IB PA/JIO Exam 2024 - Intelligence Bureau PA/JIO Exam : Application Form, Exam Date, Eligibility, Syllabus and Exam Pattern

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Intelligence Bureau PA/JIO Entrance Exam 2024 – Intelligence Bureau Personal Assistant /Junior Intelligence Officer Exam acronym IB PA/JIO Exam is conducted by IB, Ministry of Home Affairs for direct recruitment of Indian Nationals to the post of Personal Assistant and Junior Intelligence Officer Grade-II/Tech.

 

Intelligence Bureau PA/JIO Exam 2024 Important Dates

Date of Notification and Start of Online Registration process

  • July-August 2024 - IB PA Exam
  • 3rd June 2024 - IB JIO Exam

Last Date of Submission of Application Form

  • 23rd June 2024 - IB JIO Exam

Date of Entrance Exam

  • November-December 2024 - IB PA Exam
  • August 2024 - IB JIO Exam

Date of Declaration of Result

  • Yet to be announced.

IB PA/JIO Exam 2023 was held on:

  • Tier 1 Exam: 2nd July 2023

 

IB PA/JIO Exam 2024 Eligibility 

For Personal Assistant

Educational Qualification

Aspiring candidates should be a 10+2 pass or equivalent with proficiency in stenography 

  • Dictation: 10 minutes@ 100 words per minute.
  • A skill test on a computer transcription of shorthand, 40 minutes (English) and 55 minutes (Hindi)

Desirable

Knowledge of computer operation, viz., Windows 2000/ 2003, MS Word, etc.

Age Limits-

  • Aspiring candidates should be between 18 - 27 years as of the closing date of applications.
  • The upper age limit is relaxable by five years for SC / ST and three years for OBC candidates.
  • The upper age limit is also relaxed able up to 32 years of age for such government servants who have rendered a minimum of three years of regular & continuous service.
  • The age limit is also relaxed able for ex-servicemen as well as for candidates who were domiciled in J&K from 1.1.1980 to 31.12.1989 and children & dependents of victims of communal riots of 2002 in Gujarat as per Government instructions in this regard issued from time to time. 

 

For JIO-II (Tech)

Educational Qualification

Aspiring candidates should be Matriculation with two years Industrial Training Institute (ITI) passed certificate in Radio Technician or Communicator Computer or Electronics or Electrical.

Age Limit for JIO-II/Tech

  • Aspiring candidates should be between 18-27 years as of the closing date for the registration of applications.
  • The upper age limit is relaxable by five years for SC/ST and three years for OBC candidates.
  • The upper age limit is also relaxable up to 40 years of age for such Departmental candidates who have rendered a minimum of three years of regular & continuous service.
  • The age limit is also relaxable up to the age of 35 years for General candidates and up to 40 years for SC/ST in case of widows, divorced women, and women judicially separated from their husbands who are not remarried.
  • The age limit is also relaxable for ex-servicemen as well as for candidates who were domiciled in J&K from 1.1.1980 to 31.12.1989 and children & dependents of victims of communal riots of 2002 in Gujarat as per Government instructions in this regard issued from time to time.

 

IB PA/JIO Exam 2024 Syllabus 

IB PA/JIO Exam consists of questions from the following given subjects/Topics.

General Awareness

General Knowledge English Reasoning Mathematical Aptitude

 

IB PA/JIO Exam 2023 Pattern

IB PA/JIO Exam consists of a written test, stenographic test/skill test cum interview as given below-

Paper 1

Description of Exam

 

Time

M.Marks

Written Examination

(common for both the posts)

Objective type multiple choice questions on-

  • General Awareness,
  • G.K, English,
  • Reasoning,
  • Mathematical Aptitude, etc.

1 Hr. 30 Min

 100

Stenographic Skill Test

(For the post of PA)

English or Hindi Shorthand @

100 words per minute

(i) Dictation: 10 minutes @ 100

words per minute.

Skill Test

30

100

Total

 

2 Hours

200

 

IB PA/JIO Exam 2024 Dates

The Junior Translator exam is normally held in the month of November-December.

 

How to apply for IB PA/JIO Exam 2024?

Aspiring candidates can apply by submitting applications Online only, by logging on to the website www.mha.nic.in

The format of the online application form is divided into two parts viz.

Part-I relates to the personal, academic, and other particulars of the candidate and

Part-II relates to payment modes. The candidate will have to fill up the Part-I of the online application, upload their photograph and signature and then select an option for payment of fees, if any, in Part II of the application form.

The candidates are required to upload their photograph (size should not be more than 20 Kb) and signature (size should not be more than 10 Kb) at the time of online registration itself.

Before submitting the online applications, the candidates must preview the application to ensure that they have provided the correct information and uploaded the correct photograph and signature. It must also be ensured that the photograph and signature are visible and not hazy/blurred, otherwise, the photograph and signature should be uploaded again and the online application should be submitted only after ensuring that the information/photograph/signature is correct.

Candidates can apply either for one or both posts provided he/she fulfills the prescribed eligibility conditions. There will be a common written test (objective type multiple choice) for PA and JIO-II/Tech. On the basis of their performance in the written examination, the candidates would be short-listed for the stenographic test for PA and skill -9-test or interview for JIO-II/Tech, depending on the number of vacancies for each post.

Candidates are advised to submit only one application for one or both post(s). The submission of multiple applications may result in the cancellation of such applications altogether.

Candidates are required to possess an e-mail ID valid for 06 (Six) months which is to be entered in the application form at the time of online registration so that admit cards for the written examination and interview call letters can be sent to the candidate.

The information regarding written examination, downloading of admit cards, and interview call letters will also be posted on the website www.mha.nic.in from time to time.

Applicants are advised to keep checking their email and the website of MHA from time to time and particularly 2-3 days before the date of written examination for updates.

Candidates must carry at least two passport size photographs and identity proof in original such as Voter Card, Driving Licence, Aadhar Card, Income Tax Pan Card, Identity Card issued by -11-University/college, etc. to the examination center, failing which they shall not be allowed to appear for the examination.

The candidate has to opt for one examination center out of 33 examination centers given below for the written examination. The examination center once opted will not be changed under any circumstances.

 

IB PA/JIO Exam 2024 Fees

Category

Fees

For General and OBC Male Candidates 

Rs. 50/-

For women and SC / ST 

NIL

 

Mode of Payment

Applicants can pay the fee by cash deposit (offline payment) at any branch of State Bank of India using the Challan form (available in part-II of the online application) or by using the internet banking facility of State Bank of India or State Bank Debit-cum-ATM card. Part–II of the online application pertains to payment of the fee, wherein the applicant can opt for the mode of payment, viz., offline payment, or online payment.

Offline Payment (Cash Deposit)

In this option, the applicant will be required to take a printout of the Challan form (wherein the name of the applicant and his/her Registration number will be printed) and deposit the fee in cash in any branch of State Bank of India after a gap of one working day. A counterfoil of this Challan would be given back to the candidate by the bank, indicating the transaction ID, which may be retained by the candidates.

Online Payment

(Internet Banking and Debit-cum-ATM card): The applicants having an internet banking facility of State Bank of India or having a State Bank Debit-cum-ATM card can pay the fee online. Once the online payment option is selected by the applicant, he/she would be automatically guided to the website of the State Bank of India and after paying the fee through a user-friendly interface, he/she would be guided back to the registration form/website and a confirmation is immediately flashed regarding receipt of payment.

Those candidates who apply on the closing date and opt for Cash Payment can deposit the fees in any State Bank of India branch after a gap of one working day. However, for online payment through State Bank of India Internet Banking and State Bank of India Debit-cum-ATM Card, the last date for depositing the fees would be the closing date.

Fee once paid shall not be refunded under any circumstances.

The fee paid by modes other than a Cash deposit, Internet Banking, or Debit-cum-ATM card will NOT be accepted under any circumstances and the applications of such candidates will be rejected outright and payment made shall stand forfeited.

 

IB PA/JIO Exam 2024 Test Centres

The examination will be held at the following Centres:

  • Agartala, Ahmedabad, Amritsar, Aizawl
  • Bhopal, Bangalore, Bhubaneswar
  • Chandigarh, Chennai
  • Delhi, Dehradun
  • Guwahati 
  • Hyderabad
  • Imphal, Itanagar
  • Jaipur, Jammu
  • Kohima Kolkata
  • Leh, Lucknow
  • Meerut, Mumbai
  • Nagpur
  • Patna
  • Raipur, Ranchi
  • Shillong, Shimla, Siliguri
  • Trivandrum
  • Varanasi, Vijayawada

 

IB PA/JIO Exam 2024 Contact Details

website www.mha.nic.in