Extension of APAR Timelines (2025-26) for Central Civil Services

The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has announced a one-time relaxation regarding the preparation and completion of the Annual Performance Assessment Report (APAR) for the reporting year 2025-26.

Reason for Extension

This decision was made following reports that various officers faced difficulties in meeting standard deadlines due to their active involvement in recently held elections to State Legislatures.

Revised Extended Schedule

The following table outlines the updated deadlines for the APAR process as per the latest memorandum:

Activity	Extended Deadline	Auto-Forward Date
Distribution of blank APAR forms	1st April	-
Submission of self-appraisal by Officer Reported Upon	15th June	16th June
Submission of APAR by Reporting Officer to Reviewing Officer	31st July	1st August
Completion of APAR by Reviewing Officer	31st August	1st September
Appraisal by Accepting Authority (where applicable)	30th September	1st October
Disclosure to Officer (where Accepting Authority exists)	15th October	-
End of entire APAR process	31st December	-

For cases where no Accepting Authority is provided, the disclosure to the Officer Reported Upon must be completed by 1st October. Decisions on representations regarding the APAR must be communicated by the APAR Cell by 15th December.