UPSC Combined Medical Services Examination (CMS) is an examination conducted for hiring Medical Officers for different departments. It is conducted by Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). The Combined Medical Services Examination is conducted by following the rules of the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare in the Gazette of India. More than three lakh candidates apply for this exam. This is an online examination that has two papers. Each exam has two hours duration carrying 250 marks. result of 2020 for UPSC CMS has also been announced on March 27, 2021, by Union Public Service Commission. The total number of candidates selected for Category I and Category II are 179 and 343.
| Abbreviation | UPSC CMS |
| Type | Government Recruitment Exam |
| Purpose | Recruitment of Medical Officers |
| Location | New Delhi |
| Chairman | Pradeep Kumar Joshi |
| Director | Arvind Saxena |
The UPSC CMS Exam is conducted every year to recruit for the below-mentioned category.
This year Union Public Service Commission has released 838 vacancies and the notification has also been released. All the important dates and eligibility criteria have been mentioned in the notification. Candidates applying for UPSC CMS should match the eligibility criteria before applying. The notification of the UPSC CMS exam has been released on July 07, 2021. The last date for applying is July 27, 2021. The UPSC Combined Medical Service Notification is important for the candidates as with this notification candidates will be able to know all the details of the examination such as eligibility, vacancies, educational qualification, exam pattern, syllabus, important dates, etc. The aspirants who want to apply for this exam may download the official notification of the UPSC Combined Medical Service examination from the official website of UPSC. Below are the highlights of the notification of the UPSC Combined Medical Service Exam:
| 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 |
UPSC has released the important dates for the UPSC Combined Medical Service Examination. The UPSC CMS exam date is 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 | July 07, 2021 |
| Start of Application Form | July 07, 2021 |
| Last date for Applying | July 07, 2021 |
| Admit card | October 2021 |
| Exam Date | November 21, 2021 |
| Result | December 2021 |
| Interview | December 2021 |
| Final Result | January 2022 |
The application fees of UPSC Combined Medical Service Examination can be paid through any of the given means:
| Category | Application Fees |
| General/OBC | INR 200/- |
| Female/SC/ST/PWD | Exempted |
Note: The aspirants who are paying by cash have to print the system-generated ‘Pay-in slip’ during the Part 2 registration process and also have to deposit the fee at the SBI counter on the next working day.
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. A candidate who is going to appear or 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 or A subject from Nepal or a subject from Bhutan, or a Tibetan who came to India before 1st January 1962 who intended to settle in India. Also, 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.
The age limit of the candidate applying for the UPSC CMS Exam is 32 years that means the candidate should be born before August 2, 1989. The following upper age limit is relatable:
| 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 (includes 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 |
UPSC has released total vacancies of various posts of Category I and II which includes Junior Scale Posts in Central Health Service, GDMO, and Assistant Divisional Officer. A total 828 number of vacancies are notified this year for UPSC Combined Medical Service Exam. The category wise vacancy is tabulated below:
| Posts | Vacancies |
| Category- 1 | |
| Junior Scale Posts in Central Health Service | 349 |
| Category – 2 | |
| General Duty Medical Officer in New Delhi Municipal Council | 05 |
| Assistant Divisional Medical Officer in the Railways | 300 |
| General Duty Medical Officer in East Delhi, North Delhi & South Delhi Municipal Corporation | 184 |
| Total | 838 |
UPSC CMS provides a salary of INR 56100/- as a starting salary to the selected candidates. It can differ for different posts of the UPSC Combined Medical Examination. Below is the salary structure of the successful candidates for various posts:
| Post Name | Salary |
| Assistant Medical Officer in Indian Ordnance factories Health Service under the Ministry of Defence | 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 |
As notified by UPSC, the process of recruitment of UPSC CMS has two parts. Part 1 has two written papers which are paper 1 and paper 2 and Part 2 contains a Personality test or interview. Below is the syllabus of paper 1 which consists of all the topics and subjects.
| 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 |
| 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:
| 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. |
| 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 |
| Musicology examination in body 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 |
| 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 Programmes |
| 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 | |
| 120 | ||
| Paper-II | Gynaecology & Obstetrics | 40 |
| Surgery | 40 | |
| Preventive & Social Medicine | 40 | |
The admit card of the UPSC Combined Medical Service examination admit card will be released on the official website of UPSC and the examination will be held on November 21, 2021. The admit card can be downloaded by the official website of UPSC. The candidate has to enter their registration number or Roll number and Date of Birth or Password. It is a must to bring the admit card to the examination center. The Admit Card has usually released within 16 days of the exam therefore the expected date of release is 1 November 2021.
UPSC releases the result of the UPSC CMS examination on the official website. The result is released in a merit list format. It consists of the roll number of the shortlisted candidates. All the qualified candidates have to appear for the interviews. The date of the examination of the UPSC CMS exam is 21 November 2021. The examination is conducted in two stages, the candidates will get separate results for each stage. The result is released in PDF form. Below are some highlights of the UPSC CMS Exam and its result:
| UPSC CMS Exam Result 2021 | |
| Name of the Organization | Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) |
| Name of the Post | Combined Medical Services Exam (CMS) |
| Date of the examination | 21 November 2021 |
| Status of Result | To be released |
| 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 | 21 November 2021 |
| Result of Written exam | To be released |
| Date of the Interview | To be released |
| Final Result | To be released |
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A. There are 6 attempts for General Category and 7 attempts for SC/ST and OBC
A. The registration date of the UPSC CMS Exam is from May 5, 2021, to May 25, 2021.
A. For the General category application fees is INR 200. The reserved category and females are exempted to pay the fees.
A. The exam of UPSC CMS will be conducted on November 27, 2021.
A. The upper age limit for the UPSC CMs examination is 32 years.
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