Tips, Tricks and Strategies to Crack the IB ACIO 2017 Exam

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Intelligence Bureau IB ACIO Preparation Tips 2017

Intelligence Bureau IB ACIO Preparation Tips 2017: The intelligence Bureau comes under the Ministry of Home Affairs. The Intelligence Bureau Assistant Central Intelligence Officer Grade-II/Executive is a Paper-Pen based test.
IB or Intelligence Bureau is a Security agency and job responsibilities at IB often involve national security, counter-terrorism, IB gives radio licenses to amateur radio enthusiasts. IB also shares intelligence inputs with other intelligence agencies that help protect the country.

Exam Exam Date
Date of Tier I Exam 15th October 2017
Date of Tier II Exam 7th January 2018

Intelligence Bureau IB ACIO 2017 Exam Pattern 

Intelligence Bureau Exam Pattern is as stated below: The Intelligence Bureau exam has three stages and candidates need to qualify in each stage to qualify as an Assistant Central Intelligence Officer.

There are 3 Stages of Exam

1. Preliminary Examination
2. Mains Examination
3. Interview

IB ACIO 2017 Tier-I / Prelims Exam Pattern 

Mode 
Description 
Section-wise Marks
Total
Marks
Time (minutes)
Written Exam
Tier-I
Objective type MCQs, on:
  1. General Awareness
  2. Quantitative aptitude
  3. Logical/analytical ability
  4. English language.
4 sections containing 25 questions of 1 marks each
100
60
There is a negative marking scheme, candidates will lose 0.25 marks for every wrong answer attempted. 

IB ACIO 2017 Tier II / Prelims Mains Exam Pattern 

Mode
Description 
Section-Wise Marks
Total
Marks
Time (minutes)
Tier-II
Essay on one of the given topics
30 marks
50
60
English comprehension & précis writing
20 marks

Tips, Tricks and Strategies to Crack the IB ACIO 2017 Exam

IB ACIO 2017 English Preparation Tips:

Several aspirants are comfortable with the idea of solving questions in reasoning and Quantitative analysis but face difficulty while solving English section. Plan your schedule for the important topics like:
1. Sentence Connectors
2. Para- completion
3. Fill in the blanks
4. Reading Comprehension
5. Synonyms and Antonyms
6. Theme based questions

Preparing for English: 

Preparing for English is necessary to fare well in the exam. The English Section will have questions in English Comprehension, Cloze test and more.

Group
IB ACIO expected for English Section
Grammar
Error Spotting,
Phrase Replacement,
Fill in the Blanks,
Active & Passive Voice,
Direct & Indirect Speech
Vocabulary
Phrase Replacement,
Error Spotting,
Cloze Test, Spellings,
Synonyms & Antonyms,
Phrase – Idiom Meaning,
One Word Substitution,
Fill in the Blanks
Reading
Comprehension
Vocabulary-based
Fact-based and
Inference-based
Verbal Ability
Para Jumbles and
Sentence Jumbles

IB ACIO 2017 General Awareness Preparation Tips

The General Awareness Section will be about Security issues, Geo-politcal issues and social issues. You may also have to answer both political questions, and questions related to war and intelligence Agencies like CIA, IB, KGB or Mossad. You may also have to answer questions on scams, and financial fraud and the likes. It can be a very scoring section, if you know the answers.

IB ACIO 2017 Quantitative Aptitude Preparation Tips: 

You can prepare for Quantitative Aptitude by following this study pan. Quantitative Aptitude remains the most difficult section of all the four sections.
Day 1-10
Day 11-20
Day 21-30
Day 31-40
Day 41-50
Quantitative Aptitude
Number Series, Simplification/ Approximation, Quadratic Equations,
Data Interpretation, Averages, Boats and Streams,
Age based problems, Simple and Compound Interest, Mixture and Alligation,
Partnerships, Percentages, Pipes and Cisterns, Profit, Loss and Discount,
Time, Speed and Distance, Time, work and Wages

IB ACIO 2017 Reasoning Preparation Tips: 

The Reasoning Section is comparatively easier to the Quantitative Aptitude Section.
Day 1-10
Day 11-20
Day 21-30
Day 31-40
Day 41-50
General Intelligence and Reasoning Analogies.
Similarities and Differences.
Space Visualization.
Spatial Orientation.
Visual Memory.
Discrimination.
Relationship concepts.
Arithmetical Reasoning.
Figurative
Classification.
Arithmetic Number Series.
Non-Verbal Series.
Coding and
Semantic Classification.
Symbolic/Number Classification.
Decoding.
Semantic Analogy.
Figurative Analogy.
Number Series.
Figurative Series.
Venn Diagrams.
Embedded Figures etc.

Quick Preparation Tips for IB ACIO Grade II

  • Manage your time
  • Solve Numerical and word problems well
  • Stay updated with current affairs in politics, security issues, wars and intelligence agencies
  • Don’t waste time on a single questions
  • Evaluate your performance
  • Improve Language and Prepare for English comprehension
  • Accuracy is essential in solving mathematical problems
  • Practice Yoga and Do exercise
  • Eat well and Sleep well
  • Ensure Good Physical health as this is required criteria for a IB job
  • Keep Good health as it is necessary for Physical Endurance Test that will be conducted after you qualify in Tier I and Tier II exams.
  • There is negative marking in the exam, so be careful with your answers.

Recommended Books for Intelligence Bureau ACIO Exam 2017

  1. Book name: Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Examinations
    Author: R.S.Aggarwal
    Publisher: S.Chand
  2. Book: Test of Reasoning
    Author: Edgar Thorpe
    Publisher: Pearson
  3. Book: High School English Grammar & Composition
    Author: Wren & Martin
    Publisher: S. Chand
  4. Book: Word Power Made Easy
    Author : Norman Lewis
    Publisher: Penguin
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