Intelligence Bureau IB Recruitment 2025 for 8704 ACIO & Security Assistant Posts, Apply @mha.gov.in

The official notification PDF for the Intelligence Bureau (IB) Recruitment Exam 2025 has been released under Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). This year, there are openings for two types of posts for a total of 8704 vacancies: 3717 Assistant Central Intelligence Officer (ACIO) Grade II Executive posts for graduate candidates and 4987 Security Assistant/Executive posts for candidates who have completed 10th grade.

Interested candidates can find all the details in the IB Official Notification PDF 2025 for the position they are interested in, which is available on the official website of the Ministry of Home Affairs (www.mha.gov.in) and also shared in the article below. The last date to apply for IB ACIO post is approaching, so candidates must not wait for last date i.e. 10th August 2025 and apply now.

Intelligence Bureau Recruitment 2025

Intelligence Bureau IB Recruitment 2025 is a good opportunity for both 10th pass and graduation pass candidates, as the number of vacancies released for both categories is huge. A brief overview of both recruitments covered under the Intelligence Bureau Recruitment 2025 is described below.

Intelligence Bureau IB Recruitment 2025 Summary
Organisation	Intelligence Bureau (IB)
Conducting Body	Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA)
Posts	Assistant Central Intelligence Officer (ACIO) Grade II	Security Assistant/Executive
Vacancies	3717	4987
Mode of Application	Online	Online
Registration Dates	19th July to 10th August 2025	26th July to 17th August 2025
Education Qualification	Graduation	10th pass
Age Limit	18 to 27 years as on 10/08/2025	not more than 27 years as on 17/08/2025
Selection Process	Tier 1, Tier 2, Interview	Tier 1, Tier 2, Interview
Salary	Rs. 44900 to Rs. 142400	Rs. 21700 to Rs. 69100
Job Location	Across India	Across India
Official website	www.mha.gov.in	www.mha.gov.in

Intelligence Bureau Recruitment 2025 Important Dates

Candidates must check the complete schedule for IB Recruitment 2025 so that they do not miss any important dates. The last date to apply for IB ACIO posts is 10th August 2025, whereas the link to apply for IB Security Assistant will be active till 17th August 2025.

Events	IB ACIO	IB Security Assistant
Notification Date	18th July 2025	25th July 2025
Registration Start Date	19th July 2025	26th July 2025
Last Date to Apply Online	10th August 2025 (11:59 pm)	17th August 2025 (11:59 pm)
Last Date to pay the application fee online	10th August 2025	17th August 2025
Last Date to pay the application fee offline through the SBI challan	12th August 2025	19th August 2025
Tier 1 Exam Date	16th September 2025	26th September 2025 (expected)

Intelligence Bureau IB Notification PDF

Candidates can check the official IB Notification PDFs and details information on both exams by clicking on the link given below. Before applying for IB Recruitment 2025, candidates must go through the details carefully.

IB ACIO 2025 Notification and Complete Details for 3717 Posts

IB Security Assistant 2025 Notification and Complete Details for 4987 Posts

Intelligence Bureau IB Exam Date 2025

Although the official announcement for the Intelligence Bureau IB Exam Dates has not been announced but expected dates for Tier 1 exams for IB ACIO and Security Assistants has been circulated. As per the sources, IB ACIO Tier 1 will be held on 16th September 2025 and IB Security Assistant Tier 1 will be held on 26th September 2025.

Intelligence Bureau (IB) Vacancy 2025

Two big recruitment notifications have been released by the Intelligence Bureau (IB) with bumper vacancies for ACIO and Security Assistant positions. Category-wise table for both posts is as follows-

Category	ACIO	Security Assistant
General (UR)	1537	2471
Scheduled Caste (SC)	556	574
Schedules Tribe (ST)	226	426
Other Backward Castes (OBC-NCL)	946	1015
Economically Weaker Section (EWS)	442	501
Total	3717	4987

IB Recruitment 2025 Eligibility

The eligibility criteria for Assistant Central Intelligence Officer (ACIO) Grade II and Security Assistant/Executive posts have been mentioned in the detailed official notification PDFs. Candidates can also check all the eligibility criteria and apply for the post as per the requirements.

Criteria	IB ACIO	IB Security Assistant
Nationality	Indian Citizen	Indian Citizen
Education Qualification	Bachelor’s Degree/Graduation Degree from a recognised University	Matriculation (10th class pass) or equivalent from a recognised Board of Education
Essential/Desirable	Knowledge of computers	Possession of a domicile certificate of the state against which candidates have applied. Knowledge of any one of the local languages/dialects mentioned in the notification PDF against each SIB.
Age Limit	18 to 27 years as on 10/08/2025	Not exceeding 27 years

IB Recruitment 2025 Apply Online

To complete the IB Exam Apply Online Process, the eligible candidates must visit the official MHA website (www.mha.gov.in) or the NCS portal (www.ncs.gov.in) to submit their applications if they have the eligibility as mentioned in the IB Notification PDF for the respective post they are interested in. For your reference, the links for both posts is shared below.

IB ACIO Apply Online 2025 Link- Click to Apply

IB Security Assistant Apply Online 2025 Link- Click to Apply

Intelligence Bureau ACIO & Security Assistant Salary

The Assistant Central Intelligence Officer (ACIO) post is a Group ‘C’ (Non-Gazetted, Non-Ministerial) post that falls under Pay Level 7 of the pay matrix, with a pay scale of Rs. 44,900- Rs. 1,42,400

The IB Security Assistant (SA) / Executive post is classified as Group C, Non-Gazetted, Non-Ministerial in the General Central Service and paid as per Pay Level-3 of the pay matrix, with a salary ranging from Rs. 21,700 to Rs. 69,100.

IB Recruitment 2025 Job Profile & Responsibilities

The job profiles of both posts are very different from each other, and so are the responsibilities. Candidates must be well aware of the key responsibilities for whichever post they are eligible and applicable to apply.