JUNIOR INTELLIGENCE OFFICER GRADE–II/TECH EXAMINATION-2025

Online applications are invited from Indian nationals for direct recruitment to the post of Junior Intelligence Officer Grade-II/Tech i.e., JIO-II/Tech in the Intelligence Bureau, (Ministry of Home Affairs), Government of India.

Applicants are advised to go through all parameters under different paras and sub-paras and satisfy themselves about their suitability in terms of age limit, essential qualifications, etc. for the post of JIO-II/Tech before applying. Candidates fulfilling eligibility criteria of the post may apply ONLINE through MHA’s website (www.mha.gov.in) or NCS portal (www.ncs.gov.in) only. The eligibility criteria and other relevant details are as follows:

DESCRIPTION OF POST

Name	Junior Intelligence Officer-II/Tech (JIO-II/Tech)
Classification	General Central Service, Group-‘C’ (Non-Gazetted, Non-Ministerial)
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.
Number of vacancies	UR	EWS	OBC	SC	ST	Total
Number of vacancies	157	32	117	60	28	394
Essential qualifications	Diploma in Engineering in the fields of: Electronics or Electronics & Tele-communication or Electronics & Communication or Electrical & Electronics or Information Technology or Computer Science or Computer Engineering or Computer Applications from a Government recognized University/Institute. Or Bachelor’s Degree in Science with Electronics or Computer Science or Physics or Mathematics from a Government recognized University/Institute. Or Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Applications from a Government recognized University/Institute.
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).

SERVICE LIABILITY:

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

SCHEME OF EXAMINATION:

Tier	Description of the Exam	Marks	Time duration
Tier-I	Online exam of objective type MCQs (100 questions) based on General Mental Ability (25%) & Combination of subjects as per essential qualifications (75%). [Negative marking of ¼ mark for each wrong answer]	100	2 Hrs
Tier-II	Skill Test – it would be practical based and technical in nature, commensurate with the job profile.	30	-
Tier-III	Interview/Personality Test	20	-

CITY OF EXAMINATION:

The candidate has to indicate five (5) options/choices as examination City for online/Tier-I exam from the following (list to be read vertically):

Hyderabad
Karimnagar
Khammam
Mahabubnagar
Warangal

INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMISSION OF ON-LINE APPLICATION:

IMPORTANT DATES
Opening Date for On-line Registration of Application	23.08.2025
Closing Date of submission of Application with submission of Online Application Fee through Debit/Credit Card / Net Banking/ UPI etc. (Payment of Application Fee through SBI EPAY LITE payment Gateway)	14.09.2025 (23:59 Hrs)
Last Date of submission of Application Fee through SBI challan (offline branch submission only) * 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	16.09.2025 (Banking Hours)

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.
Registration done, prior to 23.08.2025 and after 14.09.2025 will not be accepted.
Wrong information in any column may lead to the application getting rejected altogether.
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:

Category	Fee to be paid
All candidates	Recruitment Processing Charges @Rs. 550/-
Male candidates of UR, EWS and OBC categories	Examination Fee (₹ 100/-) in addition to Recruitment Processing Charges (₹ 550) i.e., ₹ 650/-

S. No	Particulars	Link
1	Notification	Click Here
2	How to apply for the post?	Click Here
3	Register to get User ID & Password	Click Here
4	For Login Click Here	Click Here
5	Starting date for application	23 August 2025
6	Last date for online submission	14 September 2025 (11:59 PM)
7	More information	Click Here

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