UPSC conducts the Combined Medical Services Examination (CMSE) every year. It selects eligible candidates for recruitment into different healthcare officer posts of government departments of India.
UPSC conducts a Combined Medical Services Examination (CMSE) for recruitment of the following posts to be filled:
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Three weeks before the commencement of the examination. |
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Total Posts - 559
The following table shows the post wise vacancy distribution.
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UPSC CMS 2020: Vacancy details |
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Post |
Vacancies |
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Junior Scale Posts in Central Health Service |
182 |
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Assistant Divisional Medical Officer in the Railways. |
300 |
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Assistant Medical Officer in Indian Ordnance Factories Health Service. |
66 |
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General Duty Medical Officer (GDMO)in New Delhi Municipal Council |
04 |
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General Duty Medical Officer Gr-II (GDMO) in East Delhi Municipal Corporation, North Delhi Municipal Corporation and South Delhi Municipal Corporation |
07 |
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Total |
559 |
Nationality
A candidate must be either:
(a) a Citizen of India, or
(b) a subject of Nepal, or
(c) a subject of Bhutan, or
(d) a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before the 1st January 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India. or
(e) 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. Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (b), (c), (d), and (e) above shall be a person in whose favor a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India. A candidate in whose case a certificate of eligibility is necessary may be admitted to the examination but the offer of appointment may be given only after the necessary eligibility certificate has been issued to him by the Government of India.
Educational Qualification:
For admission to the examination, a candidate should have passed the written and practical parts of the final M.B.B.S. Examination.
Note-1: A candidate who has appeared or has yet to appear at the final M.B.B.S. The examination may also apply. Such candidates will be admitted to the examination if otherwise eligible but the admission would be deemed to be provisional and subject to cancellation if they do not produce proof of having passed the written and practical part of the final M.B.B.S. Examination along with the detailed application which will be required to be submitted to the Commission by the candidates who qualify on the result of the Computer-based examination. Such proof of passing the requisite examination should be dated earlier than the due date (closing date) of the Detailed Application Form of the Combined Medical Services Examination, 2020.
Note-2: A candidate who has yet to complete the compulsory rotating internship is educationally eligible for admission to the examination but on selection, he/she will be appointed only after he/she has completed the compulsory rotating internship.
Age Limit
Age Relaxation
The upper age limit is relaxed in the following cases. The candidates lying in these categories can avail of age relaxation.
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Category |
Age Relaxation |
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SC/ST |
Up to 5 years |
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Other backward class |
Up to 3 years |
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Domicile of Jammu and Kashmir |
Up to 5 years |
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Defense service personnel disabled in operations |
Up to 3 years |
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Ex-servicemen including Commissioned Officers and ECOs/SSCOs who have rendered at least five years Military Service |
Up to 5 years |
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ECOs/SSCOs who have completed an initial period of assignment of 5 years Military Service |
Up to 5 years |
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In the case of disability |
Up to 10 years |
The selection process of the UPSE CMS exam consists of two stages. The two stages are given below -
The written exam stage of the UPSC CMS exam comprises two question papers. Both the papers are objective type computer-based tests.
Mode: Computer Based Exam
Language: The Language of the paper will be English.
Duration: Total duration of the exam is 2 hours
Types of questions: objective type paper.
Total marks: Both papers are 250 marks each.
Marking scheme: It follows a negative marking of 1/3rd of positive marks.
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UPSC CMS Written Exam |
Number of Questions |
Marks |
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Paper I General Medicine and Paediatrics |
120 |
250 |
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Paper-II (a)Surgery (b) Gynaecology & Obstetrics (c) Preventive & Social Medicine |
120 |
250 |
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Total Marks |
500 |
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Candidates who qualify in the computer-based examination will be called for an Interview/ Personality Test to be conducted by the Union Public Service Commission. The Interview/ Personality Test will carry 100 marks. The Interview for Personality Test will be intended to serve as a supplement to the computer-based examination for testing the General Knowledge and ability of the candidates in the fields of their academic study and also in the nature of a personality test to assess the candidate’s intellectual curiosity, critical powers of assimilation, the balance of judgment and alertness of mind, the ability for social cohesion, the integrity of character, initiative and capability for leadership.
Paper I
General Medicine and Paediatrics:
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Topic |
Number of Questions |
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General Medicine |
96 |
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Pediatrics |
24 |
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Total |
120 |
Syllabus of Paper-I
(a) GENERAL MEDICINE
(i) Cardiology
(ii) Respiratory diseases
(iii) Gastro-intestinal
(iv) Genito-Urinary
(v) Neurology
(vi) Hematology
(vii) Endocrinology
(viii) Metabolic disorders
(ix) Infections/Communicable Diseases
(x) Nutrition/Growth
(xi) Diseases of the skin (Dermatology)
(xii) Musculoskelatal System
(xiii) Psychiatry
(xiv) General
(xv) Emergency Medicine
(xvi) Common Poisoning
(xvii) Snake bite
(xviii) Tropical Medicine
(xix) Critical Care Medicine
(xx) Emphasis on medical procedures
(xxi) Patho physiological basis of diseases
(xxii) Vaccines preventable diseases and Non vaccines preventable diseases
(xxiii) Vitamin deficiency diseases
(xxiv) In psychiatry include – Depression, psychosis, anxiety, bipolar diseases and Schizoprenia.
(b) PAEDIATRICS
(i) Common childhood emergencies,
(ii) Basic new born care, 14
(iii) Normal developmental milestones,
(iv) Accidents and poisonings in children,
(v) Birth defects and counseling including autism,
(vi) Immunization in children,
(vii) Recognizing children with special needs and management, and
(viii) National programmes related to child health.
Paper-II
(a) Surgery
(b) Gynaecology & Obstetrics
(c) Preventive & Social Medicine
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Topic |
Number of Questions |
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Surgery |
40 |
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Gynaecology & Obstetrics |
40 |
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Preventive & Social Medicine |
40 |
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Total |
120 |
Syllabus of Paper-II
(a) SURGERY
(Surgery including ENT, Ophthalmology, Traumatology, and Orthopaedics)
(I) GENERAL SURGERY
i) Wounds
ii) Infections
iii) Tumours
iv) Lymphatic
v) Blood vessels
vi) Cysts/sinuses
vii) Head and neck
viii) Breast
ix) Alimentary tract
x) Liver, Bile, Pancreas
xi) Spleen
xii) Peritoneum
xiii) Abdominal wall
xiv) Abdominal injuries
(II) Urological Surgery
(III) Neuro Surgery
(IV) Otorhinolaryngology E.N.T.
(V) Thoracic surgery
(VI) Orthopedic surgery
(VII) Ophthalmology
(VIII) Anesthesiology
(IX) Traumatology
(X) Diagnosis and management of common surgical ailments
(XI) Pre-operative and post-operative care of surgical patients
(XII) Medicolegal and ethical issues of surgery
(XIII) Wound healing
(XIV) Fluid and electrolyte management in surgery
(XV) Shock pathophysiology and management.
(b) GYNAECOLOGY & OBSTETRICS
(I) OBSTETRICS
i) Ante-natal conditions
ii) Intra-natal conditions
iii) Post-natal conditions
iv) Management of normal labours or complicated labour
(II) GYNAECOLOGY
i) Questions on applied anatomy
ii) Questions on applied physiology of menstruation and fertilization
iii) Questions on infections in the genital tract
iv) Questions on neoplasm in the genital tract
v) Questions on the displacement of the uterus
vi) Normal delivery and safe delivery practices
vii) High-risk pregnancy and management
viii) Abortions
ix) Intra Uterine growth retardation
x) Medicolegal examination in body and Gynae including Rape.
(III) FAMILY PLANNING
i) Conventional contraceptives
ii) U.D. and oral pills
iii) Operative procedure, sterilization, and organization of programs in the urban and rural surroundings
iv) Medical Termination of Pregnancy
(c) PREVENTIVE SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY MEDICINE
I Social and Community Medicine
II Concept of Health, Disease and Preventive Medicine
III Health Administration and Planning
IV General Epidemiology
V Demography and Health Statistics
VI Communicable Diseases
VII Environmental Health
VIII Nutrition and Health
IX Non-communicable diseases
X Occupational Health
XI Genetics and Health
XII International Health
XIII Medical Sociology and Health Education
XIV Maternal and Child Health
XV National Programmes
XVI Management of common health problems
XVII Ability to monitor national health programs
XVIII Knowledge of maternal and child wellness
XIX Ability to recognize, investigate, report, plan, and manage community health problems including malnutrition and emergencies.
The exam centers for UPSC CMS Exam is given below -
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Agartala |
Gangtok |
Panaji (Goa) |
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Ahmedabad |
Hyderabad |
Patna |
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Aizwal |
Imphal |
Port Blair |
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Allahabad |
Itanagar |
Raipur |
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Bangalore |
Jaipur |
Ranchi |
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Bareilly |
Jammu |
Sambalpur |
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Bhopal |
Jorhat |
Shillong |
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Chandigarh |
Kochi |
Shimla |
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Chennai |
Kohima |
Srinagar |
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Cuttack |
Kolkata |
Thiruvananthapuram |
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Delhi |
Lucknow |
Tirupati |
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Dharwad |
Madurai |
Udaipur |
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Dehradun |
Mumbai |
Vishakhapatnam |
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Dispur |
Nagpur |
The UPSC Combined Medical Service (CMS) in hand salary for the selected applicants is given below.
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Post Name and Organization |
Salary |
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Assistant Divisional Medical Officer in the Railways |
Rs. 15,600- 39100/- Per Month |
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Post of Assistant Medical Officer in the Indian Ordnance factories Health Service Under The Ministry of Defence |
Pay Matrix Level 10 plus NPA |
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Junior Scale Post in the Central Health Service |
Rs. 56,100 to Rs.1,77,500/- Per Month |
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GDMO in the New Delhi Municipal Council |
Rs. 56,100 to Rs.1,77,500/- Per Month plus restricted NPA |
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GDMO (General Duty Medical Officer) Gr.II in East, North, and South Delhi Municipal Corporation |
Rs.15,600-39,100+ Grade Pay of Rs.5,400/- Per Month |
The selected applicants will get various perks and benefits apart from the salary. Find out the details which are mentioned below.
