The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has released the notification for the Combined Medical Services (CMS) Recruitment 2024. Candidates interested in these positions can apply online. Please read all the details given below before applying.
Important Dates
- Application Begin: 10-04-2024
- Last Date to Apply Online: 30-04-2024
- Last Date for Fee Payment: 30-04-2024
- Correction Window: 01-07 May 2024
- Exam Date: 14-07-2024
- Admit Card Availability: Before Exam
Application Fee
- General / OBC / EWS: ₹200
- SC / ST / PH: ₹0 (Exempted)
- All Category Female: ₹0
Age Limit
- Maximum Age: 32 Years (Candidates must have been born not earlier than 02-August-1992)
- Age Relaxation: As per UPSC CMS Recruitment Rules 2024
Post & Eligibility
Medical Officers Grade in General Duty Medical Officers Sub Cadre of Central Health Service
- Total Posts: 163
- Eligibility: Passed / Appearing Medical Degree in MBBS from any recognized university in India.
Assistant Division Medical Officer (ADMO) in Railway
- Total Posts: 450
General Duty Medical Officer (GDMO) Grade II in NDMS
- Total Posts: 14
General Duty Medical Officer (GDMO) in Various Delhi Municipal Council
- Total Posts: 200
For more details, see the notification.
Syllabus Overview
Paper I
General Medicine
- Common poisoning
- Metabolic disorders
- Emergency medicine
- Tropical medicine
- Endocrinology
- Respiratory diseases
- Neurology
- Nutrition/Growth
- Cardiology
- Snakebite
- Diseases of the skin (Dermatology)
- Gastro-intestinal
- Critical care medicine
- Psychiatry
- Emphasis on medical procedures
- Pathophysiological basis of diseases
- Vitamin deficiency diseases
- Hematology
- Musculoskeletal system
- Genito-urinary
- Infections/communicable diseases (Protozoan, Fungus, Spirochetal, Rickets, Virus, Metazoan, Bacterial)
- Vaccine-preventable and non-vaccine-preventable diseases
- Psychiatry (depression, psychosis, anxiety, bipolar diseases, schizophrenia)
Pediatrics
- Immunization in children
- Recognizing and managing children with special needs
- Birth defects and counseling, including autism
- Accidents and poisonings in children
- National programs related to child health
- Normal developmental milestones
- Common childhood emergencies
- Basic newborn care
General Surgery
- Urological surgery
- Otorhinolaryngology (ENT)
- Anesthesiology
- General surgery (Breast, Lymphatic, Cysts/sinuses, Liver, bile, pancreas, Tumors, Head and neck, Blood vessels, Spleen, Wounds, Infections)
- Alimentary tract (Oesophagus, Anus, Intestines, Stomach, Developmental, Peritoneum, Abdominal injuries, Abdominal wall)
- Traumatology
- Neuro surgery
- Diagnosis and management of common surgical ailments
- Pre-operative and post-operative care of surgical patients
- Orthopedic surgery
- Thoracic surgery
- Medicolegal and ethical issues of surgery
- Ophthalmology
- Fluid and electrolyte management in surgery
- Shock pathophysiology and management
- Wound healing
Gynecology & Obstetrics
Obstetrics
- Intra-natal conditions
- Management of normal and complicated labors
- Ante-natal conditions
- Post-natal conditions
Gynecology
- Questions on neoplasms in the genital tract
- Applied physiology of menstruation and fertilization
- High-risk pregnancy and management
- Normal delivery and safe delivery practices
- Abortions
- Medicolegal examination in obstetrics and gynecology, including rape
- Intrauterine growth retardation
- Applied anatomy
- Infections in the genital tract
- Displacement of the uterus
Family Planning
- Operative procedures, sterilization, and organization of programs in urban and rural settings
- Medical termination of pregnancy
- Conventional contraceptives
- IUCD and oral pills
Preventive and Social Medicine
- General epidemiology
- Ability to recognize, investigate, report, plan, and manage community health problems, including malnutrition and emergencies
- Demography and health statistics
- Environmental health
- International health
- Concept of health, disease, and preventive medicine
- Genetics and health
- Communicable diseases
- Maternal and child health
- Occupational health
- Social and community medicine
- Non-communicable diseases
- Ability to monitor national health programs
- Health administration and planning
- Medical sociology and health education
- National programs
- Knowledge of maternal and child wellness
- Management of common health problems
Paper II
General Surgery
- Otorhinolaryngology (ENT)
- Diagnosis and management of common surgical ailments
- Anesthesiology
- Urological surgery
- Neurosurgery
- Orthopedic surgery
- Wounds
- Infections
- Traumatology
- Pre-operative and post-operative care of surgical patients
- Fluid and electrolyte management in surgery
- Alimentary tract (Developmental, Oesophagus, Anus, Intestines, Stomach)
- Breast
- Head and neck
- Thoracic surgery
- Shock pathophysiology and management
- Wound healing
- Abdominal injuries
- Blood vessels
- Cysts/sinuses
- Liver, bile, pancreas
- Lymphatic
- Ophthalmology
- Medicolegal and ethical issues of surgery
- Abdominal wall
- Spleen
- Peritoneum
- Tumors
Gynecology & Obstetrics
Obstetrics
- Intra-natal conditions
- Management of normal and complicated labor
- Ante-natal conditions
- Post-natal conditions
Gynecology
- Applied anatomy
- High-risk pregnancy and management
- Neoplasms in the genital tract
- Medicolegal examination in obstetrics and gynecology, including rape
- Applied physiology of menstruation and fertilization
- Abortions
- Infections in the genital tract
- Intrauterine growth retardation
- Normal delivery and safe delivery practices
- Displacement of the uterus
Family Planning
- Conventional contraceptives
- IUCD and oral pills
- Operative procedures, sterilization, and organization of programs in urban and rural settings
- Medical termination of pregnancy
Preventive Social and Community Medicine
- Occupational health
- Concept of health, disease, and preventive medicine
- Demography and health statistics
- Maternal and child health
- Knowledge of maternal and child wellness
- Communicable diseases
- Social and community medicine
- National programs
- General epidemiology
- Medical sociology and health education
- International Health
- Non-communicable diseases
- Environmental Health
- Ability to monitor national health programs
- Recognize, investigate, report, plan, and manage community health problems, including malnutrition and emergencies
- Nutrition and health
- Management of common health problems
- Genetics and health
Interview Round/Personality Test
- Initiative
- Leadership Capability
- Intellectual Curiosity
- Alertness
- Social Cohesion Ability
- Character
- Academic-Related Questions
- Decision Making
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