IB Security Assistant or Executive Tier 1 2022-23

The Intelligence Bureau of India conducts IB Security Assistant or Executive exam every year to recruit eligible candidates in various sectors of the Subsidiary Intelligence Bureau (SIB). The revised IB Security Assistant Notification 2022 has been released on January 17, 2023. However, the applications will be accepted till February 17, 2023. The admit card has been released on March 20, 2023.

Applicants planning to appear for the IB Security Assistant post will go through a three-tiered selection procedure which includes: an objective type test, a descriptive test, and an interview round. Read this article to get complete details on the IB Security Assistant or Executive Tier 1 Exam 2022-23.

IB Security Assistant Tier 1 2022-23: Exam Summary

Before proceeding towards the IB Security Assistant details, candidates must go through the exam overview for a better understanding.

Particulars	Details
Exam Name	IB Security Assistant or Executive Tier 1
Conducting Body	Intelligence Bureau of India
Selection Process	– Tier 1: (Written Test) – Tier 2: Language Translation (Local) – Personal Interview
Exam Level	National-level
Vacancies	1525
Official Website	mha.gov.in

Check all the latest updates on the Intelligence Bureau Security Assistant 2022-23 exam below:

• March 20, 2023: IB SA Admit Card has been released.
• January 28, 2023: IB Security Assistant application link has been activated.
• January 17, 2023: The revised IB official notification has been released.
• November 04, 2022: IB Security Assistant or Executive notification withdrawn.

The Ministry of Home Affairs Intelligence Bureau released the notification regarding the hiring of Security Assistants or Executives in the Intelligence Bureau on January 17, 2023. Candidates can check out the revised notice below:

Download IB Security Assistant or Executive Notification 2022

The following are the IB Security Assistant or Executive 2022-23 dates as stated in the Ministry’s official notification:

Events	Important Dates
Notification Release Date	January 17, 2023
Start Date of Online Application	January 28, 2023
Last Date of Online Application	February 17, 2023
Admit Card	March 20, 2023
Exam Date	March 23 & 24, 2023
Result	Yet To Be Notified

The Intelligence Bureau has advertised 1525 positions for Security Assistant/ Executive. The distribution of the same by location and category is shown below:

Subsidiary Intelligence Bureau/SIB	UR	OBC (NCL)	SC	ST	EWS	Total
Agartala	5	0	1	4	1	11
Ahmedabad	18	5	4	6	4	37
Aizawl	8	2	0	0	1	11
Amritsar	27	9	20	0	6	62
Bengaluru	48	25	15	8	11	107
Bhopal	14	3	5	9	3	34
Bhubaneswar	7	0	2	1	1	11
Chandigarh	15	5	10	0	3	33
Chennai	56	19	23	1	9	108
Dehradun	5	2	3	0	1	11
Delhi/IB Hqrs.	110	66	43	21	26	266
Dibrugarh	6	0	0	0	0	6
Gangtok	7	0	1	2	1	11
Guwahati	20	12	1	4	5	42
Hyderabad	21	8	9	4	4	46
Imphal	10	0	0	4	2	16
Itanagar	26	0	0	0	3	29
Jaipur	12	5	5	2	2	26
Kohima	8	0	0	0	1	9
Kolkata	31	19	19	7	9	85
Leh	7	4	1	0	2	14
Lucknow	19	13	10	0	5	47
Meerut	8	8	1	0	2	19
Mumbai	76	38	22	23	18	177
Patna	32	3	6	0	3	44
Raipur	8	0	2	8	2	20
Ranchi	7	1	3	1	1	13
Shillong	12	2	0	4	2	20
Siliguri	4	1	3	1	1	10
Srinagar	8	5	2	4	3	22
Trivandrum	81	9	20	3	13	126
Varanasi	18	10	7	0	4	39
Vijayawada	2	0	2	0	1	5
Total Vacancies	739	276	242	117	151	1525

Prior to taking the Tier 1 exam, applicants should be familiar with the job description and salary for IB Security Assistant. Take a look at the section below:

IB Security Assistant or Executive Salary 

The IB Security Assistant salary is decided by the Government of India. Apart from the pay scale, various other Central Government allowances will also be included in the monthly salary of an IB Security Assistant/ Executive.

Post	Pay Level	Pay Scale
Security Assistant	Level 3	₹ 21,700-69,100/-

IB Security Assistant or Executive Job Profile

According to the IB Security Assistant job description, applicants are expected to perform a variety of tasks and share responsibilities as assigned by their superiors. The main responsibility of the Assistant is to help the Security Officer in gathering information about law and order problems. The following are some of the duties that candidates selected as IB Security Assistants:

• They are in charge of reporting incidents to the police as directed by the authorities.
• They are required to patrol and check duties throughout the day and night.

Applicants must fulfil the age, educational, and nationality criteria to be eligible for the exam. They can check the IB Security eligibility requirements below:

IB Security Nationality

To fulfil the Security Assistant or Executive Tier 1 nationality criteria, the candidate must be an Indian citizen. 

IB Security Age Limit

Candidates who apply for the IB Security exam must meet the following age requirements:

• Minimum Age Limit: 18 years
• Maximum Age Limit: 27 years

IB Security Age Relaxation

Applicants from the reserved categories are granted relaxation in the upper limit:

Category	Age Relaxation
SC/ ST	5 years
OBC	3 years

IB Security Educational Qualification

• The job applicants must have completed matriculation (10th) or equivalent courses from a recognised board of education.
• Candidates must know any one of the local spoken languages as per the requirement of the post so that they can read/write/communicate in the prevalent languages.
• Acceptable work experience – Field experience in Intelligence work.

IB Security Number of Attempts

The number of attempts for the Security Assistant or Executive examination is unlimited. However, applicants must meet the age limit and other criteria to apply. If they fail to fulfil any of the criteria, they will not be able to attempt the test.

IB Security Language Proficiency

The Intelligence Bureau Security Assistant exam will be conducted in both English and Hindi language, except for the English subject. 

The Intelligence Bureau has started accepting online applications for the Security Assistant 2022-23 exam from January 28, 2023. To avoid any last-minute technical issues, eligible candidates submitted online applications for Assistant or Executive positions before February 17, 2023.

How to Apply Online for IB Security Tier 1 Exam?

The steps listed below should be followed in order to register and submit an application for the IB Security 2022-23 exam:

• Register yourself through the MHA’s official website (www.mha.gov.in) or the NCS portal (www.ncs.gov.in).
• Use your login credentials to access the IB Security Assistant or Executive Application Form after registering. Complete the application by entering all the needed details.
• Upload the required documents in the prescribed format.
• Pay the online application fee.
• Submit the application form. Take a printout of the same for future reference.

Intelligence Bureau Security Assistant Application Fee 

There is two components of the application fee. One is the examination fee of ₹ 50/-, and another is the recruitment processing charges of ₹ 450/-. Candidates can check the details of IB Security Assistant application fees below:

Category	Application Fee
Male Candidates of General, EWS and OBC Categories	₹ 450 + ₹ 50 = ₹ 500/- (Recruitment Processing Charges + Examination Fee)
All Other Candidates	₹ 450/- (Recruitment Processing Charges)

There are several exam centres where the IB Security Assistant Tier 1 online exam will be conducted. Candidates may select the centres based on convenience and distance from their homes. Check out the table below for all the exam cities:

State	City
Tripura	Agartala
Gujarat	Ahmedabad
Mizoram	Aizawl
Punjab	Amritsar
Karnataka	Bengaluru
Madhya Pradesh	Bhopal
Odisha	Bhubaneshwar
Chandigarh	Chandigarh
Tamil Nadu	Chennai
Uttarakhand	Dehradun
Delhi	New Delhi
Assam	Dibrugarh
	Siliguri
Sikkim	Gangtok
Telangana	Hyderabad
Manipur	Imphal
Arunachal Pradesh	Itanagar
Rajasthan	Jaipur
Jammu and Kashmir	Jammu
	Leh
	Srinagar
West Bengal	Kolkata
Uttar Pradesh	Lucknow
	Meerut
	Varanasi
Maharashtra	Mumbai
	Nagpur
Bihar	Patna
Chhattisgarh	Raipur
Jharkhand	Ranchi
Meghalaya	Shillong
Himachal Pradesh	Shimla
Kerala	Trivandrum
Andhra Pradesh	Vijayawada

All applicants appearing for the IB Security 2022-23 Assistant or Executive exam will appear for a 3-tier selection process. The exam pattern of Intelligence Bureau Security Assistants for Tier 1 and the marks allotment are mentioned in the table below:

Sections	Number of Questions	Maximum Marks
General Awareness	20	20 Marks
Quantitative Aptitude	20	20 Marks
Numerical/ Analytical/ Logical Ability & Reasoning	20	20 Marks
English Language	20	20 Marks
General Studies	20	20 Marks
Total	100	100 Marks

Note:

• For every correct answer, 1 mark will be awarded.
• There is a negative marking of 1/4th mark for every wrong answer.
• Unattempted questions will not be given any marks.
• The total duration for the Tier 1 exam is one hour.

The syllabus for the IB Security Assistant/Executive has been tabulated below:

Subjects	IB Security Exam Syllabus
General Knowledge	– Current Affairs (5-6 Months) – Indian Polity & Constitution – Science & Technology – Physics – Economy & Finance – Geography – History – Chemistry – Biology – Static GK
Reasoning	– Logical Venn Diagram – Missing Number – Paper-Cutting & Folding – Embedded Figures – Figure Formation & Analysis – Series – Alphabet Test – Analogy – Arithmetic Reasoning – Blood Relation – Classification – Coding Decoding – Distance Direction Test – Cube & Dice – Mirror Image – Water Image
Quantitative Aptitude	– Speed, Distance & Time – Profit Loss & Discount – Ratio Proportion – Average – Boat & Stream – Ci & Si – Lcm & Hcf – Mixture & Allegation – Partnership – Percentages – Complementary Angles – Pipes & Cistern – Problem on Ages – Time & Work – Mensuration – Data Interpretation – Standard Trigonometry Identities – Heights and Distances (Basic) – Histogram – Bar Diagram & Pie Chart
General English	– Synonyms & Antonyms – Spotting Error – Para Jumble – Reading Comprehension – Cloze Test – Sentence Improvement – Fill In The Blanks – Spelling Error – Idiom & Phrase – One-Word Substitution – Active & Passive Voice – Preposition

The proper IB Security Preparation techniques will assist candidates to achieve their target easily. To excel in the upcoming exam, applicants must follow the preparation tips provided below: 

• Go through the latest Tier 1 syllabus. Other than the topics covered in the detailed syllabus, do not study anything else.
• Check the detailed IB Security Assistant or Executive Tier 1 exam pattern to understand the marking scheme of each subject.
• Make a proper study plan with a strategy and a timetable for each section.
• Solve IB Security Assistant Previous Year’s Papers to get an idea of the types of questions asked in the exam.
• Attempt IB Security Assistant or Executive Mock Test Series for free on Embibe on a daily basis.
• Make short notes while studying important concepts. These quick notes will help with revision and last-minute preparations.

The Intelligence Bureau (IB) of India has released the IB Security Assistant Admit Card 2022-23 on March 20, 2023. The admit card will be available on the official website of the Intelligence Bureau of India till the exam day. 

Candidates can download the hall ticket by using their registration number and date of birth in the login window. They must bring a hard copy of the admit card to the exam centre.

Check the steps to download IB Security Assistant or Executive Tier 1 Admit Card here.

As soon as the Intelligence Bureau Security Assistant exam is finished, candidates can check the Tier 1 answer key. Any participant who finds a wrong answer in the answer key needs to report it to the appropriate authority through the website. If the issue is confirmed, the authority will correct the error.

The result of the Intelligence Security Assistant exam will be released only after the recruitment exam gets completed. Candidates who pass the Tier 1 online test will move to the next round of the selection process. The names of the applicants who are selected for the next stage of the recruitment process will appear on the merit list.

The Intelligence Bureau of India is yet to announce the IB Security Assistant cut-off 2022-23. The cut-off marks for the Tier 1 exam will be segmented as per the category of candidates. Here are the details of the IB Security Assistant cut-off, which candidates can refer to:

Category of Candidate	Total marks (Maximum marks)	Cut-off Marks/ Minimum Qualifying Marks
UR (General)	100	35
Ex-serviceman- UR	100	35
OBC	100	34
Ex-Serviceman- OBC	100	34
SC /ST	100	33
Ex-Serviceman- SC/ ST	100	33

Here are a few FAQs related to Intelligence Bureau Security Assistant or Executive Tier 1 Examination:

Q: What is the exam date for IB Security Assistant Tier 1 2022-23?

A: The exam dates for IB Security Assistant/Executive Tier 1 exam are March 23 & 24, 2023.

Q: What is the IB Security Assistant selection process?

A: The selection process consists of three stages: an objective type test, a descriptive test, and an interview.

Q: What is the application fee for IB Recruitment 2022-23?

A: The application fee for Male candidates of General, EWS, and OBC categories is Rs. 500/-. However, the application fee is Rs. 450/- for SC/ST category candidates and female candidates.

Q: What is the upper age limit for IB Security Assistant candidates?

A: The upper age limit to apply for the IB Security post is 27 years.

Q: What is the educational qualification needed for IB Recruitment 2022-23?

A: Any candidate who has passed/completed the matriculation or equivalent exam from a recognised educational board can apply. It is also important that the applicant knows the local language of the area in which they have applied.