IB Security Assistant/Executive 2025 Syllabus

If you are preparing for the IB Security Assistant exam, understanding the detailed syllabus and exam pattern is crucial. This guide will help you get a clear picture of what to study and how the exam is structured.

Tier I – Objective Test

This initial stage of the exam consists of multiple-choice questions divided into four main subjects, each carrying equal weightage.

General Awareness & General Studies

• Current affairs (national & international)
• Indian polity and constitution
• Economy and finance
• Geography, history (from ancient to modern times)
• General science, environmental studies, and social issues
• Science & technology, international organizations, and awards & honors
• Books & authors, sports & culture, and static GK (books, currencies, capitals)

Quantitative Aptitude

• Number system, simplification, and HCF & LCM
• Percentage, algebra, ratio & proportion, and averages
• Time, speed & distance, time & work, and partnership
• Profit & loss, simple & compound interest, and mensuration
• Geometry, trigonometry, probability, and permutation & combination
• Logarithms, calendars, clocks, boats & streams, and volume & surface area
• Discount, chain rule, unitary method, and commercial maths

Numerical/Analytical/Logical Ability & Reasoning

• Direction & distance, seating arrangement, and Venn diagrams
• Coding & decoding, input-output, and statements & assumptions
• Order & ranking, series & analogies, and odd one out
• Blood relations, calendars, clocks, and data sufficiency
• Syllogisms, matrix, visual reasoning, and classification
• Pattern completion, non‑verbal reasoning, embedded figures, and logical conclusions

English Language

• Idioms & phrases, synonyms & antonyms, and error spotting
• Fill in the blanks, para jumbles, and one‑word substitution
• Sentence improvement, sentence reconstruction, and vocabulary
• Cloze tests, comprehension, sentence formation, and grammar usage

The Tier I test has a total of 100 marks and a 60-minute duration, with a negative marking of 0.25 for each wrong answer.

Tier II – Descriptive Translation Test

This phase involves translating a 500-word passage between the local language/dialect of the applied State/UT and English, and vice versa. It is a qualifying test with a duration of 1 hour and a minimum qualifying mark of 33% (20 out of 50 marks).

Tier III – Interview / Personality Test

Candidates who pass Tier II will face an interview or personality test, which carries 50 marks. The final merit list is based on the combined scores from Tier I and Tier III.