Combined Medical Services Examination (CMS) is administered by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) in accordance with the number of openings for positions such as Assistant Medical Officer in the Indian Ordnance Factories Health Services, Assistant Divisional Medical Officer in the Railways, Junior Scale Posts in the Central Health Services, etc.
There are two steps to the UPSC CMS process: the computer-based exam and the personality test. Two exams make up the computer-based exam: Paper 1 (General Medicine and Pediatrics), and Paper 2. (Surgery, Gynaecology & Obstetrics and Preventive & Social Medicine).
On April 19, 2023, the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) will officially announce the combined medical services examination 2023. Candidates for the UPSC CMS 2023 position should have an MBBS degree. The chosen applicants will be hired for positions such as assistant medical officer, general duty medical officer, etc. in various central government ministries and departments. Only the online version of the application form will be made available for this test. It has been announced that the UPSC CMS 2023 application procedure would start on April 19, 2023..
| Exam conducted by | Union Public Service Commission |
| Name of Exam | Combined Medical Services Examination |
| Exam Type | Online exam with objective type questions |
| The first part of the CSE exam consists of | Paper I and Paper II (250 marks each) |
| The second part of the CSE exam consists of | Personality test and Interview (100 marks) |
The CMSE 2022 exam was conducted by UPSC for The following PwBD categories
Category I
Category II
The Union Public Service Commission had issued a notification under Examination Calendar for The Combined Medical Services Examination 2022 on the date 6th April 2022 and the last date for receiving the application for CMS 2022 had been declared as 26th April 2022. The exam will be taken at various exam centers on 17th July 2022, Sunday. The exam will be conducted in 1 day a schedule for Paper-I and Paper-II.
The 2022 UPSC CMS Result has been announced and made available online. The exam has been taken by thousands of applicants. The UPSC CMS Result PDF is now available for download at upsc.gov.in, the official website. The Commission has also made a name-by-name list of the UPSC CMS Result 2022 available online. There are 2,148 applicants who have been selected to take the interview and personality test.
| Exam | Combined Medical Services Examination |
| Conducting Body | Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) |
| Level of Exam | National |
| Frequency | Once in a year |
| Age Limit | 32 years |
| Educational Qualification | MBBS |
| Mode of Exam | Online |
| Number of Papers | Two |
| Exam Duration | 1 day |
| Question format | Objective |
| Number of test centers | 41 |
| Application Fees | Rs. 200 |
| Official Website | www.upsc.gov.in |
The UPSC has released the important dates for the UPSC Combined Medical Service Examination. The tentative exam date for CMS 2022was an important part of the exam for the candidates as it will give the aspirant an idea to prepare. Moreover, they can make a strategy for preparing within the time limit. According to the calendar released by UPSC, the UPSC CMS exam will be held on August 29, 2021, and below are the important dates released by UPSC for UPSC CMS Examinations:
| UPSC CMS notification 2022 | 06-Apr-2022 | The UPSC CMS 2022 notification was released online for 687 vacancies |
| UPSC CMS application starts date | 06-Apr-2022 | The UPSC CMS application online was activated with the release of the notification. |
| UPSC CMS application end date | 26-Apr-2022 | UPSC CMS application closed after twenty days from the date of starting. |
| UPSC CMS admit card | 26-Jun-2022 | UPSC released the CMS 2022 admit card three weeks before the exam date |
| UPSC CMS written exam (CBT) | 17-Jul-2022 | The UPSC CMS written exam was conducted in a computer-based test (CBT) Mode. |
| UPSC CMS written result | 18-Aug-2022 | UPSC declared the CMS written result online and one copy was posted on the UPSC office noticeboard |
| UPSC CMS detailed application form(DAF) | September 2022 (tentative) | The candidates need to fill the DAF for the CMS personality test |
| UPSC CMS personality test | September/October 2022 (tentative) | The personality test for CMS exam will be conducted in the UPSC Office, New Delhi |
| UPSC CMS result | November 2022 (Tentative) | The UPSC CMS 2022 final result will be declared online |
The exam fees can be deposited in any the State Bank of India (SBI) branch, by Cash, or using net banking, or using Visa/Master/RuPay Credit/Debit Card or the internet banking facility of SBI. The candidate who has selected the option to pay fees by cash have to ask for printed system-generated Pay-in slip and produce them during part-II registration and deposit the fee at SBI cash counter on next working day. The fees pay-by-cash option gets deactivated one day prior to last date of application.
Fees once paid will not refundable or can be transferrable for any other examination.
For the candidate whose fees are not received by bank are notified by UPSC website within 2 weeks after last date of application. The candidates have to submit the proof of fees paid to UPSC in mail within 10 days, in order to become eligible for the exam.
The educational qualification for the UPSC Combined Medical Service Examination is MBBS. You have to clear the written and all the practical parts of the final exam. The candidates going to appear or have appeared in the final examination of MBBS can also apply for this exam.
For the UPSC Combined Medical Service exam, one should be a citizen of India, A subject from Nepal or a subject from Bhutan, a Tibetan who came to India before 1st January 1962 who intended to settle in India, or a person 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 for settling in India permanently.
Candidates appearing for CMSE 2022 should not have crossed 32 years of age as of 1st of August 2022. However, the age relaxation for candidates other than the open category is listed below.
| Category | Age Relaxation |
| Scheduled Cast (SC) | 5 years |
| Scheduled Tribe (ST) | 5 years |
| Other Backward Classes (OBC) | 3 years |
| Domicile of Jammu & Kashmir | 5 years |
| Ex-servicemen (include Commissioned Officers and ECOs/SSCOs who have rendered at least 5 years of Military Service) | 5 years |
| Defense Services Personnel (disabled in operations during hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as a consequence thereof) | 3 years |
| Military Service Persons (in the case of ECOs/SSCOs who have completed an initial period of assignment of 5 years Military Service) | 5 years |
| General Candidates with Physical Disability | 10 years |
The UPSC has released total vacancies of various posts of Category I and II, which include Junior Scale Posts in Central Health Service, GDMO, and Assistant Divisional Officer.
A total 687 number of vacancies are notified for the year 2022 by the UPSC Combined Medical Service Exam authorities. The category-wise vacancy is tabulated below:
Category-I Medical Officers Grade in General Duty Medical Officers Sub-cadre of Central Health Service – 314
Category-II
(i) Assistant Divisional Medical Officer in the Railways – 300.
(ii) General Duty Medical Officer in New Delhi Municipal Council. – 03
(iii) General duty Medical Officer Gr-II in East Delhi Municipal Corporation, North Delhi Municipal Corporation and South Delhi Municipal Corporation – 70
The starting remuneration of UPSC CSE qualified medical officer in the Central Health services department ranges from Rs. 56,100 to Rs. 1,77500.
| Post Name | Salary |
| Assistant Medical Officer in Indian Ordnance factories Health Service under the Ministry of Defense | Pay Matrix Level 10 plus NPA |
| Assistant Divisional Medical Officer in the Railways | Rs. 15,600 – 39100/- Per Month |
| GDMO in the New Delhi Municipal Council | Rs. 56,100 to Rs. 1,77,500/- per month |
| Junior Scale Post in the Central Health Service | Rs. 56,100 to Rs. 1,77,500/- per month |
| 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 UPSC CMS 2022 examwas divided into two parts.
Topics covered in these papers are listed below.
Total Marks – 250
| Common childhood Emergencies | National programs related to child Health |
| Basic Newborn Care | Accidents and poisonings in children |
| Normal Developmental Milestone | Recognizing children with special needs and management |
| Birth Defects and counseling | Immunity in children |
Total Marks – 250
| Cardiology | Tropical medicine |
| Respiratory Diseases | Snake Byte |
| Gastro-Intestinal | Common Poisoning |
| Gastro Urinary | Emergency Medicine |
| Neurology | General |
| Hematology | Psychiatry-Depression, psychosis, anxiety, bipolar diseases and Schizophrenia |
| Endocrinology | Musculoskeletal system |
| Metabolic disorders | Disease of skin |
| Infections/Communicable Diseases) Virus) Rickets) Bacterial d) Spirochaetal) Protozoan) Metazoan) Fungus | Nutrition/ Growth |
| Emphasis on medical procedures | Critical Care Medicine |
| Patho physiological basis of diseases | Vitamin deficiency |
Below is the complete syllabus of Paper 2 and it contains all subjects and topics:
Total Marks – 250
| Urological surgery | Neurosurgery |
| Anaesthesiology | Orthopedic Surgery |
| General Surgery, Wounds, Infections, Tumours, blood vessels, Breast, Head and Neck, Liver, bile, pancreas, Spleen, Abdominal wall and injuries, Sinuses/Cysts. Alimentary Tract Oesophagus Stomach Intestines Anus Developmental | Otorhinolaryngology ENT |
| Diagnosis and management of common surgical ailments | Wound Healing |
| Preoperative care of Surgical Patients | Shock patio-physiology and management |
| Thoracic Surgery | Ophthalmology |
| Medicolegal and ethical issues of surgery | Traumatology, Fluid and electrolyte management in surgery & Shock pathophysiology and management. |
Total Marks – 250
| Ante-natal conditions | Post -Natal condition |
| Intra-natal conditions | Management of complicated and normal labors |
| Applied Anatomy | Uterus |
| Physiology of menstruation and fertilization | Neo plasma in Genital Tract |
| Normal and safe delivery practices | Displacement of uterus |
| Abortions | High-Risk Pregnancy and management |
| Medicolegal examination in obgy and Gynae including Rape | Infection in the Genital Tract |
| Conventional contraceptives | Medical Termination of pregnancy |
| UD and oral pills | The operative procedure, sterilization, and organization of programs |
C) Preventive Social and Community Medicine
| Social and Community Medicine | Knowledge of maternal and child wellness |
| Concept of health, disease and preventive Medicine | Management of common health programs |
| General Epidemiology | National Programs |
| Demography and Health Statistics | Maternal and Child Health |
| Communicable Diseases | Medical Sociology And Health Education |
| Environmental Health | International Health |
| Genetics and Health | Occupational diseases |
| Nutrition and Health | Non-communicable Diseases |
| Management of common health problems | Ability to monitor national health programs |
| Knowledge of maternal and child wellness | Ability to recognize, investigate, report, plan and manage community health problems including malnutrition and emergencies. |
The exam pattern of UPSC Combined Medical Service 2021 is given below:
|
Name of Paper |
Subjects |
Number of questions |
|
Paper I |
General Medicine |
96 |
|
Pediatrics |
24 |
|
|
Total |
120 |
|
|
Paper-II |
Gynaecology & Obstetrics |
40 |
|
Surgery |
40 |
|
|
Preventive & Social Medicine |
40 |
|
|
Total |
120 |
|
Paper I and Paper II will be each of total 250 marks and of exam duration of 2 hours.
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CMS-2022 admit card is a mandatory document and should be carried along with at exam centre, without admit card, candidate will not be allowed to enter exam centre. following are the steps to download and print admit card
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| Name of the Organization | Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) |
| Name of the Post | Combined Medical Services Exam (CMS) |
| Date of the examination | 17th July 2022 |
| Status of Result | 18th Aug 2022 |
| Process of selection | Online exam |
| Location | All over India |
| Official website | upsc.gov.in |
For checking the result, candidates must have his hall ticket number. Below are the important dates for the result of the UPSC CMS Examination:
| Events | Important Dates |
| Online Exam of UPSC CMS | 17th July 2022 |
| Result of Written exam | 18th August2022 |
| Date of the Interview | To be released |
| Final Result | To be released |
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Ans. A candidate must be either:
A Tibetan refugee who came over to India before January 01, 1962, with the intention of permanently settling in India. 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
As of August 1, 2022, the candidate for the open category shall not be older than 32. Candidates who fall under the SC/ST category and are residents of J&K, as well as ex-military people and those who have served in the military for more than five years, may have their age eased by five years, to the age of 37. Candidates in the OBC category and former military personnel who were handicapped while serving are both granted a 3-year age relaxation. Age restrictions for general category physically disabled candidates taking the UPSC CMS test are 10 years.
Ans. The responsibilities of UPSC CMS qualified medical officer are as listed below
The following are the duties that ADMOs do for the Indian Ordnance Factories Health Service under the Ministry of Defence:
Ans. The starting salary of UPSC CMS Medical officer is around INR 56100 and can range up to INR 1,77,500/- per month based on different posts and departments.
The General duty Medical Officer (GDMO) Grade-II in East, North and South Delhi Municipal Corporations will have remuneration from INR 15,600 – 39100 plus grade pay of INR 5400 per month.
Ans. The UPSC CMS medical officer will become eligible for all of the following posts
Category I
Category II
Ans. The candidate can appear once every year for UPSC CMS examination and until his age is not above 32 years as on 1st August of the current academic year. The age relaxation criteria for other categories (SC/ST/ex-servicemen) are 5 years i.e. 37 years, whereas for person with physical disability is 10 years.
Ans. The UPSC announced the registration date for UPSC CMS 2022 on their official website. The starting date for the application form was 6th April 2022 and last date of submission of application registration was 26th April 2022.
Ans. The open category candidate will have to pay UPSC CMS exam fees as INR 200. The Candidates from Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes and the Other Backward Categories and persons with disability (PWD) are exempted from the exam fees. Female candidates are also exempted from exam fees.
Ans. The UPSC CMS 2022 exam date declared by UPSC is 17th July 2022.
Ans. The open category candidate should not be above 32 years as on 1st of August 2022. The SC/ST category candidate, domicile of J &K, Ex-servicemen, Military service personnel who have rendered over 5 years of military service and can have age relaxed by 5 years, i.e. 37 years. Defense service personnel disabled during military operations and OBC category candidate are allowed 3 years of age relaxation. General category person with physical disability has 10 years of age relaxed for UPSC CMS examination.