
IB ACIO Exam Pattern 2025: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) releases IB ACIO exam pattern along with the notification. IB ACIO selection process is divided into Tier 1, Tier 2 and Tier 3. Tier 1 is conducted in online mode and the Tier 2 is a descriptive type test. The total marks allotted to the tier 1 are 100. The total marks allotted to Tier 2 are 50 marks. The Interview carries a total of 100 marks.
IB ACIO exam pattern highlights the overall structure of the exam. It provides details such as total marks, duration of the test, marking scheme and weightage of each section. The Intelligence Bureau of Ministry of Home Affairs prescribes IB ACIO exam pattern. Read below for more details on the IB ACIO exam pattern.
Check below.
| IB ACIO Exam Pattern Tier II | ||
| Section | Marks | Total Time |
| Essay Writing | 30 | 1 Hour |
| Comprehension and Precis Writing | 20 | |
| Total | 50 | |
Check below the pattern.
| IB ACIO Exam Pattern Tier I | |||
| Sections | Total Questions | Total Marks | Time |
| General Awareness | 20 | 20 | 60 Minutes |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 20 | 20 | |
| Analytical Ability | 20 | 20 | |
| English Language | 20 | 20 | |
| General Studies | 20 | 20 | |
| Total | 100 | 100 | |
The highlights of IB ACIO exam pattern for Executive post are given below.
Exam name | IB ACIO |
Stages of exam | Tier I, II and Interview |
Mode of exam | Tier-I Online Tier-II: Offline |
Nature of questions | Tier I: Objective Type Tier II: Descriptive Type |
Total marks | Tier I: 100 Tier II: 50 Interview: 100 |
Duration of the test | Tier I: 60 Tier II: 60 |
Negative marks | 1/4 |
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