I want to apply for UPSC Combined Medical Services CMS Exam so can you please provide me the details of the program?

[prince karak]

The UPSC Combined Medical Services CMS Exam is a computer based combined medical examination conducted by the UPSC for recruitment to the services and posts of Assistant Medical Officer in railways, Indian Ordinance Factories Health Service, Junior scale posts in central health services, etc.

UPSC CMS Exam eligibility-

Candidates should have passed the written and practical parts of the final M.B.B.S. examination.

Age limit:

You must not have attained the age of 32 years as on 1 August of year of exam.

Age relaxation for reserved category is applicable as per the norms.

UPSC CMS Exam 2018 Important Dates

Notification Date: 11 April, 2018

Last Date to Apply: 7 May, 2018

Date of Exam: 22 July, 2018

Exam Pattern

Part-I: Computer Based Examination (500 Marks)

Part I is of 500 marks.

The exam for two objective papers is conducted in Computer based mode.

Each paper carries a maximum of 250 marks.

Each paper is of 2 hours duration.

Paper Section Questions
Paper I General Medicine 96
Paediatrics 24

Paper II Surgery 40
Gynaecology & Obstetrics 40
Preventive & Social Medicine 40

Both the Papers are of MBBS standard.

The Computer based examination in both the papers is completely objective (Multiple choice answers) type

The question Papers are set in English only.

There is penalty (Negative Marking) for wrong answers in the objective type question papers.

Part-II: Personality Test (100 Marks)

Candidates who qualify in the Computer based examination are called for Interview or Personality Test.

The Interview or Personality Test carries 100 marks.