Performance appraisal is a systematic process of evaluating an employee’s job performance, abilities, achievements, behaviour, and potential for future development. In Managing Human Resources, it helps an organisation determine whether employees are performing according to established standards and identifies areas where improvement, training, promotion, or rewards may be required. Different methods of performance appraisal are used depending on the nature of the job and organisational requirements. The ranking method is one of the simplest methods. Under this method, employees are ranked from the best performer to the weakest performer according to their overall performance. It is easy to understand and inexpensive to use. However, it becomes difficult when there are many employees because small differences in performance may be difficult to identify. The paired comparison method compares every employee