UPSC CMS Exam 2021 | Combined Medical Services Exam

Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) released the recruitment notification for Combined Medical Service (CMS) Exam 2021 on its official website. UPSC has released a total of 838 vacancies in the UPSC CMS Notification across various posts including Junior Scale Post, Assistant Divisional Medical Officer, Assistant Medical Officer, General Duty Medical Officer (GDMO). Eligible and interested candidates can apply for UPSC CMS 2021 Exam through the official website of UPSC.

In this article, we will discuss the important details of the UPSC CMS Exam including CMS Exam Pattern, Syllabus, Eligibility Criteria, Application, Vacancies and more.

The UPSC CMS Exam is conducted in two stages namely:

  • Part-I (Computer-based-test)
  • Part- II (Interview)

Part 1 is a Computer-based examination (CBE) consisting of two Papers, each Paper carrying a maximum of 250 marks. Each Paper will be of two hours duration. Candidates who qualify in the UPSC CMS Part-1 are, then, called for Part 2 which is an Interview Round or Personality Test of 100 Marks.

UPSC CMS 2021 Important Dates

The candidates should note the important dates for the UPSC CMS exam to not miss any deadline.

Beginning of Submission of online application

07 July 2021

Last date for submission of online application

27 July 2021

Last date for application withdrawal

03 August 2021

Computer-Based Examination (Part-1 Exam)

21 November 2021

UPSC CMS 2021 Vacancy Details

UPSC has notified a total of 838 vacancies in UPSC CMS Notification 2021. The breakup of CMS vacancies in different posts is tabulated below:

Junior Scale Posts in Central Health Service

349

Assistant Divisional Medical Officer in the Railway

300

Assistant Medical Officer in Indian Ordnance Factories Health Services

5

General Duty Medical Officer in New Delhi Municipal Council and General Duty Medical Gr.-II in East Delhi Municipal Corporation, North Delhi Municipal Corporation and South Delhi Municipal Corporation

184

UPSC CMS 2021 Eligibility Criteria

The UPSC CMS Notification 2021 mentions the eligibility criteria on different parameters including educational qualification, age limit, medical fitness which is mentioned in the table below:

Educational Qualification

Candidates who have completed MBBS can apply for this post. Final year appearing students are also eligible for applying for these posts. 

Age Limit

Candidates below 32 years of age can apply for this examination. However, for the Junior Scale post, the upper age limit must not exceed 35 years of age. 

Medical Fitness

The candidates must be physically and medically fit according to the physical/medical standards for the Combined Medical Services Examination 2021 as per regulations contained in Appendix III to the Rules of the Examination.

UPSC CMS Exam Pattern

The UPSC CMS Exam is conducted in two phases, Part-1 and Part-2. UPSC CMS Part-1 is a computer-based online examination consisting of two papers of 250 marks each. The candidates who qualify for Part-1 are called for Part-2 which is the personality test or interview round. The interview is of 100 marks.

UPSC CMS Part-1: Computer-Based Online Examination

Paper

Marks

Subject

Number of Questions

Type of exam

Paper-1

250

General Medicine and Paediatrics

120 ( 96 from general medicine and 24 from pediatrics)

Objective-type

Paper-2

250 

Surgery, Gynaecology & Obstetrics and Preventive & Social Medicine

120 (40 from each part)

Objective-type

Total

500 Marks




UPSC CMS Part- 2: Personality Test or Interview

UPSC CMS Part-2 is a personality test or interview round wherein the candidates who are shortlisted after Part-1 are called for a personal interview. The interview is of 100 marks. The final cutoff is declared out of 600 marks.

UPSC CMS Examination Syllabus

The exam syllabus for Part-1 examination is given in the table below:

Paper-1: General Medicine & Pediatrics 

A) General Medicine:




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(i) Cardiology

(ii) Respiratory diseases

(iii) Gastro-intestinal

(iv) Genito-Urinary

(v) Neurology

(vi) Hematology

(vii) Endocrinology

(viii) Metabolic disorders

(ix) Infections/Communicable Diseases

a) Virus

b) Rickets

 c) Bacterial

 d) Spirochetal

 e) Protozoan

 f) Metazoan

g) Fungus

(x) Nutrition/Growth

(xi) Diseases of the skin (Dermatology)

(xii) Musculoskeletal System

(xiii) Psychiatry

(xiv) General

(xv) Emergency Medicine

(xvi) Common Poisoning

(xvii) Snakebite

(xviii) Tropical Medicine

(xix) Critical Care Medicine

(xx) Emphasis on medical procedures

(xxi) Patho physiological basis of diseases

(xxii) Vaccines preventable diseases and Nonvaccines preventable diseases

(xxiii) Vitamin deficiency diseases

(xxiv) In psychiatry include – Depression, psychosis, anxiety, bipolar diseases, and Schizophrenia.

B) Pediatrics including the following 

(i) Common childhood emergencies,

(ii) Basic newborn care,

(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 programs related to child health.

Paper-2: Surgery, Gynaecology & Obstetrics, and Preventive & Social Medicine


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

a) Oesophagus

b) Stomach

c) Intestines

d) Anus

e) Developmental

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

Gynaecology & Obstetrics

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 obgy and Gynae including Rape.

(III) FAMILY PLANNING

i) Conventional contraceptives

ii) U.D. and oral pills

iii) The operative procedure, sterilization, and organization of programs in the

urban and rural surroundings

iv) Medical Termination of Pregnancy


Preventive & Social 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.


This is a brief overview of the UPSC CMS examination. For more information about various examinations conducted by UPSC, check theUPSC recruitment article where we have listed all the exams conducted by the commission.

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