IB Security Assistant or MTS exam. This post brings you a full, easy-to-read, and search-optimized breakdown of the latest exam syllabus for both IB Security Assistant & Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS) recruitment, making your study planning smoother and smarter.
IB Security Assistant & MTS Syllabus 2025
The Intelligence Bureau (IB) tests your knowledge, logic, math, and English skills. The exam happens in two tiers—read on to find out what’s covered in each.
Tier 1: Objective Exam Syllabus
General Awareness
You’ll answer questions on:
- General knowledge & current affairs
- Books, authors, famous personalities, inventions, discoveries
- World firsts and largest/longest records
- Country, currency, and capital facts
- Art, music, dance, festivals, religions
- Important organizations, awards, and prizes
- Environmental issues, disaster awareness, geography, history, polity, economics, computer science, and trade
- Periodic and topic-wise national/international developments
- Sports, science & tech
Quantitative Aptitude
Brush up your maths with topics such as:
- Number system, HCF, LCM, fractions, decimals
- Square/cube roots, simplification
- Ratio and proportion, average, logarithms
- Percentage, profit & loss, discount, partnership
- Time & work, time & distance, problems on trains, boats & streams
- Clocks, calendars, ages, mixture problems, unitary method, interest (simple & compound)
- Mensuration (areas and volumes), perimeter, surface area
Reasoning Ability
Prepare for:
- Verbal reasoning, analytical and logical problems
- Series, analogy, coding-decoding, classification, blood relations
- Data sufficiency & interpretation
- Syllogisms, statements/assumptions/conclusions/arguments
- Direction and distance
- Visual reasoning: symmetry, odd-one-out, non-verbal analogy and series
English Language
Expect questions on:
- Vocabulary (synonyms, antonyms, analogies)
- Spelling, idioms, one-word substitutions
- Sentence formation, completion, improvement, rearrangement
- Error spotting, grammar usage, fill in the blanks
- Comprehension passages & cloze tests
Tier 2: Descriptive English Test (MTS)
This test checks your writing and grammar. You’ll need to write 150 words on English language comprehension, vocabulary, grammar, sentence structure, synonyms/antonyms, and paragraph writing.
Qualifying marks: 20 (Tier II is qualifying in nature).
How to Use This Syllabus
- Start with the basics: Build a strong foundation in all the topics.
- Practice mock tests after covering each section to track your progress.
- Revise regularly and focus on weak areas for better results.
Bookmark the official Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) recruitment page for the latest updates!
IB Security Assistant & MTS Syllabus PDF
FAQs – IB Security Assistant & MTS Syllabus
Q1: What subjects are asked in the IB Security Assistant Exam?
General Awareness, Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning, and English.
Q2: What’s new in the 2025 IB MTS syllabus?
The descriptive Tier II exam now focuses more on written English and vocabulary.
Q3: Are there current affairs questions?
Yes, both national and international periodic events, awards, sports, and science updates are tested.
Q4: How many tiers are in the MTS exam?
Two—objective Tier 1, followed by qualifying descriptive Tier 2.
Q5: How do I prepare for the reasoning section?
Practice regularly with mocks; focus on puzzles, series, and visual reasoning to boost speed.
Q6: What’s the qualifying mark for Tier II?
You need a minimum of 20 marks (out of 50) to qualify Tier II.
Q7: Will questions appear in both Hindi and English?
Generally, yes, except for the English section which is only in English.
Q8: Is negative marking present?
Check the latest official notification for exam-wise marking details.
Q9: How do I get the admit card?
Download it from the MHA/IB official site before the exam.
Q10: Where do I check updates?
Always check the MHA/IB recruitment portal for news, dates, and notices.
