Extension of timelines for completion of APAR for 2024-2025 – Railway Board Order dated 16.07.2025
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
RAILWAY BOARD
File No. PC-VII/2025/HRMS/15
New Delhi, Dated : 16.07.2025
To,
The General Managers,
All Indian Railways/Pus/TIs,
(As per standard mailing list)
Sub : Extension of timelines for completion of APAR for the year 2024-2025.
Ref: Board’s letter No. PC-VII/2025/HRMS/15 dated 01.05.2025
Kindly refer to Board’s letter referred above wherein timelines for completion of various stages of e-APAR for the year 2024-2025 have been specified.
2.Though the timelines for finalization of hierarchy and submission of self appraisal are over, it is observed that a number of APARs are still pending at these stages. In view of such pendency in completion of e-APARs, it has been decided by the competent authority to extend the timelines for completion of various stages of e-APAR for the year 2024-2025 as under:
| S. No. | Activity | New Target Date |
| 1 | Finalization of hierarchy and online generation of APAR form | 20th July, 2025 |
| 2 | Submission of self-appraisal to reporting officer | 31st July, 2025 |
| 3 | Submission of reporting officer to reviewing officer | 31st August, 2025 |
| 4 | Forwarding report by reviewing officer to accepting authority | 30th September, 2025 |
| 5 | Appraisal by accepting authority | 31st October, 2025 |
| 6 | Communication of APAR to the officer report above | 15th November, 2025 |
| 7 | Submission of representation if any on APAR from the date of communication | 30 days from the date of communication of APAR, or 15th December, 2025, whichever is later. |
| 8 | Completing the process relating to the representation submitted by the official | 15 days from the date of representation received or 31st December 2025, whichever is later. |
| 9 | End of entire process | 31st December 2025 |
3.It is informed that any APAR pending for self-appraisal after the deadline shall be auto forwarded to the Reporting Officer. It is advised that the aforementioned relaxations are also applicable for the ex-Cadre employees in Railway Board. All Field Units may take steps to ensure that the APARs are completed within the timelines.
4.This issues with the approval of competent authority.
Encl: As above
(Jaya Kumar G)
Joint Director, Pay Commission & HRMS
Railway Board
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