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I heard that Combined Medical Services (CMS) Examination is conducted by the Union Public Service Commission for recruitment as Medical Officer so is it right?? Please provide me all details related to this and its online application process because I want to apply for it ?

Can you provide me the notification for Combined Medical Services Examination (CMS Exam) 2018 conducted by Union Public Service Commission?

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The Combined Medical Services Examination (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.

Combined Medical Services Examination, 2018
Date of Notification 02/05/2018
Date of Commencement of Examination 22/07/2018
Duration of Examination One Day
Last Date for Receipt of Applications 25/05/2018 - 6:00pm
Date of Upload 02/05/2018

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.

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

Examination Pattern
There is an objective-type written examination with two papers of two hours duration, each carrying a maximum of 250 marks. This is followed by a Personality Test carrying 100 marks of candidates who qualify on the results of the written examination.

Paper I
Maximum Marks
250

Questions
General Medicine including Cardiology, Neurology, Dermatology and Psychiatry
96
Paediatrics
24

Paper II
Maximum Marks
250

Questions
Surgery including ENT, Ophthalmology, Traumatology and Orthopaedics
40
Gynaecology & Obstetrics
40
Preventive & Social Medicine
40

One who qualifies in the written exam is called for an Interview/Personality Test to be conducted by the Union Public Service Commission which carries 100 marks.