As per the official guidelines, APARs pending with the Officers Reported Upon were auto-forwarded to Reporting Officers on June 1, 2025, and the next deadline is June 30, 2025, for Reporting Officers to complete their assessments.

All Nodal Officers of cadre units are instructed to ensure compliance and alert Reporting Officers about the auto-forwarding on July 1, 2025, if entries are not completed. This matter is to be treated with utmost priority.

No.22-9/2025-CS.I(APAR)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training

2nd Floor, A-Wing, Lok Nayak Bhawan,
Khan Market, New Delhi-110003.
Dated the 10th June, 2025.

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Strict adherence to the timelines for recording of Annual Performance Assessment Report (APAR) for the reporting year 2024-25 in respect of officers of CSS/ CSSS/ CSCS through SPARROW portal – reg.

The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department’s OM of even number dated 01.04.2025 and 11.04.2025 and reminders dated 08.04.2025, 01.05.2025 and 08.05.2025 regarding timelines for recording of APARs for the reporting year 2024-25.

2. The APARs pending with the Officers Reported Upon have already been auto forwarded to the next level i.e. Reporting Officer on 01.06.2025 (at 00:00 Hrs.), as per the stipulated timelines. The next deadline stipulated is 30.06.2025 for the Reporting Officers to make their assessment/entries. The APARs would be AUTO-FORWARDED to the next level on 01.07.2025.

3. Nodal Officers for SPARROW of all the cadre units of CSS/CSSS/CSCS are requested to sensitize all the Reporting Officers posted in their Ministry/Department regarding the timelines and the auto forwarding of APAR to the next level as per the prescribed timelines.

4. This may be accorded upmost PRIORITY.

(Rajeev Nayan)
Under Secretary to the Govt. of India

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Latest DoPT Order 2021

No.21011/02/ 2015-Estt.(A-II)-part. II
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training

North Block, New Delhi -110001
Dated 14th April, 2021

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Extension of time lines for submission of Annual Performance Assessment Report (APAR) in respect of Group ‘A’, ‘B’ and ‘C’ officers of Central Civil Services for the year 2020-21.

The time schedule for recording and completion of APAR is laid down in this Department OM No. 21011/01/ 2009-Estt. (A) (Pt.II) dated 23.07.2009.

2. In the light of the situation arising out of COVID-19, it has been decided with the approval of the competent authority that the revised target dates for distribution / online generation, recording, and completion of the entire APAR process for the year 2020-21 for Group ‘A’, ·B’ and ‘C’ officers / staff of Central Civil Services shall be as specified in the Annexure.

3. This relaxation is a one-time measure only for the APAR year 2020-2021 and is subject to the condition that no remarks shall be recorded in the APAR for the year 2020-21 after 31.12.2021. Where the reporting, reviewing, and the accepting authority fail to record their comments within the time frame, the officer reported upon may be assessed on the basis of the overall record and self-assessment for the year, if he has submitted his self-appraisal within the stipulated time.

4. It has further been decided that for the APAR year 2020-2021, the extended timelines specified in the Annexure shall also apply to the reporting, reviewing, and accepting authorities, who have demitted office or retired from service on or after 28.02.2021. They shall be allowed to record their remarks till the respective extended cut-off dates.

(Kabindra Joshi)
Director (E-II)

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

Annexure

Time schedule for generation, recording and completion of APAR for the year 2020- 21 for Group ‘A’, ‘B’ and ‘C’ officers of Central Civil Services

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