Dream of becoming the Prime Minister's private secretary? Know how the selection process is done and how much education is required.

The Prime Minister's private secretary is appointed from among IFS or IAS officers. It is necessary to have administrative experience of 10 years or more for this post.

It is everyone's dream to work with the Prime Minister of India. But among the closest and most important posts of this post, the role of the Private Secretary is very responsible and special. Recently Nidhi Tiwari was made the private secretary of the PM. Let us know today how to be selected as the private secretary of the Prime Minister of India and what you need to do for this.

The job of a private secretary is not just to manage the schedule or forward files. This person is responsible for keeping the Prime Minister's workload organized, preparing for important meetings, handling confidential information, and being a part of policy discussions.

How is the selection done?

According to reports, the Prime Minister's private secretary is generally appointed from among IFS (Indian Foreign Service) and IAS (Indian Administrative Service) officers. Usually, such officers are selected whose administrative experience is 10 years or more. Recently IFS officer Nidhi Tiwari was appointed as the personal secretary of the PM. Earlier Nidhi was serving as Deputy Secretary in the Prime Minister's Office.

What to study for UPSC?

To reach this post, candidates have to appear for the UPSC Civil Services Examination, which includes Prelims, Mains, and Interviews. For this, the candidate has to do intensive preparation of General Studies, Current Affairs, History, Geography, Constitution, Economy, Science etc. Candidates must be graduates to appear in the UPSC exam.

Nidhi Tiwari is an IFS officer of the 2014 batch. She had secured 96th rank in the Civil Services Examination 2013. Before passing the Civil Services Examination of the year 2013, she also worked as Assistant Commissioner (Commercial Tax) in Varanasi.

How much salary is given

Officers working on the post of Private Secretary to the Prime Minister get salary as per Pay Matrix Level-14 of the Central Government. In this category, the monthly salary is around Rs 1,44,200. Apart from this, they are also given many types of allowances, which include Dearness Allowance (DA), House Allowance (HRA), Travel Allowance (TA) and other government facilities.