Assistant Central Intelligence Officer Exam Syllabus

Will you provide me the Syllabus of the Assistant Central Intelligence Officer Exam?

[Raman Vij]

As you want I am here providing you the Syllabus of the Assistant Central Intelligence Officer Exam.

IB ACIO Exam Pattern

Total time = 100 min
(1hr and 40 min)

Objective paper: 70 min
Subjective paper: 30 min
(Precis, comprehension & essay writing)

1. Papers 1 Objective type
No. Questions 100 Questions
Marks :100 Marks

2. Paper 2 Descriptive type ..
Marks :50 Marks

Syllabus includes :

Papers 1
Section I -General awareness, ,
Section II -English language
Section I – Reasoning
Section I – Mathematical aptitude

Paper 2
English language
Essay
Precis writing.
comprehension

Examination Center:

Agartala

Ahmedabad

Aizawl

Amritsar

Bangalore

Bhopal

Bhubaneswar

Chandigarh

Chennai

Dehradun

Delhi

Guwahati

Hyderabad

Imphal

Itanagar

Jaipur

Jammu

Kohima

Kolkata

Leh

Lucknow

Meerut

Mumbai

Nagpur

Patna

Raipur

Ranchi

Shillong

Shimla

Siliguri

Trivandrum

Varanasi

Vijayawada

Can you provide me the syllabus of Assistant Central Intelligence Officer exam as I will be giving the exam this year so need it for preparation?

[Quick Sam]

Assistant Central Intelligence Officer Exam will be conducted by Intelligence Bureau (Ministry of Home Affairs) Government of India.

ACIO Part 1 Syllabus:

1. English Comprehension: Questions are asked to check candidate's basic understanding over the English language will be judged.

2. General Awareness / General Knowledge - Questions on Current Affairs, Science, Business, Sports, Research, Politics, Banking, Economy, and Organizations etc. will be asked.

3. Reasoning: Coding and decoding, Similarities and Differences, Space Visualization, Discriminating Observation, Seating arrangement, Problem Solving, Analysis, Judgment, Relationship Concepts, Decision Making, Statement and conclusion, Visual Memory, Number Series, Figure Classification, Etc

4. Mathematical Ability: Number Systems, Fundamental Arithmetic, Direction Sense test, Decimals and Fractions, Calender, Whole Numbers, Percentages, Averages, Ratio and Proportion, Simple & Compound Interest, Profit and Loss, Discount, Ratio and Time, Mensuration, area, Time and Distance and work, Use of Tables and Graphs, Probability Etc.

ACIO Descriptive Syllabus - Part 2

Both part 1 and 2 are conducted simultaneously given in a single paper.
ACIO Syllabus for part 2 Descriptive type paper is provided here.
Question in this part are asked to test candidate's English writing skills and analytical capability.
In this paper, candidates are asked to write an Essay, Letter of any given topic. They have to write 400 words on any of the 3 given topics.

Exam Pattern - Part 1
The objective test consists of 100 questions carrying 1 mark each. So, total marks for objective test are 100.

0.25 negative marking is applicable for wrong answers given. The test consists of following 4 sections:

1. English Comprehension
2. General Awareness/General Knowledge
3. Reasoning
4. Mathematical Ability

Selection Procedure
ACIO Personal Interview will be held for those candidates who qualify in written examination.
Then those who are able to clear interviews will be posted as Assistant Central Intelligence Officer in Intelligence Bureau.