UPSC CMS 2023: Latest News, Eligibility, Salary & Vacancies

To hire medical professionals for Central Government Organisations and services, the Union Public Service Commission administers the Combined Medical Services Examination (CMS) or UPSC CMS. The Commission conducts the hiring in two steps, first with an objective-style written examination in English, then moving on to an in-person interview or assessment of personality. Every year, the Commission performs this recruiting and issues a formal announcement that includes all required information during the month of April.

Latest Updates:

• UPSC CMS Conducted on 16th July 2023
• UPSC CMS Result declared on 28th July 2023.

 On its official website, the UPSC CMS 2023 test announcement was made on April 19, 2023. Candidates may apply online for the UPSC CMS 2023 position between 19th April 2023 and 9th May 2023. Candidates should make sure they meet all requirements for registration before submitting their applications. We are giving you all the information on the UPSC CMS notice, including the online application link, important dates, the selection procedure, etc.

The UPSC CMS 2023 full notice, which will be used to hire 1261 individuals this year, has been issued by the Union Public Service Commission. The UPSC CMS 2023 Announcement is a crucial document that includes all the necessary details about recruitment, including educational requirements, age restrictions, crucial dates, exam patterns, syllabus, etc.

UPSC CMS Highlights

UPSC CMS 2023 Exam Summary
Organization	Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)
Post Name	Medical Officer
Vacancy	1261
Exam Date	16th July 2023
Exam Level	National
Exam Frequency	Annual
Application Mode	Online
Exam Mode	Online
Recruitment Process	Written Examination- Paper 1 and Paper 2 Personal Interview
Education Qualification	MBBS from a recognized university or institute
Age Limit	18 – 32 years
Salary	Approximately 56100 INR
Number of attempts	No limit
Official website	https://www.upsc.gov.in

UPSC CMS Important Dates

Candidates are urged to bookmark this page since it will be updated with all the most recent and crucial information on the UPSC CMS 2023 Recruitment. Please be careful to observe the Important Dates listed below for this recruiting at every step.

Important events	Date
UPSC CMS Notification 2023	19th April 2023
Registration Start	19th April 2023
Registration Ends	9th May 2023
Last date of modification of OTR	16th May 2023
UPSC CMS Admit Card release	23 June 2023
UPSC CMS Exam Date	16th July 2023
UPSC CMS Result	28th July 2023
UPSC CMS Score Card if applicable	–

UPSC CMS Vacancies

This year, a total of 1261 positions are up for the UPSC CMS 2023. There are 376 General Duty Medical Officer Grade II, 300 Assistant Divisional Medical Officers in the Railways, and 584 General Duty Medical Officers Grade in the General Duty Medical Officers Sub-cadre of the Central Health Service. The entire UPSC CMS Vacancies 2023 is provided below:

Post	Vacancy
Medical Officers Grade in General Duty Medical Officers Sub-cadre of Central Health Service	584
Assistant Divisional Medical Officer in the Railways.	300
General Duty Medical Officer in New Delhi Municipal Council	01
General duty Medical Officer Gr-II in Municipal Corporation of Delhi	376
Total	1261

UPSC CMS Eligibility Criteria

Age

• A candidate must be a person born no earlier than August 02, 1989, and must not have reached the age of 32 as of August 01, 2023.
• The maximum age for Junior Time Scale positions with Central Health Services cannot be greater than 35 (thirty-five years) on the specified deadline.
• The maximum age can be lowered in the following ways.

Category	Age Relaxation
Unreserved Category	Nil
Scheduled Caste (SC)	Up to 5 years
Scheduled Tribe (ST)	Up to 5 years
Other Backward Classes (OBC)	Up to 3 years
Domicile of Jammu & Kashmir	Up to 5 years
Ex-servicemen (including Commissioned Officers and ECOs/SSCOs who have rendered at least five years of Military Service)	Up to 5 years
Defence Services Personnel ( disabled in operations during hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as a consequence thereof)	Up to 3 years
Military Service Persons (in the case of ECOs/SSCOs who have completed an initial period of assignment of 5 years of Military Service)	Up to 5 Years
General Candidates with Physical Disability	Up to 10 years

Qualification

MBBS students who passed their final examination’s written and practical portions.

Candidates who have taken or have not yet taken the final M.B.B.S. Examination are also eligible to apply.

Note:

The final year candidates will be admitted to the examination if they meet all other requirements, but if they cannot provide documentation proving they passed the written and practical portions of the final M.B.B.S. Examination along with the complete application that must be submitted to the Commission by the candidates who qualify based on the results of the computer-based examination, their admission will be deemed provisional and subject to cancellation. Such evidence of passing the necessary test should be dated before the due date (close date) of the complete Application Form for the Combined Medical Services Examination, 2023.

Although a candidate who has not yet finished the required rotating internship is academically qualified to sit for the exam, they will not be hired until they have finished the required rotating internship.

Nationality / Citizenship

A candidate must fit one of the following categories:

1. An Indian citizen
2. A subject of Nepal
3. A subject of Bhutan
4. An Indian citizen who migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, the East African nations of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia, and Vietnam.
5.   A Tibetan refugee who crossed the border of India before January 1, 1962.

Candidates who fall under categories (2), (3), (4), and (5) above must possess a certificate of eligibility from the Indian government, which must be shown during document verification to avoid having their application denied.

UPSC CMS Application Process

Application fees

Candidates may use any of the following methods to pay the UPSC registration fee:

• Candidates must create a challan and deposit cash at any SBI branch to pay offline.
• Candidates can pay for their applications online using SBI Net Banking, Visa, Mastercard, RuPay credit/debit cards, or SBI Internet Banking.
• The application fees vary depending on the category:

Category	Application fee
General	INR 200/-
OBC	INR 200/-
Female/SC/ST/PwD	Exempted

It should be noted that candidates paying with cash must print the “Pay-in slip” the system generates during Part-II registration and deposit the amount at the SBI bank the next working day.

Application Steps

For the UPSC Combined Medical Services Examination (CMS) 2023, candidates must apply online. The UPSC CMS 2023 Announcement will be released along with a link to the application.

To fill out the Combined Medical Services application form, candidates must first register with UPSC CMS in two steps.

To apply for the UPSC CMS online test, candidates need to take the processes outlined below:

• Step 1: Go to upsconline.nic.in, the official website.
• Step 2: Select the announcement labelled “Online application for various UPSC examinations.”
• Step 3: Choose “Part-I Registration”.

UPSC CMS Part 1 registration

• Click ‘Yes’ after reading the instructions completely.
• Type the following information in:
• Name as it appears on your high school diploma or secondary school diploma.
• Gender Category
• DOB
• Names of the Mother and Father
• Nationality
• Family Status
• With ID Number and Photo
• educational background
• Address, Email, and Telephone
• ‘Save & Continue’ should be clicked.
• ‘Payment’ should be made.
• Select “Exam Centre” and then click “Continue.”
• Click “Submit” after adding the scanned copies of your “Photo,” “Signature,” and “Photo ID Card.”
• An ID for your registration will be created. The candidate’s email ID will also receive an email.

UPSC CMS Part 2 registration

• Type the following information in:
• Registration Number
• Birthdate
• Captcha code derived from the on-screen picture
• Now choose “Submit.”
• After reading every detail you provided, click “Confirm.”

Required documents for registration

Before filling out the Combined Medical Services examination registration form, you must have a few papers and information available. The needed paperwork and information are listed below:

• scanned copies of the photo and the signature
• Identity card with photos in PDF format
• for an online transaction, bank information
• Class 10 and 12 report cards and admission cards

The photo’s dimensions are listed below, along with the signature:

Scanned Image	File Size
Photo	3 KB – 40 KB
Signature	1 KB – 40 KB

Required ID Proof for Registration

The candidates must provide a scan of one of the picture identification cards listed below:

• Voter ID card
• Pan card
• Passport
• Driving license
• Aadhar card

UPSC CMS Admit Card

To download the UPSC CMS admit card, applicants must enter their login information and registration number. The applicants must have their UPSC CMS hall ticket with them on exam day to be allowed to take the test.

Candidates may download their UPSC CMS admit card by following the steps indicated below.

• Step 1: Go to www.upsc.gov.in, the UPSC’s official website.
• Step 2: Choose the Admit Card link on the website’s Home page.
• Step 3: Click “Yes” after reading the instructions on the website.
• Step 4: If “By Roll Number” is chosen, enter the roll number and the date of birth, or if “By Registration ID” is chosen, enter the registration ID and the date of birth.
• Step 5: click the submit button.
• Step 6: Obtain your UPSC CMS admission card.

Admit Card Details

The UPSC CMS admission card contains the following details:

• Name
• Roll No.
• Photo ID Card
• Centre 
• Father’s Name 
• Mother’s Name
• Location of Exam

Exam Centre Details

The UPSC CMS 2023 examination will be conducted in the following cities:

Agartala	Kochi
Ahmedabad	Kohima
Aizawl	Kolkata
Bangalore	Lucknow
Bareilly	Madurai
Bhopal	Mumbai
Chandigarh	Nagpur
Chennai	Panaji (Goa)
Cuttack	Patna
Dehradun	Port Blair
Delhi	Prayagraj (Allahabad)
Dharwad	Raipur
Dispur	Ranchi
Gangtok	Sambalpur
Hyderabad	Shillong
Imphal	Shimla
Itanagar	Srinagar
Jaipur	Thiruvananthapuram
Jammu	Tirupati
Jorhat	Udaipur
Vishakhapatnam	–

UPSC CMS 2023 Exam Pattern

Written tests are administered in two rounds of the test, with those who pass one of them being eligible to take the personality test. The written exam comprises two papers: Paper I and Paper II, each worth 250 marks and lasting two hours. The Multiple Choice Questions portion of the test has an English-language booklet.

The following  is the UPSC CMS written exam pattern:

Round			No. of Questions	Duration	Marks
Written examination	Paper I	General Medicine	96	2 hours	250
		Paediatrics	24
		Total	120
	Paper II	Surgery (ENT, Ophthalmology, Traumatology, and Orthopedics)	40	2 hours	250
		Gynecology & Obstetrics	40
		Preventive & Social Medicine	40
		Total	120
	Complete total		240	4 hours	500
Personality/Interview (Eligible upon clearing the written test)			100
Total marks					600

• A 0.33 mark is subtracted per each incorrect response.
• If a student selects more than one answer for an MCQ, points are taken away.
• If no response is chosen, no points are deducted.

UPSC CMS Syllabus

The following is the UPSC CMS examination syllabus:

Section	Syllabus
Paper I
General Medicine	Cardiology Respiratory diseases Gastro-intestinal Genito-Urinary Neurology Haematology Endocrinology Metabolic disorders Infections/Communicable Diseases Virus Rickets Bacterial Spirochetal Protozoan Metazoan Fungus Nutrition/Growth Diseases of the skin (Dermatology Musculoskeletal System Psychiatry General Emergency Medicine Common Poisoning Snakebite Tropical Medicine Critical Care Medicine Emphasis on medical procedures Pathophysiological basis of diseases Vaccines preventable diseases and Non-vaccines preventable diseases Vitamin deficiency diseases In psychiatry include – Depression, psychosis, anxiety, bipolar diseases, and Schizophrenia.
Paediatrics	Common childhood emergencies, Basic newborn care, Normal developmental milestones, Accidents and poisonings in children, Birth defects and counselling including autism, Immunization in children, Recognizing children with special needs and managing, and National programs related to child health.
Paper II
Surgery (ENT, Ophthalmology, Traumatology, and Orthopedics	General Surgery Wounds Infections Tumours Lymphatic Blood vessels Cysts/sinuses Head and neck Breast Alimentary tract Oesophagus Stomach Intestines Anus Developmental Liver, Bile, Pancreas Spleen Peritoneum Abdominal wall Abdominal injuries Urological Surgery Neuro Surgery Otorhinolaryngology E.N.T. Thoracic surgery Orthopaedic surgery Ophthalmology Anesthesiology Traumatology Diagnosis and management of common surgical ailments Pre-operative and post-operative care of surgical patients Medicolegal and ethical issues of surgery Wound healing Fluid and electrolyte management in surgery Shock pathophysiology and management.
Gynecology & Obstetrics	OBSTETRICS Ante-natal conditions Intra-natal conditions Postnatal conditions Management of normal labour or complicated labour GYNECOLOGY Questions on applied anatomy Questions on applied physiology of menstruation and fertilization Questions on infections in the genital tract Questions on neoplasms in the genital tract Questions on the displacement of the uterus Normal delivery and safe delivery practices High-risk pregnancy and management Abortions Intrauterine growth retardation Medicolegal examination of the body and Gynae including Rape. FAMILY PLANNING Conventional contraceptives U.D. and oral pills The operative procedure, sterilization and organization of programs in the urban and rural surroundings Medical Termination of Pregnancy
Preventive & Social Medicine	Social and Community Medicine Concept of Health, Disease and Preventive Medicine Health Administration and Planning General Epidemiology Demography and Health Statistics Communicable Diseases Environmental Health Nutrition and Health Non-communicable diseases Occupational Health Genetics and Health International Health Medical Sociology and Health Education Maternal and Child Health National Programmes 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.

UPSC CMS 2023 Result and Cutoffs

UPSC CMS Results 2023

Through an online process, the conducting organisation announces the results of the Combined Medical Services Examination on 28th July. Candidates must only use the official website to view the results. To check the UPSC CMS 2023 result, follow the instructions below:

• Candidates who visit the UPSC official website are routed to a page that lists all the outcomes for all the various recruitments that the organization has advertised.

• Locate and click the UPSC CMS Result 2023.
• When a pdf file opens, use Ctrl+F to find your roll number and see if it is present there or not.
• For future reference, download the UPSC CMS result in PDF format. Check out the link to the UPSC CMS result for immediate download.

UPSC CMS Cutoffs

UPSC CMS 2023 Result and Cutoffs

UPSC CMS Results 2023

Through an online process, the conducting organisation announces the results of the Combined Medical Services Examination. Candidates must only use the official website to view the results. To check the UPSC CMS 2023 result, follow the instructions below:

• Candidates who visit the UPSC official website are routed to a page that lists all the outcomes for all the various recruitments that the organization has advertised.

• Locate and click the UPSC CMS Result 2023.
• When a pdf file opens, use Ctrl+F to find your roll number and see if it is present there or not.
• For future reference, download the UPSC CMS result in PDF format. Check out the link to the UPSC CMS result for immediate download.

UPSC CMS Cutoffs

The expected cut-off for the test in 2023 may be guessed by using results from prior years. The number of openings, applications, the performance of candidates, etc. all factors that affect the cut-off.

The cut-off for the exam from the prior year is compared in the following table.

Category	Cut-Off Marks (Out of 500) For 2019	Cut-Off Marks (Out of 500) For 2020	Cut-Off Marks (Out of 500) For 2023
General	224	279	250
OBC	183	242	200
SC	192	251	230
ST	159	198	180
EWS	126	129	125

UPSC CMS Salary Structure

The UPSC CMS’s base pay is 56100 INR. However, the UPSC Combined Medical Services will pay varying amounts for various positions. The selected candidate will go through a two-year probationary period following the selection process.

Category	Post	Amount
I	Assistant Divisional Medical Officer in the Railways	level 10 of Pay Matrix (Rs. 56100-177500/-) and it carries Non-Practising Allowance
II	Medical Officers Grade in General Duty Medical Officers Sub-cadre of Central Health Service.	Level-10 (Rs. 56,100 to Rs.1,77,500/-) of the pay matrix and NPA
	Junior Scale Posts in the Central Health Service.	Level-10 (Rs. 56,100 to Rs.1,77,500/-) of the pay matrix and NPA
	General Duty Medical Officer in the New Delhi Municipal Council:	Pay Matrix Level-10 Rs. 56,100-1,77,500/- + restricted Non-practicing allowance (NPA).
	General Duty Medical Officer Gr.II in East Delhi Municipal Corporation, North Delhi Municipal Corporation, and South Delhi Municipal Corporation:	Salary at the minimum of the first cell of Rs.56,100/- in level 10 of the Pay Matrix under the 7th CPC

Those selected will be qualified to obtain bonuses and benefits in addition to the pay. Pensions and occasional gratuities will be paid to the employees. The candidates will be transferred to higher grades based on their experience.

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FAQs

Q.1 Who is eligible for UPSC CMS?

Ans. A candidate must be either:

• A Citizen of India, or
• A subject of Nepal, or
• A subject of Bhutan, or

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.

Q.2 What is the work of UPSC CMS officer?

Ans. The responsibilities of UPSC CMS qualified medical officer are as listed below

• The duties of the Assistant Divisional Medical Officer in the Railways are as follows:
• The applicant must spend a minimum of four years, including training time, in any Defense Service or job connected to India’s defence.
• Every day and as required, he or she must go to the indoor wards and outpatient department.
• In compliance with the relevant rules, the officer will perform a physical examination of the applicants and current workers.
• The candidate will be in charge of family planning, public health, and sanitation in his district.
• He or she will oversee the vendor inspection.
• The officer will be in charge of the discipline and performance of the Hospital Health Unit Staff.
• Additionally, ADMOs will sometimes need to do additional tasks that are allocated to them.

The following are the duties that ADMOs do for the Indian Ordnance Factories Health Service under the Ministry of Defence:

• The officer must continue to respond to medical situations (outpatients and inpatients)
• He or she must provide services for occupational health.
• Equipment and tools must be properly maintained by the officer.
• must make sure that biological waste is disposed away securely.
• He or she will have to plan and manage the task.
• The officer is responsible for maintaining proper security and cleaning.
• Additionally, he or she will need to carry out any additional tasks that the medical officer in charge assigns.

Q.3 What is UPSC CMS salary?

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.

Q.4 What are the posts in UPSC CMS?

Ans. The UPSC CMS medical officer will become eligible for all of the following posts

Category I

• Medical Officers of Grade General Duty, Sub cadre of Central Health services

Category II

• Assistant Divisional Medical officer in Indian Railways
• General Duty Medical Officer in New Delhi Municipal Council
• General Duty Medical Officer Grade-II for East Delhi Municipal Corporation,
• General Duty Medical Officer Grade-II for North Delhi Municipal Corporation and
• General Duty Medical Officer Grade-II for South Delhi Municipal Corporation

Q.5 How many times I can give the UPSC CMS Examination?

Ans. The candidate can appear once every year for UPSC CMS examination and until his age is not above 32 years as on 1^st 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.

Q.6 What is the registration date of UPSC CMS 2022?

Ans. The UPSC announced the registration date for UPSC CMS 2022 on their official website. The starting date for the application form was 6^th April 2022 and last date of submission of application registration was 26^th April 2022.

Q.7 What are the fees for the application form of UPSC CMS?

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.

Q.8 What is the date of the Examination of UPSC CMS?

Ans. The UPSC CMS 2022 exam date declared by UPSC is 17^th July 2022.

Q.9 What is the age limit for the UPSC CMS exam?

Ans. The open category candidate should not be above 32 years as on 1^st 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.