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IB ACIO Cut Off Marks: IB ACIO Expected Cut Off 2022 and Previous Year Cut Off
By BYJU'S Exam Prep
Updated on: September 25th, 2023
IB ACIO Cut Off 2022: The IB ACIO cut off is the minimum qualifying score that candidates must achieve in the examination, as determined by the exam authorities. To advance in the selection process, candidates must achieve the IB ACIO cut off in each step of the examination. Candidates who do not meet the prescribed IB ACIO cut off will be disqualified from the recruitment exam.
Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has officially released 2000 vacancies for the Intelligence Bureau (IB) Assistant Central Intelligent Officer (ACIO) Executive Grade-II posts. This is a great opportunity for candidates who want to work in secret services under the Central Government.
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IB ACIO Cut Off 2022 Details
Here are some important points on the IB ACIO cut off details:
- Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) does not officially release the IB ACIO Cut Off as it is being kept confidential
- As the exam pattern has also been changed. So, the previous year cut off may be varied with a wide range
- When we discussed with many candidates who have cleared IB ACIO Exam, they have said that the expected cut off for 2017 for General candidates was in the range of 65 to 70 percent.
- There is so much difference between IB ACIO’s old pattern and the new pattern. So, along with searching for the previous year’s cut off, you must focus on your study.
- Earlier Tier 1 and Tier 2 were conducted on the same day. But from the year 2017, IB ACIO is conducting Tier 1 and Tier 2 in different stages. Only those candidates will be called for the Tier 2 Examination, who qualify Tier 1 Exam.
IB ACIO Expected Cut off 2022
Candidates must have a fair idea of the expected cut off of the IB ACIO Exam 2022 to have a better comprehension of the exam. After analyzing the past year’s cut off data (as per the exam takers) we have provided the expected cut off of the IB ACIO 2022 Exam. Let’s take a glance at the IB ACIO 2022 Exam’s Expected Cut-Off for Tier 1 and Tier 2 stages.
IB ACIO Cut Off Tier 1 Exam 2022
The IB ACIO tier 1 exam consists of 100 objective questions worth a total of 100 marks. Below given is the IB ACIO expected cut off for the year 2022.
Category |
IB ACIO 2022 Expected Cut off for Tier 1 Exam (Out of 100 marks) |
General (UR) |
70-75 |
Other Backward Classes (OBC) |
55-60 |
Economically Weaker Section(EWS) |
50-55 |
Scheduled Caste (SC) |
45-50 |
Scheduled Tribe (ST) |
45-50 |
IB ACIO Cut Off Tier 2 Exam 2022
The official cut-off marks for IB ACIO Tier 2, including for Tier 1, is yet to be determined. The descriptive Tier 2 written exam is worth 50 marks. Candidates must meet or score above the cut off to be eligible to participate in the forthcoming selection rounds. Examine the expected IB ACIO Cut off Marks for Tier 2.
Category |
IB ACIO 2022 Expected Cut off for Tier 2 Exam (Out of 50 marks) |
General (UR) |
14-20 |
Other Backward Classes (OBC) |
12-18 |
Economically Weaker Section(EWS) |
12-17 |
Scheduled Caste (SC) |
10-16 |
Scheduled Tribe (ST) |
10-14 |
Factors Affecting IB ACIO 2022 Cut off Marks
Cut off for IB ACIO Exam depends on 3 main factors which are as listed below:
- Number of aspirants appearing in the IB ACIO Examination
- Exam difficulty level
- Vacancies available in that particular year
IB ACIO 2017 Cut Off (Previous Year)
MHA does not release the official cut off of the IB ACIO exam. Hence, we have collated the category-wise IB ACIO cut off data as shared by experts and exam takers. Let’s take a deeper look at the IB ACIO 2017 exam’s cut-off.
IB ACIO Tier 1 Cut off 2017
Category |
IB ACIO 2017 Cut off Marks (Out of total 100 marks) |
General (UR/ GEN) |
65 |
Other Backward Classes (OBC) |
60 |
Scheduled Caste (SC) |
50 |
Scheduled Tribe (ST) |
50 |
IB ACIO Tier 2 Cut off 2017
Category |
IB ACIO 2017 Cut off Marks (Out of 50) |
General (UR) |
30 |
Other Backward Classes (OBC) |
25 |
Scheduled Caste (SC) |
20 |
Scheduled Tribe (ST) |
20 |
IB ACIO Different Stages Cut off
The IB ACIO Exam comprises three stages which are Tier 1, Tier 2, and Interview.
IB ACIO 2022 Cut off for Tier 1
Tier 1 is the preliminary stage of the IB ACIO Exam and consists of 100 marks. Tier 1 is the first phase of the exam in which lakhs of aspirants appear to get qualified for Tier 2. In addition to scoring the qualifying marks, candidates also have to score the minimum cut off marks according to the category they belong to. For Tier 2, candidates will be selected 10 times the number of vacancies available viz. 20,000 candidates will be selected for Tier 2 as per the IB ACIO 2020-21 notification.
IB ACIO 2022 Cut off for Tier 2
Tier 2 is the second stage of the IB ACIO Tier 2 exam. This stage is conducted to select candidates for the Interview round. Candidates, to clear this round, must secure a minimum of 33 percent viz. at least 17 marks out of a total of 50 marks. Based on the Tier 2 marks, candidates five times the total number of vacancies available (2,000) will be selected for the interview which means 10,000 candidates will be selected for the Interview round.
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IB ACIO 2022 Cut off for Interview
The interview round is the final round of selection. The final selection is done based on marks scored in Tier 1, Tier 2, and Interview rounds. Selected candidates are then called for training. After completion of successful training, candidates are declared fit for recruitment for the IB ACIO post and are given the appointment letter.
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