The UPSC conducts Combined Medical Services Examination every year to recruit medicos into a variety of central Government organisations and services such as the Indian Railways, Indian Ordnance Factories Health Services, Central Health Services, Municipal Corporation of Delhi and so on.

1. Assistant Divisional Medical Officer in the Railways
2. Assistant Divisional in Indian Ordnance Factories Health Service
3. Junior Scale Posts in Central Health Services
4. Medical Officers in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi
5. General Duty Medical Officers in NDMC.

Eligibility

Educational Qualification: The candidates must possess a degree in the M.B.B.S. All candidates who are yet to appear in the final examination of the M.B.B.S. can also be admitted provisionally to the Examination but their result is declared only after they submit a proof of having passed the final examination of the M.B.B.S. The candidates, who are yet to complete their compulsory rotatory internship, are also eligible but their appointment upon selection is subject to their completing the internship.

Selection

Plan of Examination: The examination comprises:

(a) Written examination
(b) Interview and
(c) Medical examination

Written Examination: The written examination comprises of two papers of two hours duration each carrying a maximum of 200 marks.  The topics/subjects covered under both the papers are as under:

Written Examination:  The written examination comprises of two papers of two hours duration each carrying a maximum of 200 marks.  The topics/subjects covered under both the papers are as under:

I. Paper-I

Weightage of Marks

(a) General Medicine including Cardiology, Neurology, Dermatology and Psychiatry 60 %

(b) Surgery including ENT, Opthalmology, Traumatology and Orthopaedics 40 %

II. Paper-II

Weightage of Marks

(a)Paediatrics 20 %

(b)Gynaecology and Obstetrics 40 %

(c)Preventive Social and Community Medicines 40 %

The examination is objective-type (Multiple-choice questions) and the medium of examination is only English. The commission have discretion to fix qualifying marks for the examination.

The examination is objective-type (Multiple-choice questions) and the medium of examination is only English. The commission have discretion to fix qualifying marks for the examination.

Interview:  All candidates who qualify in the written examination are called for personality test which is carried out in the form of a personal interview. The personality test carries a maximum of 200 marks. It is designed to test the general awareness and ability of the candidates in the field of their academic study. In addition, the interview also aims at assessing the candidates intellectual curiosity, assimilation power, mental alertness, balance of judgement and their qualities of social cohesion, integrity, initiative and leadership.

Medical Examination: All candidates who qualify for personality test has to undergo medical examination by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

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