UPSC.Combined-Medical-Services-Exam-2017

Combined Medical Exam(CMS) Exam Pattern

Part I is written examination of 500 marks. The written exam for two objective papers is conducted as Computer based mode. You have to take the written examination in two papers, each carrying a maximum of 250 marks. Each paper is of 2 hours duration. There is negative marking of 1/3 of mark for each incorrect answer.

Paper      Duration    Section                            Questions         Marks
Paper I   (2 hours)    General Ability                       30             62.5
                       General Medicine                      70             145.8
                       Paediatrics                           20             41.7
Paper II  (2 hours)
                       Surgery                               40             62.5
                       Gynaecology & Obstetrics              40             155.8
                       Preventive & Social Medicine          40             41.7

Part II is personality test carrying 100 marks of such of the candidates who qualify on the results of the written examination.

UPSC CMS Paper 1 Syllabus

(a) General Ability (30 Questions)

(i) Indian Society, Heritage & Culture, Polity, Economy, Human Development Indices and the Development Programmes

(ii) Natural Resources, their distribution, exploitation, conservation and related issues

(iii) Basic concepts of Ecology and Environment and their impact on health and economy

(iv) Impact of changing demographic trends on health, environment and society

(v) Indian Agriculture, Industry, Trade, Transportation and Service Sectors

(vi) Natural and man made disasters and their management

(vii) Food adulteration, Food processing, food distribution, food storage and their relevance to public health

(viii) Recent trends in Science and Technology

(b) General Medicine (70 Questions)

(General Medicine including Cardiology, Neurology, Dermatology and Psychiatry)

(i) Cardiology

(ii) Respiratory diseases

(iii) Gastro-intestinal

(iv) Genito-Urinary

(v) Neurology

(vi) Hematology

(vii) Endocrinology

(viii) Metabolic disorders

(ix) Infections/Communicable Diseases (Virus, Rickets, Bacterial, Spirochetal, Protozoan, Metazoan, Fungus)

(x) Nutrition/Growth

(xi) Diseases of the skin (Dermatology)

(xii) Musculoskelatal System

(xiii) Psychiatry

(xiv) General

(c) Paediatrics (20 Questions)

UPSC CMS Paper 2 Syllabus

(a) Surgery (40 Questions)

(Surgery including ENT, Opthalmology, Traumatology and Orthopaedics)

I. 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

II. Urological Surgery

III. Neuro Surgery

IV. Otorhinolaryngology E.N.T.

V. Thoracic surgery

VI. Orthopedic surgery

VII. Ophthalmology

VIII. Anesthesiology

IX. Traumatology

(b) Gynaecology & Obstetrics (40 Questions)

I. Obstetrics: Ante-natal conditions, Intra-natal conditions, Post-natal conditions, Management of normal labours or complicated labour

II. Gynaecology: Questions on applied anatomy, Questions on applied physiology of menstruation and fertilization, Questions on infections in genital tract, Questions on neoplas main the genital tract, Questions on displacement of the uterus

III Family Planning: Conventional contraceptives, U.D. and oral pills, Operative procedure, sterilization and organization of programmes in the urban and rural surroundings, Medical Termination of Pregnancy

(c) Preventive Social and Communit Medicine (40 Questions)

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

VIII. Nutrition and Health

IX. Non-communicable diseases

X. Occupational Health

XI. Genetics and Health

XII. International Health

XIII. Medical Sociology and Health Education

XIV. Maternal and Child Health

XV. National Programmes