CMS Exam by UPSC

Hello sir I am Teena, will you please provide me details of the Combined Medical Services Exam which is conducted by UPSC??

[Kiran Chandar]

Union Public Service Commission Combined Medical Services Exam is taken by Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on National Level every year for the recruitment of Doctors to Central government services like
-Railways
-Ordinance Factories
-Health Service
-Central Health Service and the
-Municipal Corporation of Delhi.

Eligibility Criteria:

1. Academic Qualification
Candidates wishing to appear in this Medical Entrance Examination must possess an M.B.B.S. degree.
Candidates who are yet to appear in the final examination of the M.B.B.S. may also be allowed to appear in the Examination provisionally.
Candidates who are yet to complete their compulsory internship are also eligible but their appointment upon selection is subject to their completing the internship.

2. Age Limit
Candidates who wish to pursue this Medical Entrance Exam must be aged less than 32 years on 1st January of the year of Examination.
Reservations as per governmental norms are applicable regarding age limits and job vacancies.
Exam Pattern
Selections for the Combined Medical Services (C.M.S) are made on the basis of a written test comprising two papers.
Questions in this exam will be Objective Type, Multiple Choice and only in English.

Written Examination (2 papers of 250 marks each)
Paper 1 (Code No 1)
Topic Number of Questions
General Ability 30
General Medicine 70
Paediatrics 20


Paper 2 (Code No 2)
Topic Number of Question
Surgery 40
Gynaecology & Obstetrics 40
Preventive & Social Medicine 40

Syllabus
Syllabus for Paper 1
(a) General Ability
-Indian Society, Heritage & Culture, Polity, Economy, Human Development Indices and the Development Programmes;
-Natural Resources, their distribution, exploitation, conservation and related issues;
-Basic concepts of Ecology and Environment and their impact on health and economy;
-Impact of changing demographic trends on health, environment and society;
-Indian Agriculture, Industry, Trade, Transportation and Service Sectors;
-Natural and man made disasters and their management;
-Food adulteration, Food processing, food distribution, food storage and their relevance to public health;
-Recent trends in Science and Technology

(b) General Medicine-including Cardiology, Neurology, Dermatology and Psychiatry)
-Cardiology
-Respiratory diseases
-Gastro-intestinal
-Genito-Urinary
-Neurology
-Hematology
-Endocrinology
-Metabolic disorders
-Infections/Communicable Diseases (Virus, Rickets, Bacterial, Spirochetal, Protozoan, Metazoan, Fungus
-Nutrition/Growth
-Diseases of the skin (Dermatology)
-Musculoskelatal System
-Psychiatry
-General
(c) Paediatrics

Syllabus for Paper 2
(a) Surgery including ENT, Opthalmology, Traumatology and Orthopaedics
1. General Surgery
-Wounds
-Infections
-Tumours
-Lymphatic
-Blood vessels
-Cysts/sinuses
-Head and neck
-Breast
-Alimentary tract (Oesophagus, Stomach, Intestines, Anus, Developmental)
-Liver, Bile, Pancreas
-Spleen
-Peritoneum
-Abdominal wall
-Abdominal injuries

2. Urological Surgery
3. Neuro Surgery
4. Otorhinolaryngology E.N.T.
5. Thoracic surgery
6. Orthopedic surgery
7. Ophthalmology
8. Anesthesiology
9. Traumatology

(b) Gynaecology & Obstrtricks
1. Obstrtrick
-Ante-natal conditions
-Intra-natal conditions
- Post-natal conditions
- Management of normal labours or complicated labour
2. Gynaecology
- Questions on applied anatomy
3. Family Planning

-Conventional contraceptives
-U.D. and oral pills
-Operative procedure, sterilization and organization of programmes in the urban and rural surroundings
-Medical Termination of Pregnancy

(c) Preventive Social and Community Medicine

-Social and Community Medicine
-Concept of Health, Disease and Preventive Medicine
-Health Administration and Planning
-General Epidemiology
-Demography and Health Statistics
-Communicable Diseases
-Environmental Health
-Nutrition and Health
-Non-communicable diseases
-Occupational Health
-Genetics and Health
-International Health
-Medical Sociology and Health Education
- Maternal and Child Health
- National Programs

Exam Dates: Combined Medical Services Exam held in the month of January