- What to prepare for interview?
- Documents to bring in interview
- Proforma font problem
- Contact details/Helpdesk/RTI
ACIO written exam was conducted in 15 September 2013. Result was declared few days back, but in case some of the players are still unaware:
Successful Roll numbers: http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/WrittenResultOfACIO-IIEx-2013.pdf
Call letters for Successful candidates: https://www.onlinesubmit.in/mha/
Around ~3900 candidates shortlisted for ~750 final vacancies. Meaning interview post to candidate ratio is slightly higher than 1:5. In most exams it is 1:3)
@Those who couldn’t make it
Many Good exams coming soon- SSC CGL 2014, Punjab and Maharahstra PSC and many more.
Find out the cause of defeat (low preparation of current / theory /aptitude) and rectify your studies accordingly. Failure in one exam doesn’t make you loser. Hard working person will always meet Success sooner or later.
@Those who cleared the written ACIO exam
You can download call letters from here: https://www.onlinesubmit.in/mha/
Interviews will commence from January 13 to January 25, 2013. That means less time for celebration and more time for interview preparation.
What to prepare for interview?
From the 2012’s recruitment round, many Players had posted their interview experiences in the comments below the following article:
https://mrunal.org/2012/08/studyplan-acio.html/comment-page-5#comments
so just go through them to get a feel of how the interview goes. Note: every page contains 50 comments and interview experience sharing starts from comment page number 5.
Some tips (from those comments)
- 60% on your biodata. (Why do you want to join IB? Educational background, terminology, hobbies)
- 30% on current issue (mostly national and regional. + some current related to neighboring countries from IB/security/terrorism angle.)
- 10% intelligence system of India.
- If you are not fluent in English practice it, as sometimes panel member may insist that you answer a particular question in english.
- For some people it was for 5 mins and for some it went upto 20 mins.
- In the panel, one member will be observing you and taking notes.
(for more, go through the comments in the link I gave above.)
How to prepare the “introduction or tell me about yourself?”,
that is explained in the IBPS interview prep. article, and the funda remains similar for ACIO as well. Click ME
how to prepare graduation related question,
that is also explained IBPS interview and the funda remains similar for ACIO as well. Click ME
After Interview : if you are selected , Medical Test and Police Verification follows.
Documents to bring in interview
- Original certificates in support of age, educational
- qualifications (Matriculation onwards including mark sheets), other qualifications along with an attested photocopy of each of the documents;
- Original certificate in support of belonging to
- OBC/SC/ST/Ex-serviceman/J&K resident category issued from the competent authority in the prescribed proforma along with an attested photocopy thereof;
- Original certificates in support of claimed achievements in Sports/Games and other extracurricular activities along with an attested photocopy of each of the documents.
- A photo identity proof like voter ID card, PAN card, passport, driving license or any other valid proof to verify his/her identity.
- Candidates belonging to OBC category and claiming benefits thereunder must bring their OBC certificate in the proforma meant for appointment to the posts under Government of India as published in the advertisement (copy enclosed) and not for State Government jobs. If they fail to do so, they will not be allowed to appear in the interview. Certificate in any other proforma will not be accepted in any case.
- One copy each of Attestation Forms (A.F.) and Special Security Questionnaire (SSQ) may also be downloaded which are required to be filled in by the candidate for carrying out Character & Antecedents verification wherever required. These forms may please be filled in for all the columns correctly and completely and in case the space provided in any of the column is not sufficient for furnishing the information sought, the candidate can utilize an extra sheet. This is, however, made clear that issuance and filling up of the attestation form (AF) and SSQ at this stage does not mean that the candidate has been or would be necessarily selected to the post of ACIO-II/Exe. The duly filled in AF and SSQ forms are required to be deposited by the candidate on the day of interview.
- The candidate is advised to bring this interview letter without which he/she would not be allowed entry. It may be made clear that no request for change of date and place would be entertained.
Proforma font problem
To all those having font problem in ACIO proforma PDF file, here is the correct version
https://files.secureserver.net/0sK88ts0l9j5eU
And for all the remaining files related to OBC certificate format, notification etc. use this folder:
https://files.secureserver.net/0fGnnSvt1tFfjA
Contact details/Helpdesk/RTI
Email: helpdesk.mha2013@gmail.com
Phone: 91 8800325462 (10AM-6PM / Monday-Friday) & (10AM-4PM/Saturday)
Address (to send letter querries)
Assistant Director/Exam,
Intelligence Bureau,
Ministry of Home Affairs,
35, S.P. Marg,
New Delhi-110021.
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Iam a civils aspirant and presently working as junior assistant in A.P state govt,attended acio interview on 16.01.2014 at hyderabad,questions on biodata and environment protection act year,what is the difference b/w IB and RAW,two bigger states and two smaller states in india,north eastern states and their capitals,insurgency in north eastern states etc.,
Hi sruzan,
may I know where are you working?
even i’m a civils aspirant and presently working as jun. asst
Hi sandhya,iam working in forest department as junior assistant in adilabad dist.
where r u from and what is your option for CSE mains.
FCI assistant grade 3 is better or ACIO grade 2? please tell i m in a dilemma
My interview on 20/1/2014 in Hyderabad last interview 45 members 34 girls 11 boys
Approx 7mins questions asked were:
Tell me about urself?
Why ib?
About ur district?tribes and historical places?
J and k issue?
Communal violence?
About computers my graduation subject?
overall experience not bad,, could have done it better, anyways time for me to prepare for upsc
All the best all of u
@delhi,21st, board 1, 2nd no…intrvw ovr in 5 min…
1. u r a iit graduate , why nt MNC or other foreign offrs..
2. Preparing 4 IAS ?
3. 5 intrnal security problm faced by india..
4. Why insurgenty in tamil nadu?
5. Is arvind kejriwal doing right by dharna?
6. 6 F.R.
7. Looks into my grade sheet picks one sbjcts “fiction of indian diaspora” asks what is indian diaspora? What u had studied in ths sbjct? Said read 2 novels…then askd their names nd author..
Interview khatam… wrote xam 4 fun …same done in intrvw…
Sry 4 few spell mistks
lol.same here.they must have given us very less marks in interview.there was nothing to do after mains..to thora Ib ka maje le lia ;)
my interview 5 min..bapu dham 1st board
1.Extracurricular
2.why you left good job
3.Fundamental rights
4.How president is elected
nothing more..the board was very cordial especially the member in the centre.interview over in 5-10 min..
HAAN YAAR ..THEY WILL DEFINITELY KICK US :p
Can anybody help me out by telling me as to when we can expect the final result to be declared. I mean the total 750 candidates + reserve list. Will it be declared at all? If yes then when…
Result will be out within 1 month.
last time it came one week after the interviews got over.
Thanks for the info.
hello golden eye .what is this reserve list are u talking about? plz elaborate
I was going through the last years comments page on mrunal.org and I found that they discussed about a reserve list. Its specially kept as a standby for taking in candidates incase the main list candidates fail to show up for training for any reason. I Guess every usually recruitment usually has this method. I still dont have any authentic proof as to whether they really have. Its just that I went through the comments.
when will the result of acio ib be pulished??
My interview was on 20th jan,Bapu Dham.It went on for around 10-12 mins.
Questions asked-political situation in Bangladesh,government of west bengal,Y IB,have you given any other exam,google glass,network of things,cryogenic engine,rise of AAP.Arvind kejriwals dharna.position ofindian english authors in comparison to british authors.,favourire play,author.Why is shakespeare yor favourite?social issues taken by mulk raj anand?
what is the difference b/w mha acio recruitment and ssc acio recruitment.are both same?
Interview Over.Following were the questions –
Left member:
1.Which college?
2.Ur company is a global brand – What Salary? – This u got in the beginning itself ? – My answer was ‘No’ – Then u must be doing good then why suddenly IB?
Chairman :
3.How many Languages u know ? (Y u dont know to speak Hindi but u can read and write)
4.What are the cyber security threats ( talked about Datacentres,US, the importance,David Headley,26/11 etc…- used a term called computer network security)
5.What do u mean when u say computer network security?
6.What should we do to prevent such threats ?
7.Why not civil services – answered – asked what r ur friends @ IB saying about this job – Are they in assignments/trainings
Right Member :
1.Vulnerabilities of NEFT?
Again Chairman :
1.Have you tried hacking – answer – no
2.why ? – explained about ethical hacking.
Right Member again :
1.Algorithm that is often considered to be most secured – answered
Left member:
1.Which school did u study?
Right member:
1.If you are selected will u be ready to work in cryptography.
Then the chairman said – ok..thanks…
This is it – I think it went for more than 10 minutes.
I was so happy after i left the room ..
But don’t know how to evaluate this experience.
Anyone to evaluate ?
Please tell your centre…..
Guys with chandigarh as their centre …please post your experience….
Pretty good replies. Questions were precise and much better to what other candidates have been sharing.
Can we join I.B through SSC CGL.. is it the same acio or any other thing.. please reply..
Now after painfull cancel of ssc cgl….This is the last option available for me for govt job. Now fingers crossed for final result. Last year result were out in a week hoping for the same to happen this time. Cant wait now.
ya Fazan. anytime after 31st jan. Fingers crossed.
m wating also aftr cgl 13 option lookng dead.if not in IB wat i wil do
are you sure that ssc cgl 2013 tier 2 has been cancelled???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
Most chances are according to delhi police report and recommendations of ssc to dopt.
i was waiting for such a group who can chat with me about this topic…. i am also waiting for ssc-2013 result and hope to clear …. but bcoz of some intelligent specimen in our society who thinks that they can cancel the SSC exam like their college day is totally useless(by crying for question leak) … i don’t know that they even know a3+b3+c3 formula….. idiots … waise SSC par pura bharosa hai…. (not in govt.) ha ha … lets hope better ….
BUT WHAT ARE THE CHANCES OF SSC CGL’S SURVIVAL….THIS WAS MY LAST ATTEMPT AND I HAVE LOST THIS CHANCE DUE TO PAPER LEAKAGE. ALL ARE SAYING IT WILL BE CANCELLED.
@AASTHA chance are really very strong. Bt I think ssc will guve one extra attempt to such candidates.
ah
good news
ssc cgl 2013 sill alive
My Interview took place on 23rd Jan;2014 at SIB,Chandigarh. Overall experience was good. The process began with checking of documents, staff was very cordial in it.My interview began at 6 pm in the evening since my number was last. Jumping to the interview, as usual 3 members.
P1- To which district you belong? when did you complete your degree and what did you do after that?
next question was from the same person: What meaning do you draw from word INTELLIGENCE in IB?
P2 ( chairman)- What is the difference between Intelligence and Information? What is commercial intelligence?
P3- Should AFSPA be removed from J&K? (since i belonged to J&K)
P2- Do you know about G.Parthasarthi Shome and Sheikh accord?
P2- What tools would you suggest to remove disparities in the regions of j&k?
P2- Thankyou, you may go.
Interview over at Chandigarh…every question of my interview was based on Literature as I am a student of English Literature.questions are following:
1. Name the novels penned down by Shakespeare?
2. What kind of writer was he?
3. who was Brutus? they asked me around twice about this character.
4. what kind of genre you like to read? fiction, novel, poetry,dramas?
5. the films based on Shakespearean plays?
such a disgusting thing
appsc group 1 – cancelled
nicl AO – cancelled and re examed
now ssc?????????
bec of some b*****ds somewhere
do we have to pay the price???????
@SIB sector 19 CHANDIGARH on 24th.
Questions-
by Member 3
1- regarding gap aftr engg.
2- why we shuld choose u?
3. History of lokpal.
4. Janlokpal vs lokpal provisions.
5. Other anti graft bills.
6. Which is better in ur view.
7. Why kejri is not happy and whether his concerns have any solid foundation.
8. Can we eliminate corruption from public life with these bills.
M2
asked me about headlines of todays news paper. I said didn’t read it.
Chairman got a bit angry with my reply and advised me to atleast get a newspaper because available in every street. (so guys do read that days news paper)
problems of j&k and initiatives taken by govt.
While i was replying and quoting some schemes chairman again interrupted me and asked about a scheme wholly funded and implemented by jk govt which i was not aware of and said didn’t heard about any such scheme. Then he said the name of a scheme and said that it is an age old scheme so you must be aware of it. I smiled and said never heard of it.
Finished.
All in all it was good cm tried to pin me down but every time i replied with a smile and kept my composure. Nice experience although. Now back to my occupation my dream work of beini IAS. Best of luck to all.
My analyzation of ACIO interview.
I guess most of us faced two types types of interview.
a) Very basic questions like name, why to join IB, Kejriwal etc.
b) slight hard questions and more in number.
I assume it has some thing to do with the marks of the candidates.
“I assume it has some thing to do with the marks of the candidates.” what is that fazan?
Matlb there may be sme criterion of asking such questions to the candidates. They have asked some very loose questions to some candidates on the other hand they have grilled some candidates very properly. To some candidates questions were even asked from the essay they wrote on the written paper.
True. Questions patterns really varied from candidate to candidate. Some centres had interviewer boards which really had good technical questions to ask like Hyderabad and Chennai. Mumbai was the worst. Questions were really shallow and just bio related. Delhi was the most unpredictable. some candidates were asked opinion based questions and some were asked out of the box questions.
Interviews over now……Now the wait for interview continues. Hope it comes in a week like last year.
My Interview last for 40 mins…..Ido not know how long wo have to wait….R u sure the results were declared within a week last year????
I was asked to choose a political party that I’d vote and I was forced to choose one without taking sides….They gave me options of Congress,BJP or AAP….Even though I’m not political at all I still gave an answer and I defended that this party is secular , promotes peace and harmony…………Even before I finished defending my choice,they asked me to leave………….There goes my interview in thin air :( …………Probably,I was not supposed to give in no matter how much they forced………But they’ve mentioned not to misbehave with the interview panel so when I was forced to choose a party I had to go with one of the choice after all………Before this question there were lots of other factual questions and I answered everything……..But I think the last question was meant to trick me……….Probably,I wasnt supposed to choose any political party no matter how much they forced me……Your opinion guys ?
no problem i think.because i was also forced to choose one party between congress and BJP.but i maintained some balance.
They asked you to make a choice. so you did. No harm in it. Afterall one has to choose whom to vote. It was an opinion based question. Though how it would affect the marks nobody knows.
You should have told the answer because whom you vote should always remain a secret(For no reason it is called Secret Ballot).
You may have had your affiliations to the above said party but what happens in the ballot room is between you and the ballot.
Between your being interviewed for a post in Intelligence Bureau,irrespective of you being forced or persuaded to answer,you should have simply told it is secret and it can’t be divulged to anyone.
Maybe this is what they were looking for in the interview(how well you could keep a secret)
This is my view but anyways best of luck cos u never know
*should not have
Most of the panels grilled about AAP. In my view it was more about our bent towards the current scenario. Whether we are AAP sympathesizers or not. (Anti Government/Anti system) mentality.
I guess you have a valid point there. But I doubt if they asked the question with the same intention of us being secretive about our choice of vote or being point blank in answering.
i think u r ryt…………..they r just checking,his power to keep information secrect
You should have not told the answer because whom you vote should always remain a secret(For no reason it is called Secret Ballot).
You may have had your affiliations to the above said party but what happens in the ballot room is between you and the ballot.
Between your being interviewed for a post in Intelligence Bureau,irrespective of you being forced or persuaded to answer,you should have simply told it is secret and it can’t be divulged to anyone.
Maybe this is what they were looking for in the interview(how well you could keep a secret)
This is my view but anyways best of luck cos u never know
Even I think so……I should have told them it’s a secret ballot………..Ha ha……..But then again I didn’t wanna be hostile by saying I wont answer since it was the interview panel and also they forcefully asked me to choose one rather than opting for a safe way out of this question…..
Voting is a secretive process and if you out divulging personal information at the blink of an eye imagine what you would do with IB information.I think that’s why they asked you to leave as you didnt fit the kind of person(secret agent) they were looking for.
On second thoughts IPS officers have come to hate this “aam aadmi nonsense”.
IB does not respect human rights,against all the clamour on the discontinuation of AFSPA and decentralization of power to people(aam aadmi).That makes the attitude needed for IB interview different from typical UPSC IAS/IPS interview.
i dont agree with u on this they just wanted to see whether a candidate is sincere in his answers and confident about it u dont have to be critical in every aspect..if they want they can choose a candidate in 2 minutes intrvw..and let go a candidate whom they have interviewd for a gud 10 minutes ..(A guy working there told me that)..and like mrunal bhai has said they want a workhorse not a person who is critical of every question..
Dude read my comments below.My point was not about being critical but being APOLITICAL.But you cant deny that most IPS officers are overtly critical of AAP.Every human has their prejudices and those interviewers too have.Its a different thing whether they get affect the marks..
As far as time is concerned if they are able to make an opinion about you(either good or bad) they will let you off in 2 min and if they are unable to know you,they will question you for 10-15 min.Its as simple as that,isn’t it?For me it was not more than 5 min and only 4-5 questions.
It was my first time-killing rendezvous outside UPSC so i may be wrong too.
Bottom line is nobody’s sure what the selection criteria is. Everyone puts in their input. Finally it is the interviewer’s final call and our marks that affect the selection procedure. If selected the strategy applied during interview seems correct and if not we introspect as to what went wrong.
so bottom line is when they seriously asked me to choose one inspite of my dilly-dallying , I should have refused to answer this question ? :)
In my view,NOTA would have been a good apolitical option and a diplomatic refusal to answer the question.AAM is yet to deliver and its too quick to judge it for its successes or failures.While certain promises like secularism etc are laudable yet its performance on other grounds are yet to be seen.Some people have been very critical about it (https://www.facebook.com/IITagainstAAP)
But its difficult to think in those moments,so relax :).It shuldn’t affect much.Even those interviewers also knows that as they were also aspirants once.But AAM has been the most common question asked.
Secularism of AAP
http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/kejriwal-receives-ec-notice-for-seeking-muslim-votes-on-grounds-of-religion/1/325789.html
Corruption is the only good thing but can india be like hong kong is yet to be seen
*Anti-corruption
Interviewed at chd sec 19 on 23 rd
JUST basic questions about punjab political and economic scenario
vc name of ptu
Nd 2 3 trivial ones
I don’t know what kind of interview it was
but the question is can u a judge a person within 5 minutes
lets hope 4r best
mrunal sir …. please tell me what is the job profile of security assistant in intelligience bureau
had interview at ib office in chandigarh on 25th jan..general questions frm profile…about social set up sex ratio n literacy rate of ma home state haryana..about left wing extremism..maoist ideology n wat is being done by d govt dere..i dnt knw y d chairman was hell bent on proving to me dat i m a girl so i shouldn’t b here..spent 5 mints on griiling me fr dat..gud xprience overall
same question regarding maoist ideology were asked from on 22nd in SIB, CHANDIGARH.
They started from my biodata .
Gap after studies
Then to common problems in my own field.
Then about reservation in promotion. My views
then another person asked me about india’s foreign policy. Q. Is india’s foreign policy on the right path.
Then naxalism.
I started but he interrupted and said directly come to point, tell me whats their ideology?
I started with marxist leninist to maoist. Again he interrupted directly cm to point.
After i answerd bout that , he asked what cn b done for that ?
I replied wid govt has already done a lot. Again he interrupted, forget it, what should now govt do ?
I replied.
That ws the last ques.
It went for 12-15 mins.
Dun knw hw ws tht but there wer too many interruptions. So m worried a bit.
Fingers crossed until the result cmes
In my view,NOTA would have been a good apolitical option and a diplomatic refusal to answer the question.AAM is yet to deliver and its too quick to judge it for its successes or failures.While certain promises like secularism etc are laudable yet its performance on other grounds are yet to be seen.Some people have been very critical about it (https://www.facebook.com/IITagainstAAP)
But its difficult to think in those moments,so relax :).It shuldn’t affect much.Even those interviewers also knows that as they were also aspirants once.But AAM has been the most common question asked.
My interview was in bangalore on 25th of January. They asked me to introduce myself..then asked me about PFI (Popular Front of India- an extremist group much popular in Kerala, since I am from Kerala), on Abdul Nazar Ma’adani and Bangalore blasts, on carbon credits, carbon dating, many questions on nuclear reactors ( coz they found that I am little weak in that area:)). after that on who Narendra Modi.A comparison question was on who will the best PM- Modi, Mayavathi or Jayalalitha. and the last one was what you will do if you become the Home minister of kerala for the improved security in the state.
Thankyou
RAS mains 2012 result out….
My interview ws on 13th at lko: 3 panel team, 2 male n 1 female;
p1:Asked about my graduation,work ex n what i was doing currently??
p2:Asked about what diff. i feel working at my company and working at family business..as i am doing sales again there??
p2:Why i left my job?i told uncertanity and monotonous work..oh boy.. he grilled me over monotonous work as acoording to him evry job is monotonous..n sales work is gud.. :-(
p2:tell about coal scam?? ans-no proper bidding and few private companies where favoured..he again corrected me there.. :-(..(first cum first serve basis ws a strong point in his view ,I don’t know why he didn’t notice tht evn my answer was a lil satisfactory.. )
p2:Inquired if i hav given any other exam n what I score?
p1:Why chinese m/c are cheap..as they copy technology??why can’t we do same in india??
p3:Asked why huge people attended modi rally at my native place?local m.p.?it was a congress strong hold thn why so many people came at his rally?
p3:Distance of nepal border from my native place?
p3?Its a porous border,what are the items smuggled eg..fake notes.?
I don’t have much here as i am not a continual native there but still i said one or two silly thing (food items..I was not sure about drugs..)..thn i said i don’t know much n they gave a cordial adieu!!
7 min interview..I DON’T KNOW WHT HAPPENED THERE..NOT WHAT I EXPECTED FROM IB PEOPLE..THOUGH p2 was a lil hostile n was not satisfied with me..boy..u don’t know how sales peopl r treated..no one want to c them..n work is not tht gud.:-(..my coal scam answer was not tht vague..
other two p1,p3 were cordial..they evn develop a lil interest at my answers..
Fingers crossed.50% chance..i could hav done better but i freaked a lil bit…best of luck to others..
Overall they r cordial n just don’t feel its IB take it as another interview!!
my interview was on 15th Jan-At Mumbai [Bandra Kurla Complex] office
there was three member panel[possibly IPS officers]
question came from my education background [engineer ENTC]—why IB and Why not PSI and any other uniform job—what you are doing since your graduation[working for an NGO]—what hat NGO does and like—some of my friends had question from their family background their hometown-problems associated with their region and so on ——thanks
When will the interview results be declared?
Last year it was published on the website within a week of concluding the interview rounds. I hope we get within this week or atleast by next week.
Hello friends :)
I’ve been constantly following this update and i should appreciate the efforts put in by all of you.
My interview was okay and one of the panelists asked me to name the best book I’ve read so far apart from study books. I named to kill a mocking Bird he asked me for the name of author I fumbled and finally i said sorry I don’t remember at this moment. He named Harper Lee and then asked the gender of author.I again gave the wrong answer and said male he said female though I like your choice.
In between one of the member asked me if i can drive vehicles I said all light vehicles apart from trucks and trailer. Then that north eastern fellow wearing a tiger suit asked what I can offer to ib initially I answered for what I expect then after other members intervention I answered i can give 100%dedication and a short speech.
The only thing I want to ask from you all that if they ask if drive vehicles shall I be hopeful?
Thanks in advance :)
Hi Saurabh.
Funny coincidence, even I was asked if I can drive.
I was wondering the same thing whether it means something or not. Any way lets see what happens. Wish you luck.
Where was your interview, and on which date?
what was the last date of interview…….
25th was the last date of interview.
SSC ka result wait krte krte ab patience hi ni raha iske result ka. FINGERS crossed krte krte haddiyan jawab de gai ab to.
today i called at 011-24191373 and asked about result date..he replied dekhte rahiye net pe aa jayega jald hi..
Bhai,if you are unable to wait for 1year for SSC and IB,UPSC ke liye kaise wait karoge? Unless lucky,Kuch paane ke liye kuch khona padta hai..:)