Union Public Service Commission Combined Medical Services
Updated On : 09 Mar, 2022
UPSC COMBINED MEDICAL SERVICES OVERVIEW
Union Public Service Commission conducts various exams to recruit numerous posts such as IES ISS, CMS, IFOS, IES, CAPF etc. As UPSC is a highly reputed Commission and many candidates appear in these exams from all over India. So, these exams are a really hard nut to crack.
Every year, the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) conducts the Combined Medical Services Examination (CMSE) with the norms issued in the Gazette of India by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, to recruit medical graduates for various Central Government Organizations and Services.
If you are willing to appear in the examination of Combined Medical Services, you must go through this notification. As the official notification for the year 2022 is not yet released by the commission, we are providing you with 2021 details.
Important Dates
As per the calender released by the Commission, the tentative dates are as follows:
Event | Dates |
Date of Notification | 6th April 2022 |
Last Date for Receipt of Applications | 26th April 2022 |
Date of Commencement of Examination | 17th July 2022 (Tentative) |
To view the Official Exam Calendar Released by the Union Public Service Commission Click Here: UPSC Annual Exam Calendar 2022
UPSC COMBINED MEDICAL SERVICES APPLICATION
How To Apply
Candidates can apply online for the post of Combined Medical Services in two parts. In the first part candidates will have to register themselves by entering their details while in the second part candidates will have to select the mode of online payment, selection of exam centre before submitting the form finally.
If you are facing any trouble in filling out this application form then you can follow the below-mentioned steps:
1. Candidates are required to visit the official website of the Commission, i.e. Click Here
2. Click on the notification section and look for: ‘Online application for various examinations of UPSC’.
3: Click on the ‘Part-I Registration’ link and ender all the details required after reading all the instructions and clicking on ‘Yes’.
4. Click on ‘Save & Continue’ to make the “Payment”.
5. Selected the ‘Exam Center’ and click on ‘Continue’.
6. Upload the scanned copy of ‘Photo’, ‘Signature’ & ‘Photo id Card’ in the mentioned resolution and click on ‘Submit’.
7. By doing so, your Registration ID will be generated, which is sent to the candidate’s email ID as well as on the registered number.
8. Click on the ‘Part-II Registration’ link and enter the following details:
Registration Number
Date of Birth
Captcha code from the image shown on the screen
9. Now click on the ‘Submit’ button to view the application form.
10. Read all the details entered by you and if they are correct, click on ‘Confirm’
UPSC COMBINED MEDICAL SERVICES ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
(a) Nationality
Candidates must be an Indian citizens or Subjects of Nepal/Bhutan. Refugees of Tibetan origin can also apply for the same. Those who have migrated here to be permanent citizens of India can also apply for the above-mentioned posts.
(b) Age
Candidates must be between 32 to 35 years of age and relaxation in age according to the different categories are tabulated below along with categories:
Category | Age Of Relaxation |
SC/ST | 5 years |
OBC/Defence Services Personnel/ Disabled in Operations during hostilities | 3 years |
Ex-servicemen | 5 years |
ECOs/SSCOs | 5 years |
PwBD | 10 years |
Educational Qualification
A candidate must have passed the written and practical parts of the final M.B.B.S Examination.
A Candidate who is educationally eligible but yet to complete his/her internship can apply for the same but an internship is compulsory for the joining.
UPSC COMBINED MEDICAL SERVICES EXAM PATTERN
(a) Written Examination
Examination consists of two papers of 250 marks each. Candidates have to finish the examination in 2 hours.
Paper-1
Subject | No Of Ques | Marks |
General Medicine | 96 | 250 |
Paediatrics | 24 |
Paper-2
Subject | No Of Ques | Marks |
Surgery | 40 | 250 |
Gynaecology & Obstetrics | 40 | |
Preventive & Social Medicine | 40 |
(b) Personality Test
Personality Test will be carrying 100 marks
UPSC COMBINED MEDICAL SERVICES SYLLABUS
Subject | Topic |
Part-a | |
(a) General Medicine including the following | 1. Cardiology 2. Respiratory Diseases 3. Gastro- intestinal 4. Genito- Urinary 5. Neurology 6. Hematology 7. Endocrinology 8. Metabolic Disorders 9. Infections/ Communicable Diseases 10. Nutrition/ Growth 11. Diseases of the skin (Dermatology) 12.Musculoskeletal System 13. Psychiatry 14. General 15. Emergency Medicine 16. Common Poisoning 17. Snake Bite 18. Tropical Medicine 19. Critical Care Medicine 20. Emphasis on Medical Procedures 21. Patho Physiological Basis of Diseases 22. Vaccines Preventable Diseases and Non-Vaccines Preventable Diseases 23. Vitamin Deficiency Diseases 24. In Psychiatry include- Depression, Psychosis, Anxiety, Bipolar Diseases and Schizophrenia. |
(b) Paediatrics includes the following | 1. Common Childhood Emergencies, 2. Basic new born care, 3. Normal Developmental Milestone, 4. Accidents and poisonings in Children, 5. Birth Defects and Counseling Including Autism, 6. Immunization in children, 7. Recognizing Children with Special needs and Management, and 8. National Programmes Related To Child Health. |
Part-b | |
(a) Surgery | 1. General Surgery 2. Urological Surgery 3. Neuro Surgery 4. Otorhinolaryngology E.N.T. 5. Thoracic Surgery 6. Orthopedic Surgery 7. Ophthalmology 8. Anesthesiology 9. Traumatology 10. Diagnosis and Management of Common Surgical Ailments 11. Pre-operative and Post Operative Care of Surgical Patients 12. Medicolegal and Ethical Issues of surgery 13. Wound Healing 14. Fluid and Electrolyte Management in Surgery 15. Shock Pato- Physiology and Management |
(b) Gynaecology & Obstetrics | 1. Obstetrics 2. Gynaecology 3. Family Planning |
(c) Preventive & Social Medicine | 1. Social and Community Medicine 2. Concept of Health, Disease and Preventative Medicine 3. Health Administration and Planning 4. General Epidemiology 5. Demography and Health Statistics 6. Communicable Diseases 7. Environmental Health 8. Nutrition and Health 9. Non-communicable disease 10. Occupational Health 11. Genetics and Health 12. International Health 13. Medical Sociology and Health Education 14. Maternal and Child Health 15. National Programmes 16. Management of Common Health Problems 17. Ability to Recognize, Investigate, Report, plan and manage community health problems including malnutrition and emergencies. |
UPSC COMBINED MEDICAL SERVICES SELECTION PROCESS
The selection process of Combined Medical Services comprises of two stages, i.e.
Stage 1: Written Examination
Stage 2: Personality Test
UPSC COMBINED MEDICAL SERVICES POST
The vacancies for this year is not yet disclosed by the UPSC, however the Vacancy details of the year 2021 is tabulated below:
Post | Vacancy |
Junior Scale Posts in Central Health Service | 349 |
Assistant Divisional Medical Officer in the Railways | 300 |
Central Duty Medical Officer in New Delhi Municipal Council | 05 |
General Duty Medical Officer Gr-2 in East Delhi Municipal Corporation, North Delhi Municipal Corporation and South Delhi Municipal Corporation. | 184 |
UPSC COMBINED MEDICAL SERVICES SALARY
Post | Level | Salary |
Junior Scale Posts in Central Health Service | 10 | Rs. 56,100- 1,77,500/- |
Assistant Divisional Medical Officer in the Railways | 10 | Rs. 56,100- 1,77,500/- |
Central Duty Medical Officer in New Delhi Municipal Council | 10 | Rs. 56,100- 1,77,500/- |
General Duty Medical Officer Gr-2 in East Delhi Municipal Corporation, North Delhi Municipal Corporation and South Delhi Municipal Corporation. | 10 | Rs. 56,100- 1,77,500/- |
UPSC COMBINED MEDICAL SERVICES EXAM CENTERS
Previous year (2021) examination centres were:
Agartala | Delhi | Kochi | Raipur |
Ahmedabad | Dharwad | Kohima | Ranchi |
Aizawl | Dispur | Kolkata | Sambalpur |
Bengaluru | Gangtok | Lucknow | Shillong |
Bareilly | Hyderabad | Madurai | Shimla |
Bhopal | Imphal | Mumbai | Srinagar |
Chandigarh | Itanagar | Nagpur | Thiruvananthapuram |
Chennai | Jaipur | Panji | Tirupati |
Cuttack | Jammu | Patna | Udaipur |
Dehradun | Jorhat | Port Blair | Vishakhapatnam |
Prayagraj |
