This office memorandum addresses the completion and disclosure of Annual Performance Appraisal Reports (APARs) for CSS officers for the year 2016-17, recorded on the SPARROW system. It clarifies the process for handling APARs that were automatically closed by the system on December 31, 2017, without being disclosed to the officers concerned. Nodal Ministries/Departments are instructed to ensure...
This office memorandum details the acceptance of Annual Performance Appraisal Reports (APARs) submitted in hard copy format for CSS officers for the financial years 2015-16 and 2016-17, due to technical difficulties with the SPARROW system. It mandates a return to online APAR generation for the 2017-18 financial year, with exceptions for officers on deputation, those in sensitive positions...
This office memorandum details the introduction of the SPARROW system for online Annual Performance Appraisal Report (APAR) recording for CSS, CSSS, and CSCS cadre officials. The initiative aims to seamlessly integrate with the e-HRMS platform. Key aspects include extending online APAR recording to all eligible officials from the FY 2018-19, outlining the roles of CS-I Division...
This document is a corrigendum issued by the Department of Personnel & Training, Government of India, clarifying a terminology error in a previous Office Memorandum (OM) dated May 31st, 2018. Specifically, it corrects the phrase ‘consequential bodies’ to ‘constitutional bodies’ within the aforementioned OM concerning the acceptance of Annual Performance Appraisal...
This Office Memorandum from the Department of Personnel & Training addresses practical difficulties faced by cadre controlling authorities of CSS & CSSS Group ‘A’ officers while recording their Annual Performance Assessment Reports (APARs) on the SPARROW web portal for the financial year 2017-18. Due to technical issues and workload, the target dates for completing the APAR...
This office memorandum from the Department of Personnel & Training reminds Ministries and Departments about the extended deadline of July 31st, 2018, for CSS & CSSS Group ‘A’ officers to submit their self-appraisal Annual Performance Assessment Reports (APAR) on the SPARROW web portal. It instructs departments to alert defaulting officers, warning that failure to submit may...
This Office Memorandum concerns the availability of Annual Performance Appraisal Reports (APARs) for Grade I officers (Under Secretaries) of the Central Secretariat Service (CSS) who are being considered for ad-hoc promotion to Deputy Secretaries. The document lists officers with deficiencies in their APAR records for the period 2009-10 to 2016-17 and directs Ministries/Departments to check their...
This office memorandum details the procedures and timelines for completing Annual Performance Appraisal Reports (APARs) for CSS/CSSS officers for the financial year 2017-18. It addresses the initial implementation of the SPARROW online system, extensions to deadlines due to difficulties faced by nodal officers and individual officers, and the current status of APAR completion. The memorandum...
This document, issued by the Department of Personnel & Training, addresses the incomplete Annual Performance Appraisal Reports (APARs) of CSS officers for the year 2016-17. It highlights the extension of the SPARROW deadline, the implementation of an ALERT mechanism to monitor progress, and the need for officers to submit self-appraisals by December 14th, 2018. The document also includes a...
This Office Memorandum details the process and timelines for recording the Annual Performance Appraisal Report (APAR) for CSS officers for the financial year 2017-18. It addresses delays in submission, outlines completion rates at various stages (Officer, Reporting Authority, Reviewing Authority), and requests Ministries/Departments to address pending APARs and provide completion reports. The...