CMS Paper 1 Syllabus:
- A) UPSC CMS Syllabus of General Medicine including the following:
| Cardiology |
| Respiratory diseases |
| Gastro‐intestinal |
| Genito‐Urinary |
| Neurology |
| Hematology |
| Endocrinology |
| Metabolic disorders |
| Infections/Communicable Diseases: Virus, Rickets, Bacterial, Spirochetal, Protozoan, Metazoan and Fungus |
| Nutrition/Growth |
| Diseases of the skin (Dermatology) |
| Musculoskelatal System |
| Psychiatry |
| General |
| Emergency Medicine |
| Common Poisoning |
| Snake bite |
| Tropical Medicine |
| Critical Care Medicine |
| Emphasis on medical procedures |
| Patho physiological basis of diseases |
| Vaccines preventable diseases and Non vaccines preventable diseases |
| Vitamin deficiency diseases |
| In psychiatry include – Depression, psychosis, anxiety, bipolar diseases and Schizoprenia. |
B.) CMS Syllabus 2019 of Paediatrics including the following ‐
- Common childhood emergencies,
- Basic new born care,
- Normal developmental milestones,
- Accidents and poisonings in children,
- Birth defects and counseling including autism,
- Immunization in children,
- Recognizing children with special needs and management, and
- National programmes related to child health.
UPSC CMS Paper 2 Syllabus:
CMS Syllabus for Surgery (Surgery including ENT, Ophthalmology, Traumatology and Orthopaedics)
1) 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
- Urological Surgery
- Neuro Surgery
- Otorhinolaryngology E.N.T.
- Thoracic surgery
- Orthopedic surgery
- Ophthalmology
- Anesthesiology
- Traumatology
- Diagnosis and management of common surgical ailments
- Pre‐operative and post operative care of surgical patients
- Medicolegal and ethical issues of surgery
- Wound healing
- Fluid and electrolyte management in surgery
- Shock patho‐physiology and management.
Combined Medical Services exam Syllabus for Gynaecology & Obstetrics:
| Obstetrics |
| Ante‐natal conditions |
| Intra‐natal conditions |
| Post‐natal conditions included in CMS Syllabus |
| Management of normal labours or complicated labour |
| Gynaecology |
| Questions on applied anatomy |
| Questions on applied physiology of menstruation and fertilization |
| Questions on infections in genital tract |
| Questions on neoplasma in the genital tract |
| Questions on displacement of the uterus |
| Normal delivery and safe delivery practices |
| High risk pregnancy and management |
| Abortions |
| Intra Uterine growth retardation |
| Medicolegal examination in obgy and Gynae including Rape. |
CMS Exam Syllabus of Family Planning:
- Conventional contraceptives
- D. and oral pills
- Operative procedure, sterilization and organization of programmes in the urban and rural surroundings
- Medical Termination of Pregnancy
CMS Exam Syllabus of Preventive Social And Community Medicine:
- Social and Community Medicine
- Concept of Health, Disease and Preventive Medicine
- Health Administration and Planning
- General Epidemiology
- Demography and Health Statistics
- Communicable Diseases
- Environmental Health
- Nutrition and Health included in CMS Syllabus
- Non‐communicable diseases
- Occupational Health
- Genetics and Health
- International Health
- Medical Sociology and Health Education
- Maternal and Child Health
- National Programmes included in CMS Syllabus
- Management of common health problems
- Ability to monitor national health programmes
- Knowledge of maternal and child wellness
- Ability to recognize, investigate, report, plan and manage community health problems including malnutrition and emergencies
UPSC CMS Exam Pattern :
Part-I: Computer Based Examination:
- UPSC CMS paper consist of objective multiple choice
- It is of 500 marks. This Computer based examination is divided in two Papers.
- Each Paper carrying a maximum of 250 marks.
- Each Paper will be of two hours duration.
- The question Papers (Test Booklets) will be set in English only.
- For each question for which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate, one third of the marks will be deducted.
- Both the Papers of the CMSE will be of MBBS standard.
Paper – I:
| Subjects | Max Ques. | Max Marks |
| General Ability | 30 | 250 |
| General Medicine | 70 | |
| Paediatrics | 20 |
Paper – II:
| Subjects | Max Ques. | Max Marks |
| Surgery | 40 | 250 |
| Gynaecology & Obstetrics | 40 | |
| Preventive & Social Medicine | 40 |
urther process after written test:
- Candidates who qualify in the computer based examination will be invited for Interview/Personality Test to be organized by the Union Public Service Commission.
- Interview/Personality Test will carry 100 marks.
- It is organized to judge out General Knowledge and ability of the candidates in the fields of their academic study etc.
About Combined Medical Services Examination:
Union Public Service Commission conducts Combined Medical Services examination for appointment of work oriented & eligible contenders for Junior Scale Posts, Asst Divisional Medical Officer in Central Health Services, Assistant Medical Officer & General Duty Medical Officer Gr-II.
On the bass of score in UPSC CMS Exam, aspirants will be appointed for medical officer posts in various department of Indian Government like Indian Ordnance Factories and Indian Railways etc. Those who qualify UPSC CMS 2019 exam will undergo interview, personality test & document verification.