1. Nationality: A Candidate must be either
i. a citizen of India, or
ii. a subject of Nepal, or
iii. a subject of Bhutan, or
iv.a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before the 01 January , 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India, or
(v). a Person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka and East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawim Zaire and Ethiopia or Vietnam with the intention of permanently setting 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.

2. Age : Candidates must not have attained the age of 32 years i.e., the candidate must have been born not earlier than 02-08-1988.

The Upper Age Limit is Relaxable as Follows:

a. 5 years age relaxable for SC, ST’S candidates

b. 3 years age relaxable for OBC candidates

c. Age relaxable for 3 years in case of defence services personnel disabled in operations during hostilities with any foreign country or disturbed area.
d. 5 years Age relaxable for Ex-service men including commissioned officers and ECOs/SSCOs who have completed an initial period of a assignment of 5 years military service.
e. Ten years Age relaxation for blind, deaf, deaf, mute and orthopaedically handicapped candidates.

f. Upto maximum of five years in the case of ECO/ SSOs who have completed an intial period of assignment of 5 years Military Service.

g. Upto maximum of five years if a candidate had ordinarily been domiciled in the state of Jammu & Kashmir during the period from the 01-01-1980 to the 31-12-1989.

3. Educational qualification: The candidate should have passed the written and practical parts of the final M.B.B.S Examination.

Note: The final examinations who has appeared or has yet to appear at the final MBBS Examination may also apply.

4. Physical and Medical Standards: Candidates must be physically and medically Fit according to the physical/medical standards for the Combined Medical Services Examination.

Selection Process Details: UPSC CMS Examination consists of Computer based Examination and Interview/ Personality Test.

1) Computer based Examination: Computer based Examination consist Two papers, each paper maximum of 250 marks, time duration will be Two hours.

2) Personality Test/ Interview: Candidates who qualify in the written examination will be called for interview/ personality test to be conducted by the Union Public Service Commission. The interview/ personality test will carry 100 mraks. Personality test is conducting for testing the general knowledge and ability of the candidates in the fields of their academic studyand alos nature of a personality test to assess the canidate’s tntellectual curiosity, critical powers of assimilation , balance of judgement and alertmess of mind, ability for social cohesion, initiative capabilit for leadership.

On the basis of Personality Test, selected candidates must be Physically and Medically Fit. Generally the UPSC CMS Exam takes one year to complete the whole recruitment process.

Exam Pattern: Combined Medical Services (CMS) Examination consists of Computer based Examination  & Personality Test/ Interview. Computer based Examination consists 2 papers; each paper carries 250 maximum marks and 2 hours duration. The candidates who qualify Computer based Examination will be called for Personality Test/ Interview process.

Examination Shall be conducted in Two Parts:
1. Computer based Examination (500 Marks)
2. Personality Test (100 Marks)

1. Computer based Examination: The candidates will take the Computer based Examination in two papers (Paper I & Paper II), each paper carrying a maximum of 250 marks. Each paper will be of two hours duration.

Paper-I & Maximum Marks are given below:

Total questions in Paper I = 120 (30 General Ability, 70 General Medicine and 20 Pediatrics).

Paper-II & Maximum Marks are given below:

Total questions in Paper II= 120 (40 Surgery, 40 Gynecology & Obstetrics and 40 Preventive & Social Medicine).

1. There will be penalty (Negative Making) for wrong answers marked by a candidate in the objective type question papers.
2. There are four alternatives for the answers to every question.
3. If a question is left blank i.e no answer is given by the candidates, there will be no penalty for that question.
4. Candidates are not permitted to use calculators for answering objective type papers.

Note: Compensatory time of twenty minutes per hour shall be permitted for the candidates with locomotors disability and cerebral palsy where dominant (Writing) extremity is affected to the extent of slowing the performance of function (minimum of 40% impairment) in the Combined Medical Services Examination, 2016.

Part II: Personality Test: Candidates who qualify in the Computer based Examination will be called for Interview/ Personality Test to be conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). The Interview/ Personality Test will cary 100 marks.
The Interview for personality test will be intended to serve as a supplement to the written examination for testing the General Knowledge and ability of the candidates in the fields of their academic study and also in the nature of personality test to assess the candidate’s Intellectual curiosity, integrity of character, initiative and capability for leadership.

Computer based Examination will be conducted in two papers viz. i.e. Paper I and Paper II.

UPSC CMS Syllabus for Paper 1

  1. General Medicine

• Cardiology
• Respiratory diseases
• Gastro-intestinal
• Genito-Urinary
• Neurology
• Hematology
• Endocrinology
• Metabolic disorders
• Infections/Communicable Diseases a) Virus b) Rickets c) Bacterial d) Spirochetal e) Protozoan f) Metazoan g) Fungus
• Nutrition/Growth
• Diseases of the skin (Dermatology)
• Musculoskeletal 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
• n psychiatry includes – Depression, psychosis, anxiety, bipolar diseases and Schizophrenia. 

(b) Paediatrics including the following

• Common childhood emergencies
• Basic newborn care
• Normal developmental milestones
• Accidents and poisonings in children
• Birth defects and counselling including autism
• Immunization in children
• Recognizing children with special needs and management
• National programmes related to child health. 

UPSC CMS Syllabus for Paper 2 

  (a) General surgery 

1. Wounds
2. Infections
3. Tumours
4. Lymphatic
5. Blood vessels
6. Cysts
7. Head and neck
8. Breast
9. Alimentary tract
10. Liver, bile and pancreas 
11. Spleen
12. Peritoneum
13. Abdominal wall
14. Abdominal injuries

1. Urological Surgery
2. Neuro Surgery
3. Otorhinolaryngology E.N.T
4. Thoracic surgery
5. Orthopaedic surgery
6. Ophthalmology
7. Anesthesiology
8. Traumatology
9. Diagnosis and management of common surgical ailments
10. Pre-operative and post-operative care of surgical patients
11. Medicolegal and ethical issues of surgery
12. Wound healing
13. Fluid and electrolyte management in surgery

(b) GYNAECOLOGY & OBSTETRICS 

OBSTETRICS

• Ante-natal conditions 
• Intra-natal conditions 
• Post-natal conditions 
• Management of normal labours or complicated labour 

GYNAECOLOGY

• Questions on applied anatomy 
• Questions on applied physiology of menstruation and fertilization 
• Questions on infections in the 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.

FAMILY PLANNING 

• Conventional contraceptives
• U.D. and oral pills 
• The operative procedure, sterilization and organization of programmes in the urban and rural surroundings 
• Medical Termination of Pregnancy 

(c) 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 
• Non-communicable diseases 
• Occupational Health 
• Genetics and Health 
• International Health 
• Medical Sociology and Health Education 
• Maternal and Child Health 
• National Programmes 
• 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. 

The UPSC has deferred the UPSC CMS application due to corona virus impact. The new dates will be notified later.
The admit card is issued to all those candidates who have successfully filled the UPSC CMS application form and submitted the required application fees. 

How to download UPSC CMS Admit Card?

Step 1. Go to the official website of UPSC.
Step 2. Click on the admit card link given at the right-hand side.
Step 3. Click on the e-admit card for various examination link.
Step 4. Click on the download e-admit card link given in the UPSC CMS exam row in the given table.
Step 5. Read the instructions given on the page and click on the Yes button.
Step 6. Select any of the given two options – By Registration ID or By Roll Number.
Step 7. Enter registration ID and date of birth (if ‘By Registration ID’ is selected) or roll number and date of birth (if ‘By Roll Number’ is selected).
Step 8. Click on the Submit button.
Step 9. Download the UPSC CMS admit card.
Step 10. Check the details given in the admit card.

Last year the UPSC CMS exam 2019 was conducted on July 21 and the result was declared on August 16. This implies that the UPSC requires only 25 days from exam to declare the result.

How to check the UPSC CMS Result 2020?

• Go to the official website - upsc.gov.in
• Click on the Combined Medical Services Result appearing in the “What’s New” section 
• A new screen will appear showing the PDF link of the UPSC CMS result
• Click on the link given under the “Documents” column, the result pdf will open
• Search the desired roll number
• Download the UPSC CMS result pdf for future reference.