IB Junior Intelligence Officer Recruitment 2025 Notification Out For 394 Posts

Recruitment of Junior Intelligence Officer

GRADE–II/TECH EXAMINATION-2025

Job Alert: Engineers!!

Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India is looking for talented engineering graduates/diploma holders for the post of Junior Intelligence Officer (JIO), Grade-II/Tech i.e., JIO-II/Tech in Intelligence Bureau (IB Recruitment). Eligible and interested candidates are invited to apply for the post of Junior Intelligence Officer (JIO) in Intelligence Bureau.

*Keep reading further to get an overview of the IB vacancies.

Total Vacancies:  

The total vacancies released by IB is 394, out of which 157 vacancies are for unreserved candidates, 32 for EWS candidate, 117 for OBC category candidates, 60 for SC category and 28 for ST category candidates. There are no vacancies for EWS category candidates.

For the ease of candidates, we are providing vacancy distribution table below:

Note-1: The post of JIO-II/Tech is not identified suitable for any category of Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBDs). Hence, they NEED NOT apply.

Note-2: The number of vacancies is provisional and liable to change.

Note-3: The eligibility of the candidates in terms of age, educational qualification, caste/category, etc. will be determined on the closing date. The candidate must be in possession of Diploma/Degree in the relevant field mentioned in the above table i.e. the final results must be out on or before the closing date, i.e. 14.09.2025 (till 2359 hours) and he/she must have been declared successful in it.

Note-4: The reservation of vacancies for OBC, SC, ST, EWS & ESM is as per rules/roster. It includes carried forward vacancies, if any, in respective category. If suitable ESM candidates are not available, vacancies reserved for ESM will be filled by non-ESM candidates of respective categories.

Note-5: ESM who have already secured employment in civil side under Central Govt in Group ‘C’ posts on regular basis after availing of the benefits of reservation given to ESM for their reemployment are not eligible for fee concession or for claiming benefits of reservation under ESM category. However, they are eligible for age relaxation.

Note-6: Serving defence personnel who are due for discharge are required to obtain a certificate as per Appendix-4 at the end of advertisement. Besides, all ESM candidates are required to submit an undertaking, as & when asked for, as per Appendix-5 at the end of advertisement.

Note-7: On the basis of combined performance in Tier-I, Tier-II and Tier-III exam, a final merit list for the post of JIO-II/Tech will be prepared. A waiting list would also be prepared for providing replacement in future, which will be operative in terms of DoP&T OM No. 41019/18/97-Estt. (B) dated 13.06.2000.

Note-8: While every care has been taken for inclusion of GoI instructions in vogue, IB reserves the right to rectify omissions, if any, noticed subsequently.

SERVICE LIABILITY: The post involves All India Transfer liability. Therefore, the candidates willing to serve anywhere in India only need to apply.

Age Limit:

Between 18-27 years

• Upper age limit is relaxable by 5 years for SC/ST and by 3 years for OBC candidates.
• Upper age limit is relaxable for departmental candidates’ up to 40 years of age who have rendered 3 years of regular & continuous service. This relaxation is applicable only to Central Govt. Civilian employees holding civil posts & not applicable to personnel working in PSUs, Autonomous/Statutory bodies, etc.
• The age limit is relaxable upto age of 35 years for UR candidates, 38 years for OBC and up to 40 years for SC/ST in case of widows, divorced women and women judicially separated from their husbands and not remarried.
• The age limit is relaxable for ex-servicemen (ESM) as per the Government instructions in this regard issued by the Central Government from time to time.
• The age limit is relaxable up to maximum 5 years to the meritorious sportspersons specified in Para 1 (a) of DoP&AR O.M. No. 14015/1/76-Estt.(D) dtd 4.8.1980, as amended from time to time The candidate claiming age relaxation in this category must have the desired certificate in the form & from the authority prescribed in OM under reference (as per the Appendix-3 at the end of the detailed advertisement).

Pay Scale:

Level 4 (Rs.25,500-81,100) in the pay matrix plus admissible Central Govt. allowances.

Note:

(i) Special Security Allowance @ 20% basic pay in addition to other Government allowances.

(ii) Cash compensation in lieu of duty performed on holidays subject to a ceiling of 30 days.

Selection Pattern:

The selection pattern includes three tier examination, viz tier I, tier II and tier III.

Tier I would be objective type exam MCQs (100 questions, 100 marks) based on General Mental Ability (25%) & Combination of subjects as per essential qualifications (75%). Candidates would get total 2 hours for tier I exam. There would be negative marking of ¼ marks.

Those who qualify tier I exam would be called for tier II exam which is skill test. It would be practical based and technical in nature, commensurate with the job profile. Tier II would be of 30 marks.

After qualifying tier II exam, candidates would be called for tier III exam which is interview or personality test with the weightage of 20 marks.

For the ease of readers, we are summarising the selection process in a table.

Note-1: In case of oversubscription/under subscription at a particular City, the candidates may be shifted to some other City.

Note-2: Candidates could be accommodated in any one of the five examination Centres/Cities opted by him/her for Tier-I examination.

Note-3: IB reserves the right to cancel any of the examination centres and/or add some other centres, allot the candidates to any Centre/City other than the one opted by them, at its discretion, depending upon the administrative feasibility.

Note-4: Tier-I exam may be conducted in one or more shifts at one or more examination centres where the candidates are large in number.

Note-5: The date, time & centre of Tier-II & Tier-III/Interview would be intimated to the successful candidates through E-mail given by them in online application.

Note-6: Tier-II exam & Tier-III/Interview may or may not be conducted at all city/centres mentioned in Para 4. The department reserves the right to conduct Tier-II & Tier-III/Interview at a city/centre by clubbing the candidates of nearby centres

SELECTION OF CANDIDATES:

1. The candidate has to appear in Tier-I at one of the centres allotted to him/her out of his/her choice of five cities. There will be negative marking of ¼ mark for each wrong answer. No marks would be awarded for an un-attempted question. The questions marked as “Mark for Review” by the candidates will not be considered for evaluation.
2. In order to achieve qualitative selection & recruit the best available talent, there would be cut-off marks (out of 100) in Tier-I exam as under: UR-35, OBC-34, SC/ST-33 & EWS-35 (all Ex-servicemen would be treated in their own category viz., UR/OBC/SC/ST/EWS)
3. On the basis of their performance & normalization of marks in Tier-I exam, candidates would be shortlisted for Skill test and Personal Interview @ 5 times the number of vacancies, subject to the candidate scoring the minimum cut-off.
4. However, cut-off for Tier-I exam in different categories may go higher depending upon the marks obtained by candidates and number of vacancies. Similarly, the criteria of 5 times the number of vacancies may also remain restricted due to said cut-off in Tier-I.
5. On the basis of combined performance in Tier-I, Tier-II and Tier-III exam, a final merit list for the post of JIO-II/Tech will be prepared. A waiting list would also be prepared for providing replacement in future, which will be operative in terms of DoP&T OM No. 41019/18/97-Estt. (B) dated 13.06.2000.
6. The final selection to the posts would be further subject to successful completion of Character & Antecedent verification followed by medical examination, etc.
7. Appointment to the post will be temporary. However, appointment in permanent capacity will depend on various factors governing permanent appointment in such posts in force at that time.
8. The candidates would be required to adhere to the instructions contained in admit card/call letter of Tier-I, Tier-II & Tier-III exam relating to entry/exit, conduct inside the venue, frisking, etc failing which their candidature would be cancelled.

RESOLUTION OF THE CASES:

In the event of tie in combined scores of candidates in the Tier-I, Tier-II & Tier-III for the post at the time of considering for final selection such cases will be resolved by applying following criteria, one after another, till the tie is resolved:

1. a) Marks in Tier-I
2. b) Marks in Tier-II
3. c) Marks in Tier-III
4. d) Date of birth, with older candidates placed higher.
5. e) Alphabetical order of names (starting with first name)

Important Dates:

1. Applications should be submitted only through ONLINE registration by logging on to MHA’s website (www.mha.gov.in) or NCS portal (www.ncs.gov.in) only. Applications will NOT be accepted through any other mode.
2. Registration done, prior to 23.08.2025 and after 14.09.2025 will not be accepted.
3. Wrong information in any column may lead to the application getting rejected altogether.
4. Candidates are advised to register well in time, since the application portal witnesses a surge in number of applications during the run up to the closing date. The closing date for receipt of online application will not be extended under any circumstances.

Examination Fee:

It is in 02 components: Examination Fee: Rs. 100/- (Rupees Hundred only) & Recruitment Processing Charges: Rs. 550/- to be paid as under:

Note-1: All SC/ST candidates, female candidates and those Ex-Servicemen who are eligible for reservation, are exempted from payment of examination fee, i.e., ₹ 100/-. However, they will have to pay the Recruitment Processing Charges i.e., ₹ 550/-.

Note-2: Ex-servicemen who have already secured employment in civil side under Central Govt in Group ‘C’ post on regular basis after availing benefits of reservation given to them are required to pay the examination fee, i.e., ₹ 100/- also along with recruitment processing charges of ₹ 550/-.

Note-3: Banking charges, if applicable, will be borne by the candidate.

Application Process:

• Candidates should have a valid personal e-mail ID and mobile number. It should be kept active during the entire recruitment process. Application sequence number, password, and all other important communication/alerts will be sent on the same registered e-mail ID (please ensure that email sent to this mailbox is not redirected to your junk / spam folder). Candidate must preserve their Application Sequence Number for future use. Further, if a candidate loses their mobile number & email ID, he/she cannot retrieve their Application Sequence Number on their own.
• Candidates should take utmost care to furnish the correct details while filling in the on-line application form. YOU CAN EDIT THE INFORMATION BEFORE SUBMISSION OF STEP-I and STEP-II. Once the form is submitted, it can’t be edited.
• The step by step process for submitting the application form is given below:

Step-I: Registration of Personal & Contact details. Login Id and password will be sent to you through E-Mail on your registered E-Mail ID.

Step-II: Re-login and select the category and fill up the Personal Details, Qualification Details, Upload photo & signature and submit examination fees, (if applicable) and “Recruitment Processing Charges (to be paid by all the candidates, irrespective of category, online via SBI EPAY LITE through net banking/debit cards/credit cards/UPI/challan etc.

• Application once submitted cannot be withdrawn and fee once paid will not be refunded in any case, neither shall be held reserved for any other recruitment nor selection process in future.

STEP-I REGISTRATION

• Candidates agreeing the terms & conditions may apply by clicking ‘I Agree’ Checkbox given below and pressing the ‘Registration/Sign-up’ button.
• The candidate should fill up all the desired information i.e., Personal Details, Contact Details, etc. correctly.
• On completion of Step-I registration, a message will be received in candidate’s registered email id conveying his/her login ID (Application Sequence Number) & password.
• The candidate has to log-out and log in again (for Step – II) in order to fill up other details in application form.

STEP-II COMPLETION OF APPLICATION FORM

• After registration, candidate has to login and complete other details in application form like Personal Details, Qualification Details, and Declaration etc.
• Instructions regarding scanning of Photograph and Signature: Candidates should upload the scanned (digital) image of their photograph and signature as per the process given below. The applicant should note that only jpg/jpeg format is acceptable:

1. Photograph Image:
2. Coloured photo of size 35mm (width) x 45mm (height) not older than 12 weeks. Black & while photo will not be accepted.
3. Light background. Light grey/white is suggested. No patterns.
4. The face should cover 70-80% of the photo. The applicant should look straight at the camera with a normal expression.
5. Avoid uniforms of colours matching the background.
6. If the applicant wears optical glasses, then his/her eyes should be fully visible.
7. The size of the scanned image should be between 100-200kb in jpg/jpeg format only.
8. Signature image:
9. The applicant has to sign on white paper with Black ink pen.
10. The signature must be signed only by the applicant and not by any other person.
11. Please scan the signature area only and not the entire page.
12. Size of file should be between 80-150kb in jpg/jpeg format only.

• Once the application is submitted, candidates will be automatically redirected to SBI gateway to deposit the examination fee of INR 100 (if applicable) and Recruitment Processing Charges of INR 550 (plus Bank charges, if applicable), to be paid by all candidates, through Debit Card/Credit Card/Net Banking/UPI/challan etc. Candidate may generate payment acknowledgement slip for future reference.
• The e-challan generated after submission of online application form will be valid till 04 days from the date of generation of e-challan. * The e-challan generated after submission of online application form will be valid till 04 days from the date of generation of e-challan. However, candidates should ensure offline submission of the Challan in the bank before the last date of payment of fee through Challan, i.e., 16.09.2025
• Guidelines for remittance of online fee are as under: 1. Post submission, the candidate will be re-directed to SBI Payment gateway to make the online payment. In case of payment through challan, an e-challan will be generated upon submission of application form. 2. Kindly verify the details and make the payment for application fees via different payment modes. 3. Post successful online payment, candidate will be redirected to his/her application form.
• For the purpose of all future references, the candidates are advised to keep a printout of their application form after successful submission.

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:

1. The crucial date for determining the age limit, educational qualifications, certificates/testimonials, etc., shall be the closing date for receipt of applications from the candidates i.e., 14.09.2025.
2. Caste certificates would be accepted as per the govt’s instructions in vogue.
3. The date of birth as well as the name of the applicant will invariably be taken from the matriculation certificate issued by a recognized board. No other proof of date of birth and name shall be accepted.
4. Certificates in support of qualifications must have been obtained on or before the closing date from recognized Institution/University/Board.
5. Those candidates, who are yet to get their diploma/degree as mentioned in the essential qualification column in the relevant field, if called for interview, would be required to submit a proof of having the essential qualification on or before the closing date. Such proof would not be entertained if issued after the closing date on ground of late conduct of examination, delay in declaration of result or any other ground whatsoever.
6. Candidates must ensure before applying for the post that he/she is eligible for the post in terms of age, educational qualification and category etc. as laid down in this advertisement. If the information furnished by the candidate at the time of applying for the post is found to be incorrect at a later date, the candidate himself/herself will be solely responsible and his/her service is liable to be terminated at any time during his/her service.

For more information, candidates are requested to read the official notification

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