IB Security Assistant Exam Guide 2026
IB Security Assistant 2026 notification updates and complete exam guide. Check exam dates, vacancies, eligibility criteria, selection process, syllabus, and application details.
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📊 Post Details & Salary Structure
- Category
- Central Government Jobs
- Age Limit
- 18 to 27 years (relaxations as per govt. rules)
- Pay Scale
- ₹21,700 – ₹69,100 (Level-3) + Allowances
- Post Name
- Security Assistant/Executive (SA/Exe)
- Particulars
- Details
- Conducting Body
- Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA)
- Total Vacancies
- TBA
- Official Website
- www.mha.gov.in
- Organization Name
- Intelligence Bureau (IB)
- Selection Process
- Tier 1 (Objective), Tier 2 (Descriptive), Tier 3 (Interview), Character & Antecedent Verification and Medical Examination
- Job Classification
- General Central Service, Group ‘C’, Non-Gazetted
- Application End Date
- TBA
- Domicile Requirement
- Must have domicile certificate of the applied State/UT
- Application Start Date
- TBA
- Educational Qualification
- 10th Pass (Matriculation) from a recognized board
- IB Security Assistant 2025 Exam Date
- TBA
- IB SA Last Date of submission of Application Fee through SBI challan (offline branch submission only)
- TBA
📊 Exam Information 2
| SIB | Local Language | UR | EWS | OBC | SC | ST | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agartala | Bangla, Kokborok, Chakma, Kawbru and Halam | 29 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 20 | 67 |
| Ahmedabad | Gujarati and Kutchchi | 137 | 30 | 77 | 17 | 46 | 307 |
| Aizawl | Mizo, Lai, Mara, Pang, Bru, Burmese, Falam-Chin and Bawm | 31 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 53 |
| Amritsar | Punjabi | 42 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 74 |
| Bengaluru | Kannada, Tulu, Beary, Konkani and Nawayathi | 109 | 20 | 31 | 32 | 12 | 204 |
| Bhopal | Hindi | 36 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 87 |
| Bhubaneswar | Odia, Kutia, Dongria and Bhunjia | 34 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 76 |
| Chandigarh | Hindi and Punjabi | 40 | 9 | 25 | 12 | 0 | 86 |
| Chennai | Tamil | 172 | 29 | 31 | 51 | 2 | 285 |
| Dehradun | Hindi | 24 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 37 |
| Delhi | Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu | 491 | 112 | 287 | 156 | 78 | 1124 |
| Gangtok | Nepali, Bhutia and Lepcha | 16 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 33 |
| Guwahati | Assamese, Sylheti, Bengali, Nepali, Bodo, Mishing, Dimasa, Rabha, Tiwa, Kuki, Hmar, Paite, Garo, Santhall, Koch-Rajbanshi, Manipuri (Meitei) and Khasi | 63 | 12 | 29 | 7 | 13 | 124 |
| Hyderabad | Telugu | 63 | 12 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 117 |
| Imphal | Manipuri (Bengali and Meitei Mayek), Tangkhul, Mao, Anal, Maring, Thadou, Paite, Zou, Rongmei and Mizo | 23 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 39 |
| Itanagar | Nyishi, Adi, Galo, Apatani, Idu Mishmi, Monpa, Nocte, Tangsa, Sherdukpen and Memba | 100 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 180 |
| Jaipur | Hindi, Marwari, Dhatti/Thari and Wagdi | 71 | 13 | 33 | 3 | 10 | 130 |
| Jammu | Dogri, Kashmiri, Urdu, Gojri and Hindi | 32 | 8 | 11 | 22 | 2 | 75 |
| Kalimpong | Tibetan and Nepali | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 14 |
| Kohima | Various Naga tribal languages | 24 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 56 |
| Kolkata | Bengali, Sylheti, Nepali, Bhutanese, Urdu, Santhali and Rohingya | 130 | 28 | 85 | 0 | 37 | 280 |
| Leh | Ladakhi/Bhoti, Purgi, Balti, Shena/Brokskat, Changskat, Zangskan and Tibetan | 21 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 37 |
| Lucknow | Hindi | 96 | 23 | 63 | 45 | 2 | 229 |
| Meerut | Hindi | 20 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 41 |
| Mumbai | Marathi, Konkani and Ahirani | 157 | 27 | 45 | 18 | 19 | 266 |
| Nagpur | Marathi, Punjabi, Urdu, Gondi and Madiya | 21 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 32 |
| Panaji | Konkani and Marathi | 29 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 42 |
| Patna | Hindi | 77 | 16 | 44 | 26 | 1 | 164 |
| Raipur | Gondi, Halbi and Telugu | 16 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 28 |
| Ranchi | Hindi, Bengali, Oriya, Senthali, Ho/Mundari, Oraon/Kurukh, Kharia and Kurmali | 16 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 33 |
| Shillong | Garo, Jaintia-Pnar, War-Jaintia and Hajong | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 33 |
| Shimla | Hindi | 17 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 40 |
| Siliguri | Bengali, Nepali, Rajbanshi and Santali | 18 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 39 |
| Srinagar | Kashmiri and Pahari | 30 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 58 |
| Trivandrum | Malayalam | 183 | 34 | 94 | 21 | 2 | 334 |
| Varanasi | Hindi | 24 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 48 |
| Vijayawada | Telugu | 53 | 12 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 115 |
| Total | 2471 | 501 | 1015 | 574 | 426 | 4987 |
📊 Exam Information 3
| Document | Specifications |
|---|---|
| Photograph | Recent (within 12 weeks), colored, 35mm x 45mm, light background, face 70–80% visible, 100–200 KB, JPG/JPEG format |
| Signature | Black ink on white paper, applicant-only, 80–150 KB, JPG/JPEG format |
📊 Important Dates & Schedule
- Note
- Instructions
- Helpdesk
- For tech issues, contact: 022-61087512 (Mon–Sat, 10 AM – 6 PM) or use the Helpdesk tab after login.
- Save ASN
- Application Sequence Number (ASN) is sent via email/SMS. Check spam/junk folders too.
- Print Copy
- After successful submission, download and print the application form.
- One Application Rule
- Only one application allowed. Multiple entries may lead to disqualification.
- Preview Before Submit
- Preview form to ensure correct details, photo, and signature (not blurry or hazy).
📊 Application Fee
- Category
- Fee to be Paid
- All candidates
- Recruitment Processing Charges – Rs. 550/-
- Male candidates of General, EWS & OBC categories
- Rs. 100/- (Examination Fee) + Rs. 550/- (Processing Charges) = Rs. 650/-
- Employed Ex-servicemen under Central Govt (Group ‘C’)
- Rs. 100/- (Exam Fee) + Rs. 550/- (Processing Charges) = Rs. 650/-
📊 Exam Information 6
| Age Criteria | Details |
|---|---|
| Minimum Age | 18 years |
| Maximum Age | 27 years (as on 17.08.2025) |
📊 Application Fee
- OBC
- 3 years
- SC/ST
- 5 years
- Category
- Age Relaxation
- Ex-servicemen
- As per Govt. rules
- Meritorious sportspersons
- Up to 5 years (with valid certificate)
- Widows/Divorced Women (UR)
- Up to 35 years
- Widows/Divorced Women (OBC)
- Up to 38 years
- Widows/Divorced Women (SC/ST)
- Up to 40 years
- Departmental candidates (Central Govt. only)
- Up to 40 years
📊 Eligibility Criteria Details
| Qualification Type | Details |
|---|---|
| Educational Qualification | Matriculation (10th pass) or equivalent from a recognized Board |
| Domicile | Possession of domicile certificate of the state applied for |
| Language Knowledge | Knowledge of one local language/dialect as mentioned in the notification |
| Desirable Qualification | Field experience in intelligence work (preferred, not mandatory) |
📊 Exam Pattern & Marking Scheme
| Subject | No. of Questions | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| General Awareness | 20 | 20 |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 20 | 20 |
| Numerical/Analytical/Logical Ability & Reasoning | 20 | 20 |
| English Language | 20 | 20 |
| General Studies | 20 | 20 |
| Total | 100 | 100 |
📊 Exam Pattern & Marking Scheme
| Component | Marks | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Translation of a 500-word passage from local language/dialect to English and vice versa | 50 | 1 Hour |
📊 Exam Pattern & Marking Scheme
| Component | Marks |
|---|---|
| Interview / Personality Test | 50 |
📊 Exam Centre
| State/UT | City | State/UT | City |
|---|---|---|---|
| A&N Islands | Port Blair | Haryana | Ambala, Hisar |
| Andhra Pradesh | Anantapur, Guntur, Kadapa, Kakinada, Kurnool, Nellore, Rajahmundry, Tirupathi, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram | Himachal Pradesh | Bilaspur HP, Baddi, Hamirpur, Kangra, Mandi, Shimla |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Naharlagun | Jammu & Kashmir | Jammu, Samba, Srinagar |
| Assam | Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Silchar, Tezpur | Jharkhand | Dhanbad, Hazaribagh, Jamshedpur, Ranchi |
| Bihar | Arrah, Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Muzaffarpur, Patna, Purnea | Karnataka | Belagavi, Bengaluru, Hubballi, Mangaluru, Mysuru, Shivamogga, Udupi |
| Chandigarh | Chandigarh/Mohali | Kerala | Ernakulam, Kannur, Kollam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur |
| Chhattisgarh | Bhilai Nagar/Durg, Bilaspur CG, Raipur | Ladakh | Leh |
| Delhi | Delhi/NCR | Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Satna, Ujjain |
| Goa | Panaji | Maharashtra | Amravati, Chattrapati Sambhaji Nagar, Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Latur, Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded, Nashik, Pune, Sangli, Satara, Solapur |
| Gujarat | Ahmedabad, Anand, Mehsana, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara | Manipur | Imphal |
| Meghalaya | Shillong, Ri-Bhoi, Tura | Mizoram | Aizawl |
| Nagaland | Dimapur, Kohima | Odisha | Balasore, Berhampur, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Rourkela, Sambalpur |
| Punjab | Amritsar, Bathinda, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Patiala | Rajasthan | Ajmer, Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Sikar, Udaipur |
| Sikkim | Gangtok | Tamil Nadu | Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Salem, Tiruchirappalli, Tirunelveli, Vellore |
| Telangana | Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Khammam, Mahabubnagar, Warangal | Tripura | Agartala |
| Uttar Pradesh | Agra, Aligarh, Ayodhya, Bareilly, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Mathura, Meerut, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Prayagraj, Varanasi | Uttarakhand | Dehradun, Haldwani, Roorkee |
| West Bengal | Asansol, Burdwan, Durgapur, Kalyani, Kolkata, Siliguri | — | — |
📊 Application Fee
- SC
- 33
- ST
- 33
- UR
- 35
- OBC
- 34
- Category
- Cut Off 2019 (Tier-I, out of 100)
- ESM – UR
- 35
- ESM – OBC
- 34
- ESM – SC/ST
- 33
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❓ Frequently Asked Questions
Q1.How many vacancies have been released in IB Security Assistant Notification 2026?
The Intelligence Bureau will announce the vacancies for the Security Assistant in due course.
Q2.What is the last date for IB Security Assistant 2026 apply online?
The last date will be announced for said post in due course of time.
Q3.What is the salary for the post of Intelligence Bureau Security Assistant?
Candidates appointed to the said post will be entitled to Pay Matrix Level-3 (INR 21700- INR 69100).
Q4.What is the age limit for IB Security Assistant/Executive 2026 post?
Candidates must be between 18 to 27 years. Age relaxation is applicable for reserved categories.
Q5.What is the educational qualification required for IB SA 2026?
Applicants must have passed Matriculation (10th) from a recognized board and possess knowledge of a local language.
Q6.What is the selection process for IB Security Assistant 2026 exam?
The selection process includes Tier I (Objective Test), Tier II (Descriptive + Language Test), and Tier III (Interview/Personality Test).
Q7.How to download the IB Security Assistant Notification 2026 PDF?
Candidates can download the IB Security Assistant Notification PDF using the direct link provided in this article, once released.
Q8.Is there any negative marking in IB Security Assistant Tier I exam?
Yes, 0.25 marks will be deducted for each wrong answer in the Tier I (Objective) exam.
Q9.Can I apply for IB Security Assistant post offline in 2026?
No, applications will be accepted only online through the official websites – www.mha.gov.in or www.ncs.gov.in.
Q10.When will the IB Security Assistant Exam 2026 be conducted?
The exam date will be available once the notification is released.
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