Combined Medical Services Exam UPSC

Can you provide me the Scheme of Examination of Combined Medical Services Examination or CMS Exam conducted by UPSC or Union Public Service Commission?

[Kiran Chandar]

The Combined Medical Services Examination or CMS Exam is conducted by the Union Public Service Commission for recruitment as Medical Officer in various organizations such as the Indian Ordnance Factories, Indian Railways functioning under the Government of India.

The Notification for the examination is usually released in the month of March and examination is conducted in June.

Successful Candidates are admitted after an interview conducted by the UPSC for those having qualified the written examination.

Eligibility Criteria
Nationality:-
Citizen of India, Subject of Nepal/Bhutan and some Tibetan refugees, a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka or East African Countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire and Ethiopia or from Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India..

Age:-
One must not have attained the age of 32 years with relaxations for various categories like SC, ST, OBC, Ex-servicemen etc.

Educational Qualifications:-
One must have passed the written and practical parts of the final M.B.B.S. Examination.

Scheme of Examination

Written Examination (2 papers of 200 marks each, both of objective type) Weightage

Paper I (200 marks)

General Medicine including Cardiology, Neurology, Dermatology and Psychiatry 60%

Surgery including ENT, Ophthalmology, Traumatology and Orthopaedics 40%


Paper II (200 Marks)

Paediatrics 20%

Gynaecology and Obstetrics 40%

Preventive, Social and Community Medicine 40%

Total marks for written exam. 400

Personality Test 200 Marks