Combined Medical Services Examination

+ Combined Medical Services Examination Civil Service Exam in India Acronym UPSC CMSE Type Objective Type Administrator Union Public Service Commission Year started Skills tested Medical knowledge (MBBS level) Purpose Recruitment of Group A Medical Officers Duration Paper I - 2 hours Paper II - 2 hours Personality Test ~ 30 minutes Maximum Marks Paper I - 250 Paper II - 250 Personality Test - 100 Negative Marking Yes Offered Once a year Regions Languages English Number of Applicants 50,334 (2023)UPSC 73rd Annual Report 2022-2023 Number of Test takers 27,808 (2023) Applicants to Posts Ratio 39.92 (2023) Prerequisites MBBS Degree Fee ₹200 Used by CHS IRHS NDMC MCD Website https://upsc.gov.in/

The Combined Medical Services Examination or the CMS Examination is conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) for recruitment of Medical Officers (Group A posts) to various Government Services/Organizations such as the Central Health Service (CHS), Indian Railways, Municipal Corporation of Delhi and New Delhi Municipal Council.Notification for Combined Medical Services Examination 2024

In 2024, Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) announced recruitment to the posts of Insurance Medical Officers Grade-II in ESI Corporation through the disclosure lists of Combined Medical Services Examination conducted in the years 2022 and 2023.

History The Combined Examination for recruitment to Medical posts under Central Government was first conducted by UPSC on 18 February 1977.28th Annual Report of UPSC, 1978 Prior to 1977, recruitment to these posts was on the basis of interview.27th Annual Report of UPSC, 1977 CMSE 2007 introduced the Negative Marking in the evaluation of Objective type question papers.https://www.saarc-sec.org/index.php/resources/publications/62-comparative-study-on-public-service-commissions-published-copy/file From CMSE 2010 onwards, female candidates were granted exemption from payment of exam fee.60th Annual Report of UPSC 2009-2010 CMSE 2014 introduced the Computer Based Mode of Examination.65th Annual Report of UPSC 2014-2015 From CMSE 2017 onwards, UPSC implemented the Public Disclosure Scheme for making publicly available the Scores of those candidates who appeared in the final stage of the examination but were not recommended. This is to ensure that other recruiting bodies can use this data to recruit these qualified candidates who are willing to publicly disclose their scores.68th Annual Report of UPSC 2017-2018 Syllabus of the examination was changed in CMSE 2018.69th Annual Report of UPSC 2018-2019 From CMSE 2020 onwards, the upper age limit for Medical Officer Grade of CHS GDMO sub-cadre was enhanced from 32 years to 35 years.71st Annual Report of UPSC 2020-2021

Services/Posts Through Combined Medical Services Examination, the Medical Officers are being recruited to following services or organisations. +CATEGORY - I1Medical Officer Grade (Level 10) in the General Duty Medical Officer (GDMO) sub-cadre of the Central Health Service (CHS)CATEGORY - II1Assistant Divisional Medical Officer (ADMO) in the Indian Railway Health Service (IRHS)2General Duty Medical Officer in the New Delhi Municipal Council3General Duty Medical Officer Grade -II in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi

Eligibility Criteria

Nationality: Citizen of India; Subject of Nepal or Bhutan; and some Tibetan refugees, a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka or East African Countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire and Ethiopia or from Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India. Age: Must not have attained the age of 32 years (for the Central Health Service (CHS) posts, the upper age limit must not exceed 35 years), with relaxations for various categories such as SC, ST & OBC.UPSC Combined Medical Services Examination 2025 Notification dated 19/02/2025 Educational Qualifications: Passed the written and practical parts of the final MBBS Examination."Eligibility Conditions"

Scheme of Examination

Part I : Written Examination

An objective-type written examination with two papers of two hours duration, each carrying a maximum of 250 marks. Both papers are attempted on the same day.

Paper I

Maximum Marks : 250 Subject Questions General Medicine 96 Paediatrics 24

Paper II

Maximum Marks : 250 Subject QuestionsSurgery (including ENT, Ophthalmology, Traumatology and Orthopaedics) 40 Gynaecology & Obstetrics 40Preventive & Social Medicine 40

Candidates who qualify in the written examination are called for an Interview/Personality Test.

Part II : Personality Test Personality Test carrying 100 marks conducted by the Union Public Service Commission for those candidates qualifying the written examination."Syllabus and Exam Pattern"

Medical Examination The candidates need to undergo a medical examination to assess fitness, prior to appointment.

Exam Statistics +Year of Examination201566th Annual Report of UPSC 2015-2016201667th Annual Report of UPSC 2016-201720172018201970th Annual Report of UPSC 2019-20202020202173rd Annual Report of UPSC 2022-20232022UPSC CMSE 2022 Notification2023UPSC CMSE 2023 NotificationUPSC Annual Report 2023-20242024UPSC CMSE 2024 Notification20252026UPSC CMS Examination 2026 NotificationNumber of Posts1402102571750491956084568712618277051358Number of Applicants31,78633,98639,16640,55636,41543,12060,15449,02650,334Candidates appeared for Exam15,42016,86418,18319,87319,47920,21323,29920,61327,808Candidates Interviewed29983288158514471856115011769632538Applicants to Posts Ratio (APR)22.6733.1554.6280.4639.6277.0071.1971.3639.92 +Cut-off MarksYear of Examination202020212022202320242025UPSC CMSE 2025 Final Cut-Off MarksCut-off Marks at Final Stage (Out of 600)Category - I365370324332403380.20Category - II357369319322386368.45

Cadre allocation Once the final results are declared by the UPSC, the cadre allocation for the selected candidates are done by the CHS-I section of the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MoHFW) according to the cadre preferences submitted by the candidates and their ranks.Cadre Allocation of Category-II CMSE 2024

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