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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