After 4 days of the last exam of IB ACIO Grade 2/Executive on 22nd September 2025, the Ministry of Home Affairs has released the official answer key PDFs on their official website. As the IB ACIO Grade 2 Executive Answer Key and Response Sheet have been released online, it can be downloaded by using the User ID and password.
The candidates can download their IB ACIO Answer Key either from the official website https://www.mha.gov.in/ or directly from the official login link provided in the article.
IB ACIO Gr-2/ Executive Answer Key 2025 Out
This year, more than 4 lakh candidates have appeared in the tier 1 exam for 3717 Assistant Central Intelligence Officer Grade 2/Executive vacancies. Now the candidates can download the answer key and know how many questions they have marked correctly and incorrectly.
The link for challenging the IB ACIO tier 1 answer key has been activated along with the release of the official answer on 22nd September 2025 and the last date to raise objections is 25th September 2025.
How to Download IB ACIO Answer Key 2025 from mha.gov.in?
Candidates can download the official IB ACIO Answer Key 2025 by following the step-by-step procedure shared below.
Step 1: Open the Ministry of Home Affairs’ official website, www.mha.gov.in on your internet browser.
Step 2: On the homepage click on “IB ACIO Grade-2/ Executive Answer Key.
Step 3: You are redirected to a new login page where you have to enter your User ID and Password along with the captcha code.
Step 4: Upon clicking on “Login” the official IB ACIO Answer Key 2025 for tier 1 Grade-2/ Executive exam appears on your screen.
Step 5: Candidates can download and print the answer key to cross check your responses.
Official Link IB ACIO 2025 Tier 1 Answer Key
Candidates can download the provisional IB ACIO Gr-2/ Executive Answer Key 2025 from the direct link shared below and calculate their probable scores using the correct marking scheme. Also, candidates can raise objections against the provisional answer key using the same link.
How to Calculate Marks Using IB ACIO Answer Key?
The IB ACIO Tier 1 Exam is of 100 objective-type questions (MCQs) for which the marking scheme has been already mentioned with the official notification. For each correct answer, 1 mark is awarded and for every incorrect answer, there is a negative marking of 0.25 mark.
Total Marks = (Correct Answers x 1) – (Wrong Answers x 0.25)
Example to calculate IB ACIO Tier 1 Answer Key:
- Correct Answers: 75
- Wrong Answers: 25
- Marks = (75 x 1) – (25 x 0.25) = 70 – 6.25= 63.75 marks
What’s Next After IB ACIO Answer Key 2025?
After the answer key the following process will be followed.
- Raise Objection Process will be done.
- IB ACIO Final Answer Key 2025 will be released with all correct answers and raise objection.
- IB ACIO Result 2025 will be declared with the list of candidates shortlisted for Tier 2.
- IB ACIO Tier 2 exam will be conducted – Descriptive paper (Essay & Comprehension).
- Interview Round – For final selection.
- Final Merit List – Based on Tier 1, Tier 2, and Interview.
