Timeline for recording of APAR for the reporting year 2025- 26 -Self-appraisal upto 30th June: Railway Board Order dated 12.06.2026
Government of India
Ministry of Railways
(Railway Board)
No. 2025/CRB &CEO- CC/03/04
New Delhi, Dated.12.06.2026
General Managers
Zonal Railways/PUs
DG/RDSO, Director/CTIs
MDs/CMDs of PSUs etc.
Sub: Timeline for recording of APAR for the reporting year 2025- 26.
Ref: Board’sletterNo.2025/CRB&CEO- CC/03/04 dated 02.04.2026
Attention is invited to Board’s letter mentioned above stipulating therein the schedule for completion of APARs.
2. It has been decided that the Revised Timeline for completion of APAR for the reporting year 2025-26 and onwards may be followed as mentioned below:
| S. No | Activity | Existing Date by which activity to be completed by | Revised date by which activity to be completed by |
| 1 | Distribution of blank forms/online generation of APAR | 15th May | – |
| 2 | Submission of self-appraisal to Reporting Authority | 15th June, Auto-forwarding to Reporting Authority:15th June | 30th June, Auto-forwarding to Reporting Authority:30th June |
| 3 | Forwarding of report by Reporting Authority to Reviewing Authority | 31st July, Auto-forwarding to Reviewing Officer:31st July | 15th Aug. Auto-forwarding to Reviewing Officer:15th Aug. |
| 4 | Forwarding of report by Reviewing Officer to Accepting Authority | 30th September. Auto-forwarding to Accepting Authority:30th September | 15th Oct. Auto-forwarding to Accepting Authority: 15th Oct. |
| 5 | Appraisally Accepting Authority | 15th December. Auto-forwarding to the next level:15th December | 15th December. Auto-forwarding to the next level:15th December |
| 6 | Disclosure of APAR to the officer reported upon | 26th December | 26th December |
| 7 | Submission of representation, if any, on APAR | 10th January, 2027 i.e. within 15 days from the date of communication/disclosure | 10th January, 2027 i.e. within 15 days from the date to communication/disclosure |
| 8 | Forwarding of representation to the Reporting Authority for comments by the Custodian | 25th January, 2027 | 25th January, 2027 |
| 9 | Forwarding of comments by Reporting Authority to Reviewing Authority | 05th February, 2027. | 05th February, 2027. |
| 10 | Forwarding of comments by Reviewing Authority to Accepting Authority | 15th February, 2027. | 15th February, 2027. |
| 11 | Forwarding of comments by Accepting Authority to Competent Authority | 25th February, 2027. | 25th February, 2027. |
3 Railway/PUs, CTIs, PSUs, All Central Ministries/Departments, Metro Organizations, etc. are requested to give wide publicity about the system of online filing/writing APAR, representation if any through SPARROW as per scheduled time line. It may be noted that the calendar for filing APAR will be strictly adhered to from the year 2025- 26 onwards.
4. Necessary action may be taken accordingly.
(Sushanto Bhadra)
Dy.Secretary (Confdl.)
Railway Board
Tele No.0l l-47845436
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