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 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 implementation of the SPARROW system for online Annual Performance Appraisal Reports (APARs) for CSS/CSSS/CSCS cadres for the reporting year 2018-19. It reiterates existing guidelines regarding timelines for PAR generation, self-assessment, and review, emphasizing adherence to established procedures. The memo also clarifies roles and responsibilities of various...
This office memorandum from the Department of Personnel & Training announces the introduction of the ‘SPARROW’ system across all grades of CSS, CSSS & CSCS for managing performance appraisals. It addresses a reported issue where factual errors existed in the initial data entered into the system, and clarifies that while fields were initially frozen, they have now been unfrozen...
This office memorandum from the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions mandates the use of the ‘SPARROW’ system for recording Annual Performance Appraisal Reports (APARs) for all CSS officers. It highlights that the deadline for reporting officers to submit APARs is July 31, 2019, and notes that a significant number (2450) of APARs are currently pending. The...
This Office Memorandum details the implementation of ‘SPARROW’ for all grades of CSS, CSSS & CSCS officers since 2018-19. It addresses the difficulties faced in recording APARs and extends the deadlines for online filing. An analysis reveals that many officers haven’t been mapped onto the system, and Ministries/Departments are requested to provide data on APAR generation and...
This office memorandum pertains to the implementation of the SPARROW system for Annual Performance Appraisal Reports (APARs) for CSS (Central Secretariat Service) officers. It highlights the need for Ministries and Departments to provide accurate data regarding APARs generated and officers yet to be mapped onto the system. The communication emphasizes the importance of completing this process to...
This office memorandum from the Department of Personnel & Training addresses the pending status of Annual Performance Appraisal Reports (APARs) on the SPARROW system for CSS officers. It highlights that a significant number of APARs remain incomplete despite previous extensions granted due to the Lok Sabha elections. The memorandum emphasizes the importance of timely APAR completion for...