IB Security Assistant Syllabus and Exam Pattern 2025 for SA/Executive Posts

Candidates who are planning to prepare for the Intelligence Bureau Security Assistant Exam have to go through the latest syllabus and exam pattern to increase their chances in this exam. The syllabus is divided into 3 parts: Tier 1, Tier 1, and Tier 3. Candidates should familiarise themselves with the Intelligence Bureau Security Assistant (SA) Syllabus 2025 to effectively prepare for the exam. IB SA Syllabus for Tier 1 includes the topics of General Awareness, Quantitative Aptitude, Numerical/Analytical/Logical Ability& Reasoning, English language, and General Studies.

IB Security Assistant (SA) Syllabus 2025

Ministry of Home Affairs is recruiting eligible candidates for 4987 positions of Security Assistant/Executive under IB Security Assistant Recruitment 2025. The candidates aspiring for the same should first have a look at the Intelligence Bureau Security Assistant (SA) Syllabus. 

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Intelligence Bureau Security Assistant Selection Process 2025

Tier I is an Online, objective-based type of question. Tier II is an offline exam of a descriptive type, whereas Tier III is an Interview/Personality test. The selection criteria for IB Recruitment 2025 include 3 levels as mentioned in the notification-

Note- The Tier-II exam is qualifying in nature. The qualifying marks in Tier-2 is 20 out of 50 for SA/Exe posts.

IB Security Assistant SA Exam Pattern 2025

The exam pattern for IB Security Assistant Tier 1 Exam has been discussed here.

1. The duration of the online exam will be 60 minutes (1 hour).

2. The exam pattern is slightly changed and now there are 5 sections in the exam.

3. There will be 100 MCQs asked in the CBT (Tier 1) Exam.

4. There is a negative marking of ¼ mark for each wrong answer.

IB SA/Executive Tier 1 Syllabus 2025

The candidates aspiring for the IB Security Assistant (SA) Recruitment must go through the syllabus which has been discussed in detail below. Have a look over the syllabus so as to be on a right track toward your preparation.

General Awareness Syllabus

1. General Topics
2. General Knowledge
3. Animals Famous Personalities
4. Books And Authors
5. First Largest Longest etc In World
6. Buildings Inventions And Discoveries
7. Calendars Languages
8. Countries Music
9. Currencies Religions added in Intelligence Bureau Security Assistant Syllabus
10. Dances Sanctuaries
11. Disasters World Organizations
12. Environment Statistical Data – World
13. Fashion Prizes And Awards
14. Famous Places Trade Awareness
15. General Studies Solar System
16. Universe Earth
17. Environment
18. Pollution
19. General Geography
20. General History General Concepts (Polity)
21. General Economics Study
22. General Polity
23. General Science added in Intelligence Bureau Security Executive Syllabus
24. General Computer Science
25. Sports And Recreation
26. Current Affairs
27. Current Events Period Wise National
28. Current Events Topic Wise, International
29. Person Places Awards Authors
30. Economy
31. Science And Technology
32. Sports
33. Trade Awareness
34. Miscellaneous

Quantitative Aptitude Syllabus

1. Elementary Mathematics
2. Arithmetic (Number Theory)
3. Number System
4. Square Roots
5. Cube Roots
6. Fractions and Decimals
7. H.C.F. and L.C.M.
8. Simplification
9. Variation
10. Chain Rule
11. Ratio And Proportion
12. Average
13. Logarithms
14. Additional Topics In Arithmetic
15. Problems on Ages
16. Boat and Streams
17. Clocks and Calendars
18. Clocks
19. Calendars
20. Mixture and Allegation
21. Pipes and Cisterns
22. Races and Games
23. Problems on Trains
24. Unitary Method
25. Time and Distance
26. Time and Work
27. Work and Wages
28. Commercial Maths
29. Interest
30. Simple Interest
31. Compound Interest
32. Percentage
33. Profit and Loss
34. The partnership was added to IB Executive Syllabus
35. Discounts
36. Mensuration– Areas and Volumes
37. Area and Perimeter of Plane Figure
38. Volume And Surface Area of Solid

Reasoning Ability Syllabus

1. Verbal Tests
2. Reasoning Tests
3. Analytical Reasoning
4. Direction and Distance Test
5. Linear Arrangement Test
6. Complex Arrangement Test
7. Analogy Test
8. Classification (Odd Man Out) Test
9. Coding Decoding Test
10. Series Test
11. Blood Relationships Test
12. Symbols and Notations
13. Alphabet Test
14. Data Sufficiency Test
15. Data Interpretation Test
16. Logic Tests
17. Syllogism
18. Statements Assumptions
19. Statements Arguments
20. Statements Conclusions
21. Statements Action
22. Non-Verbal Tests
23. Problems Based on Symmetry
24. Problems Based on Visual Ability
25. Classification (Non-Verbal Tests)
26. Series (Non-Verbal Tests)
27. Analogy (Non-Verbal Tests)

English Syllabus

1. English Vocabulary
2. Synonyms
3. Antonyms
4. Analogies
5. Spelling Mistakes
6. English Proficiency
7. Idioms and Phrases
8. One Word Substitution
9. Sentence Formation
10. Sentence Completion
11. Sentence Improvement
12. Sentence Reconstruction
13. Rearrangement of Words In Sentence
14. Rearrangement of Sentence In Paragraph
15. Paragraph Formation
16. Paragraph Completion
17. Fill in The Blanks
18. Cloze Tests
19. English Usage Errors
20. Common Errors
21. Spotting Errors
22. Inappropriate Usage of Words
23. Sentence Correction
24. English Comprehension

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IB Security Assistant Tier 2 Syllabus 2025

The candidates qualifying in the Tier-1 exam will have to appear for the Tier-2 Exam, which is further divided into 2 parts.

Part 1 (Common for all candidates)- Translation of a passage of 500 words from the local language/dialect to English and vice versa. This offline descriptive test will be of 40 marks and the duration for the exam will be 1 hour.

Part 2 (Only for SA/Exe.)- Spoken ability [to be assessed at the time of Tier-III exam (Interview/ Personality test)]

The Tier-II exam is qualifying in nature. The qualifying marks in Tier-2 is 20 out of 50 for SA/Exe

IB Security Assistant Tier 3 (Interview)

The candidates who qualify in Tier 1 & Tier 2 exams will be called for an interview round which will be conducted by the Intelligence Bureau for 50 marks. This will be the final stage of the selection process and candidates qualifying in this stage will be shortlisted to fill 1675 vacancies.

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