The pattern of Combined Medical Services Exam organized by UPSC comprises of a written examination and Personality Test. An objective type written exam will be organized for a total of 500 marks divided in to two papers. Paper I will comprise of questions from subject areas like General Ability, General Medicine and Paediatrics. The general topics included in Paper II are Surgery, Preventive and Social Medicine and Gynecology and Obstetrics. Those candidates who are able to clear written exam can attend personality test which will conducted for a total of 100 marks.

Exam Pattern for Combined Medical Services Exam

The Combined Medical Services Exam pattern will include objective type questions. The plan of the written examination is as follows –

• Written Examination
• Personality Test

The written examination is essentially conducted for a total of 500 marks which includes two papers –

Paper 1 - Objective Type Questions – Total marks – 250 marks – This paper includes sections which is as follows –

• Section A – General Ability - Total questions – 30 questions
• Section B – General Medicine - Total questions – 70 questions
• Section C – Paediatrics - Total questions – 20 questions

Detailed Syllabus of Paper 1 is as follows –

General Ability

• Transportation and Service sectors
• Trade
• Recent Trends in Science and Technology
• Polity
• Natural Resources
• Management of Natural and Man made disasters
• Industry
• Indian Society
• Indian Agriculture
• Impact of changing demographic trends on Health, Economy and society
• Human Development Indices
• Heritage and Culture
• Food Storage
• Food Processing
• Food Distribution
• Food Adulteration
• Economy
• Basic concepts of Ecology

General Medicine

• Respiratory diseases
• Neurology
• Metabolic Disorders
• Infections and Communicable diseases
• Hematology
• Genito - Urinal
• Gastro – intestinal
• Endocrinology
• Dermatology
• Cardiology

Paediatrics

• Peadiatric Malignancies
• Hematology
• Common Acute Peadiatric illness
• Adolescent medicine

Paper 2 - Objective Type Questions – Total marks – 250 marks – This paper consist of questions from the following subject areas –

• Section A – Surgery - Total questions – 40 questions
• Section B – Gynecology and Obstetrics - Total questions – 40 questions
• Section C – Preventive and Social Medicine - Total questions – 40 questions

Detailed Syllabus of Paper 2 is as follows –

Surgery

• Urological Surgery
• Traumotology
• Thoracic Surgery
• Otorhinolaryngology E.N.T
• Orthopaedic Surgery
• Ophthalmology
• Neuro Surgery
• General Surgery
• Anesthesiology

Gynecology and Obstetrics

• U.D and Oral Pills
• Post natal conditions
• Neoplasma in Genital tract
• Medical Termination of Pregnancy
• Management of normal or complicated labors
• Intra natal conditions
• Infections in Genital tract
• Gynecology
• Family Planning
• Displacement of Uterus
• Conventional Contraceptives
• Applied Physiology of Menstruation and Fertilization
• Applied Anatomy
• Anti natal conditions

Preventive and Social Medicine

• Communicable Diseases
• Concept of Health, Disease and Preventive Medicine
• Demography and Health Statistics
• Environmental Health
• General Epidemiology
• Genetics and Health
• Health Administration and Planning
• International Health
• Maternal and Child health
• Medical Sociology and Health Education
• National Programmes
• Non Communicable diseases
• Nutrition and Health
• Occupational health
• Social and Community Medicine

Personality Test – On qualifying all the above mentioned sections in written test, candidates need to attend a personality test for a total of 100 marks organized by Union Public Service Commission. Candidates will be mainly tested in specific areas like General Knowledge, knowledge in specific subject area, critical skills like leadership, inter personal and intellectual skills.