CMS Exams

The Services/Posts to which recruitment is conducted under this exam is given below:

Category-I
• Medical Officers Grade in General Duty Medical Officers Sub-cadre of Central Health Service
1. Category-II
• Assistant Divisional Medical Officer in the Railways.
• General Duty Medical Officer in New Delhi Municipal Council.
• General duty Medical Officer Gr-II in East Delhi Municipal Corporation, North Delhi Municipal Corporation and South Delhi Municipal Corporation

The aspirants, who have completed or have appeared to the final round of their MBBS exam, can apply for the exam.

A candidate must be either:

(a) a Citizen of India, or
(b) a subject of Nepal, or
(c) a subject of Bhutan, or
(d) a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before the 1st January, 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India. or
(e) 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.
Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (b), (c), (d) and (e) above shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India.
A candidate in whose case a certificate of eligibility is necessary, may be admitted to the examination but the offer of appointment may be given only after the necessary eligibility certificate has been issued to him by the Government of India.

Age Limit:

• A candidate for this examination must not have attained the age of 32 years
• However, for Medical Officers Grade in General Duty Medical Officers Subcadre of Central Health Services, the upper age limit must not exceed 35 (thirty-five years)

The upper age limit is relaxable as follows.

(i) Upto a maximum of five years if a candidate belongs to a Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe.
(ii) Upto a maximum of three years in the case of candidates belonging to Other Backward Classes who are eligible to avail of reservation applicable to such candidates.
(iii) Upto a maximum of three years in the case of Defence Services personnel disabled in operations during hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as a consequence thereof.
(iv) Upto a maximum of five years in the case of Ex-servicemen including Commissioned Officers and ECOs/SSCOs who have rendered at least five years Military Service.

Educational Qualification:

For admission to the examination a candidate should have passed the written and practical parts of the final M.B.B.S. Examination.

Part-I

WRITTEN EXAMINATION – (500 marks): The candidates will take the written examination in two Papers, each Paper carrying a maximum of 250 marks. Each Paper will be of two hours duration.

Paper I
(a) General Medicine including the following:
(i) Cardiology
(ii) Respiratory diseases
(iii) Gastro-intestinal
(iv) Genito-Urinary
(v) Neurology
(vi) Hematology
(vii) Endocrinology
(viii) Metabolic disorders
(ix) Infections/Communicable Diseases
(x) Nutrition/Growth
(xi) Diseases of the skin (Dermatology)
(xii) Musculoskelatal System
(xiii) Psychiatry
(xiv) General
(xv) Emergency Medicine
(xvi) Common Poisoning
(xvii) Snake bite
(xviii) Tropical Medicine
(xix) Critical Care Medicine
(xx) Emphasis on medical procedures
(xxi) Patho physiological basis of diseases
(xxii) Vaccines preventable diseases and Non vaccines preventable diseases
(xxiii) Vitamin deficiency diseases
(xxiv) In psychiatry include – Depression, psychosis, anxiety, bipolar diseases and Schizoprenia.

(b) Paediatrics including the following –
(i) Common childhood emergencies
(ii) Basic new born 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
(viii) National programmes related to child health.

Paper - II
(a) SURGERY (Surgery including ENT, Ophthalmology, Traumatology and Orthopaedics) (i) General Surgery
(ii) Urological Surgery
(iii) Neurosurgery
(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 patho-physiology 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

(II) GYNAECOLOGY
(i) Questions on applied anatomy
(ii) Questions on applied physiology of menstruation and fertilization
(iii) Questions on infections in genital tract
(iv) Questions on neoplasma in the genital tract
(v) Questions on 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) Operative procedure, sterilization and organization of programmes in the urban and rural surroundings
(iv) Medical Termination of Pregnancy

(c) PREVENTIVE SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY 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
(vii) Nutrition and Health
(viii)Maternal and Child Health Non-communicable diseases
(ix) Occupational Health
(x) Genetics and Health
(xi)International Health
(xii) Medical Sociology and Health Education
(xiii)
(xiv)National Programmes
(xv) Management of common health problems
(xvi) Ability to monitor national health programmes
(xvii) Knowledge of maternal and child wellness
(xviii) Ability to recognize, investigate, report, plan and manage community health problems including malnutrition and emergencies.

The UPSC CMS starting salary is INR 56100. However, the salary will differ for different posts of the UPSC Combined Medical Services. Once the selection process is completed, the employees will be on probation for next two years.

Apart from the salary, the candidates will be eligible to receive the perks and benefits. The employees will receive granted pensions, gratuity from time to time. Based on the experience, the aspirants will be promoted to the higher grades.

Q 1. What is the basic educational qualification for UPSC CMS?

Ans: The basic educational qualification for UPSC CMS is an MBBS degree.

Q 2. What is the upper age limit for applying for Junior High Scale Post in Central Health Services?

Ans: The upper age limit for applying for Junior High Scale Post in Central Health Services is 35 years.

Q 3. I am an SC category candidate, how many attempts do I get for UPSC CMS?

Ans: An SC category candidate can apply an unlimited number of times until the age of 37 years.

Q 4. 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 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.

Q 5. 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 6. Where are the UPSC CMS interviews conducted?

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 7. 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 8. What is UPSC CMS salary?

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.