The Indian Navy said it has institutionalised a "transformative" appraisal mechanism as the present system has an inherent limitation of a "top-down" approach.

• The new '360 degree appraisal mechanism' for promotion boards has been finalised with a focus on having an agile and adaptive human resource management framework, it said, noting the women and men in whites are central to the force's 'Ship First' approach and will continue to remain its greatest asset in the foreseeable future.
• "In that regard, the Indian Navy has institutionalised a novel transformative initiative of '360 degree appraisal mechanism' for various promotion boards," the Navy said in a statement.
• It said the present appraisal mechanism of periodic confidential reports by senior officers has an inherent limitation of a "top-down" approach as it does not cater for or quantify a leader's impact on subordinates.