Combined Medical Services Examination

Indian medical officer entrance exam

The Combined Medical Services Examination or the CMS Examination is conducted by the Union Public Service Commission for recruitment as Medical Officer in various organizations such as the Indian Ordnance Factories, Indian Railways, Municipal Corporation of Delhi, New Delhi Municipal Council functioning under the Government of India. The Notification for the examination is usually released in the month of April and examination is conducted in the month of July. Successful candidates are admitted after an interview also known as Personality test (PT) conducted by the UPSC for those who have qualified the written examination.

Eligibility Criteria

  • Nationality:- Citizen of India, Subject of Nepal or Bhutan and some Tibetan refugees, 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.
  • Age:- Must not have attained the age of 32 years with relaxations for various categories like SC, ST & OBC.
  • Educational Qualifications:- Passed the written and practical parts of the final MBBS Examination.[1]

Scheme of Examination

There is an objective-type written examination with two papers of two hours duration, each carrying a maximum of 250 marks. This is followed by a Personality Test carrying 100 marks of candidates who qualify on the results of the written examination.

Paper I

Maximum Marks : 250

Subject Questions
General Medicine including Cardiology, Neurology, Dermatology and Psychiatry 96
Paediatrics 24

Paper II

Maximum Marks : 250

Subject Questions
Surgery including ENT, Ophthalmology, Traumatology and Orthopaedics 40
Gynaecology & Obstetrics 40
Preventive & Social Medicine 40

Candidates who qualify in the written examination are called for an Interview/Personality Test to be conducted by the Union Public Service Commission which carries 100 marks. [2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Eligibility Conditions"
  2. ^ "Syllabus and Exam Pattern"

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