Section 16 in The Indian Foreign Service Branch 'B' Rules, 2017
16. Recruitment to Private Secretary Grade.
(1)(i)66.67 per cent of the regular vacancies in the Grade of Private Secretary shall be filled by promotion (seniority quota) on seniority basis from amongst Personal Assistants of the Stenographers' Cadre of the Service who have on the crucial date undergone and successfully completed such mandatory training programme(s) as may be prescribed by the Ministry of External Affairs and rendered not less than eight years approved service in that grade; and(ii)33.33 per cent through Limited Departmental Competitive Examination to be conducted by the Commission from regular Personal Assistants of the Stenographer Cadre of the service who on the crucial date possess a Bachelor Degree of a recognised University and have rendered not less than five years approved service in that grade and undergone and successfully completed such mandatory training programme(s) as may be prescribed by the Ministry of External Affairs.(2)The procedures for the Limited Departmental Competitive Examination referred to above shall be determined by the regulations made by the Central Government in the Ministry of External Affairs.
