The Union Public service Commission of India is one of the highest authoritative bodies in the country responsible for recruitment of the people in the highest key posts of the country. They recruit medicos into a variety of central Government organizations and services such as the Indian Railways, Indian Ordnance Factories Health Services, Central Health Services, Municipal Corporation of Delhi etc. The responsibility is huge and so the exam is quite tough.

Importance of the paper

The first part of the paper deals with mainly three subjects namely the general ability of the candidate, general medicine and pediatrics or the branch of medicine that specifically deals with the ailments afflicting the children and their cure. This is quite important since the children are the future of the nation and healthy children means a healthier tomorrow.

Format

The whole paper is of 250 marks an all the questions carry equal marks.

Paper pattern

The paper consists of120 questions. There is a negative marking for each incorrect response which is about one third. The candidates taking the exam are expected to choose from the four given options.

Marking

Since there is a provision of the negative marks thus the candidates are expected to be cautious and not make mistakes while marking the answers. If two options are chosen simultaneously then that will also be considered wrong and will be liable for a deduction of one third of the marks. However if he or she does not choose any option then there is no penalty for that question.

Some questions from the question paper

The questions that most frequently feature in the question paper are

In which of the following states of India does the Garo community live?

The distinct golden color in transgenic golden rice is due to the presence of?

The Indian institute of Crop Processing Technology is under the Union Ministry of?

Time allotted

A total of two hours is allotted to complete the paper which is about adequate.

Recommended books

The most popular books are many in number depending on different aspects of the paper. However one can follow Ganong for Physiology and Harrison for medicine.