. Shashi Tharoor
3. Rahul Gandhi
4. Jawaharlal Nehru

9. Find the average of first 50 Natural numbers.

1. 50.15
2. 20.75
3. 51.3
4. 25.5

10. Find the missing term in the following letter series: ACE, JLN, RTV, __

1. ZBD
2. YAC
3. ACE
4. XZB

Answer Key
Q. No.	Answer
1)	b
2)	d
3)	b
4)	b
5)	d
6)	c
7)	a
8)	a
9)	d
10)	b

Tier II

Write an essay in English Language only on ANY ONE of the following topics, in not more than 400 words.

1. Growth with equity is good news for national security.
2. What seven decades of freedom have taught us
3. Technology in a global village
4. Mass communication and national security.

IB ACIO-II/Executive 2024 |Preparation and Coaching

Preparation and coaching for IB ACIO-II/Executive exam are the most important aspects. Question will be asked from a various portion of subjects such as Current Affairs, General Studies, English, Numerical Aptitude, Reasoning & Logical Aptitude. To coverall the topics candidates should set up a comprehensive stud plan. Though Multiple-Choice Questions from aforesaid subject is the Tier I exam, student should be mindful about the tier II also. Hence candidates are advised to start for Tier II along with Tier I itself. This is due to the reason that Tier II exams will be declared immediately after Tier I shortlist is declared. Candidates those who wait for the Tier I shortlist to start preparation for Tier II will find it difficult. As Tier II is all about descriptive questions candidates need proper coaching in essay writing, comprehension and precis writing. Also, candidates should possess a rich vocabulary and great idea about relevant topics at the time of exam.

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IB ACIO-II/Executive 2024 |Pay Scale and Allowances

Candidates selected for the post of ACIO Grade-II/Executive is appointed in General Central Service, Group ‘C’ (Non-Gazetted, Non-Ministerial) post. They receive a level 7 pay, ranging between ₹ 44,900 – 1,42,000, in central government pay matrix. Also, the following allowances are applicable.

1. Basic Pay – Rs. 44,900/-
2. DA (@46% of basic pay as on date) – Rs. 20,654/-
3. SSA (20% of basic pay) – Rs. 8,980/-
4. HRA (ranging from 9% to 27% of basic pay, depending upon the classification of city of posting).
5. Transport Allowance – Higher TPTA cities (Rs. 3600/- + DA on 3600) & Other places (Rs. 1800/- + DA on 1800)
6. Government contribution towards NPS (@14%) – Rs. 6,286/-

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