UPSC CMS SYLLABUS and EXAM PATTERN 2024

UPSC has released Examination Notice No. 8/2024-CMS Dated: 10.04.2024 for recruitment of Medical Officers Grade in General Duty Medical Officers Sub-Cadre of Central Health Service, Assistant Divisional Medical Officer in the Railways, General Duty Medical Officer in New Delhi Municipal Council, General Duty Medical Officer Gr-II in Municipal Corporation of Delhi through Combined Medical Services Examination, 2024 (UPSC CMS 2024). For Complete Details, CLICK HERE. In this article, we are going to provide you UPSC CMS Syllabus and Exam Pattern 2024.

UPSC COMBINED MEDICAL SERVICES EXAMINATION (CMSE), 2024 will be conducted in 2 stages; namely:-

  • Stage-1:- WRITTEN EXAMINATION.
  • Stage-2:- PERSONALITY TEST.

STAGE-I: WRITTEN EXAMINATION

PAPERSUBJECTNO. OF QUESTIONSMARKSDURATION
IGENERAL MEDICINE962502 HOURS
PAEDIATRICS24
IISURGERY402502 HOURS
GYNAECOLOGY & OBSTETRICS40
PREVENTIVE AND SOCIAL MEDICINE40
NOTE:
1. The written examination in both the papers will be completely of objective (Multiple choice answers) type. The question Papers (Test Booklets) will be set in English only.
2. There will be penalty (Negative Marking) for wrong answers marked by a candidate in the objective type question papers. There are four alternatives for the answers to every question. For each question for which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate, one third of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty.

STAGE-II: PERSONALITY TEST

Personality Test will carry 100 marks and will be conducted for the candidates who qualify written examination.

PAPER-I (GENERAL MEDICINE AND PAEDIATRICS)

GENERAL MEDICINE:

  • Cardiology
  • Respiratory diseases
  • Gastro-intestinal
  • Genito-Urinary
  • Neurology
  • Hematology
  • Endocrinology
  • Metabolic disorders
  • Infections/Communicable Diseases
    • Virus
    • Rickets
    • Bacterial
    • Spirochetal
    • Protozoan
    • Metazoan
    • 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.

PAEDIATRICS:

  • 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.

PAPER II (SURGERY, GYNAECOLOGY & OBSTETRICS and PREVENTIVE & SOCIAL MEDICINE)

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

GYNAECOLOGY & OBSTETRICS

  1. OBSTETRICS
    • Ante-natal conditions
    • Intra-natal conditions
    • Post-natal conditions
    • Management of normal labours or complicated labour
  2. 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.
  3. FAMILY PLANNING
    • Conventional contraceptives
    • U.D. and oral pills
    • Operative procedure, sterilization and organization of programmes in the urban and rural surroundings
    • Medical Termination of Pregnancy

PREVENTIVE SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY MEDICINE

  1. Social and Community Medicine
  2. Concept of Health, Disease and Preventive Medicine
  3. Health Administration and Planning
  4. General Epidemiology
  5. Demography and Health Statistics
  6. Communicable Diseases
  7. Environmental Health
  8. Nutrition and Health
  9. Non-communicable diseases
  10. Occupational Health
  11. Genetics and Health
  12. International Health
  13. Medical Sociology and Health Education
  14. Maternal and Child Health
  15. National Programmes
  16. Management of common health problems
  17. Ability to monitor national health programmes
  18. Knowledge of maternal and child wellness
  19. Ability to recognize, investigate, report, plan and manage community health problems including malnutrition and emergencies.
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