F. No. 21011/10/2025 PP(A-ID)

Government of India

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions (Department of Personnel & Training) ,

dated the 09" April, 2025

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OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Revision of timelines for preparation / completion of Annual Performance Assessment Report (APAR) in respect of Central Civil Services

The undersigned is directed to invite reference to this Department’s OM No.21011/01/2005-Estt.(A)(Pt.Il) dated 23.07.2009 on the subject, “Preparation and maintenance ofAnnual Performance Assessment Reports (APAR)”.

2. In partial modification of Annexure III of the abovementioned DoP&T OM dated 23.07.2009, the competent authority has approved revised time schedule for preparation / completion of Annual Performance Assessment Report (APAR). Accordingly, the revised time schedule, i.e., Annexure III is annexed herewith.

3. These instructions will come into force ftom the Reporting Year 2024-25 onwards. QR

QR we (Rajesh Sharma) Under Secretary to the Government of India

All Ministries / Departments / Cadre Controlling Authorities of the Government of India

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1. AIS Division, DoP&T, North Block, New Delhi 2. NIC for uploading of DoP&T’s website

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||||Annexure-II]|Annexure-II]|
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|Time|schedule forpreparation/completion ofAnnualPerformanceAssessment||AssessmentReport||
||(Reporting Year- Financial Year)||||
|S.|Activity|Dateby|Auto|Forward|
|No.||whichtobe|||
|1.|| Distribution ofblankAPARforms to all]|completed<br>01°"April|;|-|
||concerned<br>(i.e,<br>to<br>Officer<br>to<br>be||||
||Reported Upon where self-appraisal has||||
||to be given and to Reporting Officers||/||
||where self-appraisal is notto be given).||||
|2.||Submission<br>of<br>selftappraisal<br>to}|15" May|16" May||
||Reporting Officer by Officer Reported||||
||Upon (where applicable)||||
||Officer to Reviewing Officer.||||
|4.||APAR to be completed by Reviewing||31° July|01*August|August|
||Officer and to be sent to Administration||||
|’|Yor CR<br>Section<br>/<br>Cell<br>or Accepting|,|||
||Authority, wherever provided||||
||wherever provided||||
||(a) Disclosure to the Officer Reported| 01°'September||||
||Upon<br>where<br>there<br>is<br>no<br>Accepting||||
||Authority||||
||(b) Disclosure to the Officer Reported||| 15"September|||
|Upon<br>where<br>there<br>is<br>Accepting<br>**A**uthority<br>7e**e**e<br>=<br>PAR,<br>by OfficerR portedUpon<br>disclosure ofAPAR<br>Forwarding<br>of<br>representation<br>to<br>the<br>.<br>competent authority<br>(a)<br>where<br>there<br>is<br>no<br>Accepting |21" September|||||
||Authority forAPAR||||
|(b) where there is Accepting Authority |06"October<br>forAPAR<br>PR "a<br>competent authority<br>ofreceipt ofrepresentation<br>10.<br>|Communication of the decision of the | 15"° November<br>competent<br>authority<br>on<br>the|||||
|—1i.|representationbytheAPARCell<br>[End of entire APAR process,<br>after||30" November|||
||whichtheAPAR will be finallytaken on||||
||record||||

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