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UPSC COMBINED MEDICAL SERVICES EXAMINATION SYLLABUS

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SCHEME OF COMBINED MEDICAL SERVICES (CMS) EXAMINATION:

The UPSC Combined Medical Services (CMS) examination shall be conducted according to the following plan :-

Part-I UPSC CMS COMPUTER BASED EXAMINATION – (500 marks)
The UPSC Combined Medical Services (CMS)candidates will take the Computer based examination in two Papers, each Paper carrying a maximum of 250 marks.

Each UPSC CMS Paper will be of two hours duration.

Part-II UPSC CMS Personality Test : (100 Marks) :
UPSC Combined Medical Services (CMS) Personality test carrying 100 marks of such of the candidates who qualify on the results of the  Computer based examination. 

The Syllabus of UPSC Combined Medical Services (CMS) COMPUTER BASED EXAMINATION in two Papers are given below :

CMS Paper I General Medicine and Paediatrics

Total questions in UPSC CMS Paper I = 120 (96 from General Medicine and 24 from Paediatrics) ; 

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a) UPSC CMS General Medicine Syllabus including the following :

(i) Cardiology
(ii) Respiratorydiseases
(iii) Gastro-intestinal
(iv) Genito-Urinary
(v) Neurology
(vi) Hematology
(vii) Endocrinology
(viii) Metabolic disorders
(ix) Infections/CommunicableDiseases
      a) Virus
      b) Rickets
      c) Bacterial
      d) Spirochetal
      e) Protozoan
      f) Metazoan
      g) Fungus
(x) Nutrition/Growth
(xi) Diseasesoftheskin(Dermat
xii) MusculoskelatalSystem
(xiii) Psychiatry
(xiv) General
(xv) EmergencyMedicine
(xvi) Common Poisoning
(xvii) Snakebite
(xviii) TropicalMedicine
(xix) Critical Care Medicine
(xx) Emphasis on medical procedures
(xxi) Patho physiological basis of diseases
(xxii) Vaccines prevent able diseases and Nonvaccines preventable diseases
(xxiii) Vitamind eficiency diseases
(xxiv) In psychiatry include – Depression, psychosis, anxiety, bipolar diseases and Schizoprenia

(b) UPSC CMS Paediatrics Syllabus including the following -
(i) Common childhood emergencies
(ii) Basic new born care
(iii) Normal developmental milestones
(iv) Accidents and poisonings in children
(v) Birth defects and counseling including autism
(vi) Immunization in children
(vii) Recognizing children with special needs and management
(viii) National programmes related to child health

CMS Paper – II

(a) Surgery
(b) Gynaecology & Obstetrics
(c) Preventive & Social Medicine

Total questions in UPSC CMS Paper II = 120 (40 questions from each part)

 a. UPSC CMS Surgery Syllabus

 ( Surgery including ENT, Opthalmology, Traumatology and Orthopaedics )  

 I.      General Surgery 

 i.      Wounds

ii.      Infections

iii.     Tumours

iv.     Lymphatic

v.     Blood vessels

vi.     Cysts / sinuses

vii.    Head and neck

viii.   Breast

ix.     Alimentary tract

a.     Oesophagus

b.     Stomach

c.      Intestines

d.     Anus

e.     Developmental

x.     Liver, Bile, Pancreas

xi.     Spleen

xii.    Peritoneum

xiii.   Abdominal wall

xiv.   Abdominal injuries

II.     Urological Surgery  

III.    Neuro Surgery  

IV.    Otorhinolaryngology E.N.T.  

V.     Thoracic surgery  

VI.    Orthopedic surgery  

VII.   Ophthalmology  

VIII.  Anesthesiology  

IX.    Traumatology 

X.     Diagnosis and management of common surgical ailments

XI.    Pre-operative and post operative care of surgical patients

XII.  Medicolegal and ethical issues of surgery

XIII. Wound healing

XIV.  Fluid and electrolyte management in surgery

XV.    Shock patho-physiology and management 

b. UPSC CMS Gynaecology & Obstetrics Syllabus

I.      Obstetrics 

i.   Ante-natal conditions

ii.  Intra-natal conditions

iii.  Post-natal conditions

iv.  Management of normal labours or complicated labour

II.  Gynaecology

i.      Questions on applied anatomy

ii.      Questions on applied physiology of menstruation and fertilization

iii.     Questions on infections in genital tract

iv.     Questions on neoplasma in the genital tract

v.     Questions on displacement of the uterus

vi)    Normal delivery and safe delivery practices

vii)    High risk pregnancy and management

viii)    Abortions

ix)     Intra Uterine growth retardation

x)     Medicolegal examination in obgy and Gynae including Rape

III. Family Planning

i.      Conventional contraceptives

ii.      U.D. and oral pills

iii.     Operative procedure, sterilization and organization of programmes in the urban    and rural surroundings

iv.     Medical Termination of Pregnancy

C. UPSC CMS Preventive Social and Community Medicine Syllabus

 i.      Social and Community Medicine

ii.      Concept of Health, Disease and Preventive Medicine

iii.     Health Administration and Planning

iv.     General Epidemiology

v.     Demography and Health Statistics

vi.     Communicable Diseases

vii.    Environmental Health

viii.   Nutrition and Health

ix.     Non-communicable diseases

x.     Occupational Health

xi.     Genetics and Health

xii.    International Health

xiii.   Medical Sociology and Health Education

xiv.   Maternal and Child Health

xv.    National Programs

XVI. Management of common health problems

XVII. Ability to monitor national health programmes

XVIII. Knowledge of maternal and child wellness

XIX. Ability to recognize, investigate, report, plan and manage community health problems including malnutrition and emergencies

The Combined Medical Service computer based examination in both the papers will be completely of objective (Multiple choice answer) type.

The UPSC CMS question Papers ( Test Booklets ) will be set in English only.

For More UPSC CMS Details 

https://upsc.gov.in/sites/default/files/Notice-CMSE-20-English.pdf

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