Union Public Service Commission conducts Combined Medical Services (CMS) Exam is for the MBBS students who have cleared their final written exams and are of age not above 32 years as of 1st of August 2022 and want to work as a medical officer in various organizations such as Indian Ordnance Factories, Indian Railways, Municipal Corporation of Delhi and New Delhi Municipal Council that function under Government of India.
The CMS exam is conducted once a year by the UPSC in accordance with the rules published by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare in the Gazette of India. It is an online exam with the objective type of questions. UPSC announces the notification of the Combined Medical Services (CMS) Exam on 6th April 2022, the last date for registration for the CMS UPSC exam will be 26th April 2022.
The UPSC CMS 2022 exam is divided into two parts.
There will be 2 hours duration for exams for each paper-I and paper-II for the first part of the CMSE exam 2022. UPSC CMSE 2022 exam date is 17th July 2022 (tentatively). The interview date for the second part of CMSE will be in the month of August 2022.
The final result for CMSE 2022 will be published in the month of September 2022. The UPSC CMSE 2022 is a qualifying exam for 838 vacancies for Medical officer positions in PwBD categories.
| 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 is conducted by UPSC for The following PwBD categories
The Union Public Service Commission has issued a notification under Examination Calendar for The Combined Medical Services Examination 2022 on the date 6th April 2022 and has the last date for receiving the application for CMS 2022 has 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 notification for CMS 2022 will be found under the Active Examination list eligibility criteria in order to appear for the combined medical services exam, steps to apply for the exam, last date of applying or withdrawal for the exam, guidance or helpline for candidates appearing the exam, list of exam centers across the country, the distribution of posts/service across various categories after qualifying CMSE exam, Nationality, Age limit, educational qualification, exam fees, exam pattern, syllabus covered for the exam and any details about exams will be available in the notification.
| 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 2022 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:
| CMS 2022 important events | Dates for the event |
| UPSC CMS 2022 notification | 6th April 2022 |
| UPSC CMS 2022 application commencement |
6th April 2022 |
| UPSC CMS 2022 application last date of submission |
26th April 2022 6:00 pm |
| UPSC CMS 2022 e-Admit Card download link uploaded on website | 26th June 2022 till the exam date (17th July 2022) |
| UPSC CMS 2022 exam date (tentative) | 17th July 2022 |
| UPSC CMS written Result | To Be Announced |
| UPSC personality test date | To Be Announced |
| UPSC CMS final result | To Be Announced |
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 828 number of vacancies are notified for the year 2022 by the UPSC Combined Medical Service Exam authorities. 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 | 5 |
| Assistant Divisional Medical Officer in the Railways | 300 |
| General Duty Medical Officer in East Delhi, North Delhi & South Delhi Municipal Corporation | 184 |
| Total | 838 |
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 exam is 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 |
| 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.
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
| UPSC CMS Exam Result 2022 | |
| 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 | 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 | 17th July 2022 |
| Result of Written exam | To be released |
| Date of the Interview | To be released |
| Final Result | To be released |
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Ans. MBBS students who have cleared their final written exams or who are going to appear or have appeared in the final examination of MBBS can also apply for this exam are eligible for UPSC CMS exam. The candidate who wants to appear UPSC CMS exam 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.
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 ex-servicemen disabled during military operations and OBC category candidates are allowed 3 years of age relaxation. General category person with a physical disability has 10 years of age relaxed for UPSC CMS examination.
Ans. The responsibilities of UPSC CMS qualified medical officer are as listed below
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 has announced the registration date for UPSC CMS 2022 on their official website. The starting date for the application form is 6th April 2022 and last date of submission of application registration is 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.
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