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title: "Surinder Nath Committee on Performance Appraisal — Explained"
description: "The Surinder Nath Committee on Performance Appraisal (2003) proposed a numerical scoring system for evaluating IAS, IPS, and IFoS officers' performance."
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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

TL;DR

- The Surinder Nath Committee was a 2003 Indian government committee that recommended a competency-based, numerically scored Performance Appraisal Report system for All India Services officers.
- What did the Surinder Nath Committee recommend?
- How is the Surinder Nath Committee different from the Hota Committee?
- Were the committee's recommendations actually implemented?
- What is the main criticism of the system it created?

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In 2007, India's Department of Personnel and Training operationalised the Surinder Nath Committee's recommendations through the All India Services (Performance Appraisal Report) Rules, replacing the confidential ACR with a disclosable 1–10 numerical PAR for IAS, IPS and IFoS officers.

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