Intelligence Bureau JIO Eligibility Criteria 2023 - Age Limit, Qualification

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    IB JIO Eligibility Criteria 2024

    In order to avoid any potential disqualification during any stage of the process, it is crucial to meet the IB JIO-2/Tech eligibility criteria 2024. Fulfilling the IB JIO qualification requirements is essential for the successful completion of the application process. Additionally, it is also important to fall within the prescribed IB JIO age limit. Furthermore, candidates belonging to reserved categories may be eligible for age relaxation in the IB JIO-2/Tech exam.

    IB JIO Educational Qualifications 2024 (as on June 23, 2023)

    In order to be eligible for the IB JIO-2/Tech exam 2024, you have to meet the educational qualifications that have been mentioned in the IB Junior Intelligence Officer notification 2024. The detailed IB JIO educational qualifications are given below.

    Name of the PostEducational Criteria
    IB Junior Intelligence Officers (JIO)
    • I. 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
    • II. Bachelor’s Degree in Science with Electronics or Computer Science or Physics or Mathematics from a Government recognized University/Institute. OR
    • III. Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Applications from a Government recognized University/Institute.

    IB JIO Age Criteria (as on June 23, 2023)

    Apart from meeting the IB JIO essential educational qualifications, you are also required to fulfill the IB JIO age limit criteria 2024. Take a look at the IB JIO age criteria mentioned below.

    Name of the PostAge Criteria 
    IB Junior Intelligence Officers (JIO) Minimum Age - 18 Years / Maximum Age - 27 Years

    Age Relaxation

    Like every government organization, the Intelligence Bureau has also made a provision for the relaxation in the upper age limit of the candidates belonging to the reserved categories. The category-wise age relaxation is given in the table below.

    CategoryAge Relaxation
    OBC 3 years
    SC/ST 5 years
    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. Upto 40 years
    SC/ST in case of widows, divorced women and women judicially separated from their husbands and not remarried.
    • UR: Upto 35 years
    • SC/ ST: Upto 40 years
    Ex-servicemen as well as for the children & dependents of victims of riots of 2002 in Gujarat & Sikh riots of 1984 As per the Government instructions in this regard issued by the Central Government from time to time.
    Meritorious sportspersons specified in Para 1 (a) of DoP&AR O.M. No. 14015/1/76- Estt.(D) dtd 4.8.1980. The candidate claiming age relaxation in this category must have the desired certificate in the form & from the authority prescribed in OM under reference Upto 5 years
    Ex-employees of banking institutions whose services had to be terminated for reasons of economy or as a result of bank going into liquidation and personnel retrenched from Government Offices after at least one year’s service and currently registered with Employment Exchange 5 years
    PwBD* (GENERAL/EWS) 10 years
    PwBD(OBC) 13 years
    PwBD(SC/ST) 15 years

    Please Note: The JIO-2/Tech post is an operational post, and therefore, is not reserved for PwD candidates.

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    Ib Jio Eligibility Criteria FAQs

    To apply for the IB JIO exam, a candidate must be aged between 18 and 27 years as of June 23, 2024. However, there will be relaxation in the upper age limit for candidates from reserved categories. This means that candidates belonging to reserved categories may be eligible to apply even if they exceed the upper age limit of 27 years.
    To apply for the IB JIO exam, candidates must meet one of the following criteria:
    • Possess a Diploma in Engineering in the fields of Electronics or Electronics & Telecommunication or Electronics & Communication or Electrical & Electronics or Information Technology or Computer Science or Computer Engineering or Computer Applications from a recognized government university/institute.
    • Hold a Bachelor's Degree in Science with Electronics or Computer Science or Physics or Mathematics from a recognized government university/institute.
    • Have a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Applications from a recognized government university/institute.
    No, there is no such age relaxation for the candidates belonging to the EWS category. However, candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC will be eligible for upper age limit relaxation.
    The upper age limit for a person belonging to the SC category is 32 years.

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