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Subject: Benchmark forpromotion grades toadministrative inRailway Services. Reference : Board's letter No.2017/SGC/03/09 dated 01.09.17 and23.11.1T. Board, videlefterdated01.09.17 and23.11.17,issued instructions regarding interpretation of thebenchmark for promotion grades to various in termsof numerical grading. Afterconsidering several issues relating to interpretation of benchmark, Boardhavenowdecided to followthefollowing revised interpretation of benchmark in reipectof ApARswith grading numerical : Grade
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Benchmarkas per instructionsdated lnterpretation ofbenchmark consequffia-iniffin 15.12.15 qradinq ,* ofAPARs withnumerical
VeryGoodPlus- two'Outstanding' and three'VeryGood'gnading in thelastfive yean. However, minimum'Very Good' in eachofthelastfiveAPARs
Bench markwillmntinue to 6e 'Vdffi[ ptusie. minimum two 'Outstandjgrg' ad_three'VeryGood' grading or equivalent,iir fre la$ffiveApARsunder consideration classifyirfu thenrgrerical gnading interms 'Very of'Outstanding', God'aiiO'0ooO' asperBoard's instructions dged21.07.17. gndingof A minimum 'VeryGooQ' isBhorequired ineachofthefiveApARs. VeryGood- Theminimum performance Bench markwillcontinue to OeVeryCooO ie. rnininurm 'Veryasod' benchmark willbe'VeryGood'in eachol gnading'of ineachof thetastfiveApARs thelastfiveAPARs. classifying grading lhenumerical in &*er corrideration 'Very 'Good' ter@l'Outstanding', Good'and asper dated 21.01 ,Boardtsinstructions .17. Good- shouldhave eamedtwo $Sy ffi plus'which ma* will be'Good willbedefined as 'Good' 'Very 'Good'APARs Good' and three gradjng or ,.,!.wo Good' and three in the last five equivalent inthetastnvenFRni r i IPARsunderconsideration classiffing 0renumerical 'VeryGood' grading in termsof '0utstanding', and sil'%.rs 'Good'asperBoard's instructions dated21.07.17. A grading minimum of 'Good'is alsorequired ineachof .W*\.'t thefiveAPARs.
DPCshculdnotbeguiffiperely inttreAPARsbutshould suffiereriP ffithe overallgradin thatmayberecorded makcitsown assessment onthebasis grtrieS\$e APARS, AF as at timesthe overallgradingin a ApARmaybe inconsistent ivithlhe grading undervarious €ffinoraffibutes.
3. Railways/PUs etcl advised thatempanelmenupromotion of officenmadeonthebasisof instructions dated 01.09.17 need nd be unless thesamehasadversely affected theirpromotion. Above mentioned decision should be brought tothenotiryofalbTficers working inrespective RailwiysipUs/CTls.
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