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9. Assessment should be confined to the appraisee’s performance during theperiod of report only.10. Some posts of the same rank may be more exacting than others. The degreeof stress and strain in any post may also vary from time to time. These factsshould be borne in mind during appraisal and should be commented uponappropriately.11. The column relating to “Public Relations” need be filled in by the Reportingofficer only where the duties of the Officer reported upon are such that he /she comes in contact with members of the public.Note: The following procedure should be followed in filling up the columnrelating to integrity:-(i)(ii)If the Officer’s integrity is beyond doubt, it may be so stated.If there is any doubt or suspicion, the column should be left blank and actiontaken as under-(a)(b)(c)(d)(e)A separate secret note should be recorded and followed up. A copy ofthe note should also be sent together with the confidential report to thenext superior officer who will ensure that the follow-up action is takenexpeditiously. Where it is not possible either to certify the integrity or torecord the secret note, the Reporting Officer should state either that he/ she had not watched the Officer’s work for sufficient time to form adefinite judgement or that he / she had heard nothing against theOfficer, as the case may be.If, as a result of the follow-up action, the doubts or suspicions arecleared, the Officer’s integrity should be certified and an entry madeaccordingly in the confidential report.If the doubts or suspicions are confirmed, this fact should also berecorded and duly communicated to the Officer concerned.If as a result of the follow-up action, the doubts or suspicions areneither cleared nor confirmed, the Officer’s conduct should be watchedfor a further period and thereafter action taken as indicated at (b) and(c) above.When a Reporting Officer cannot in fairness to himself / herself and tothe Officer reported upon, either certify integrity or make an adverseentry or even be in possession of any information which would enablehim / her to make a secret report to the Head of the Department, i.e.when a Officer is serving in a remote station and the Reporting Officerhas not had occasion to watch his work closely or when a Governmentservant has worked under the Reporting Officer only for a brief periodor has been on long leave, etc., the Reporting Officer shouldmake an entry in the integrity column to the effect that he / sheForm ACR – 3 / Page 19 of 20