CMS - Combined Medical Services Exam
UPSC conducts computer based combined medical examination for recruitment to the services and posts of Assistant Medical Officer in railways, Indian Ordinance Factories Health Service, Junior scale posts in central health services, etc.
UPSC CMS (Combined Medical Services) Exam 2016
Important Dates
- Notification Date: 5 March, 2016
- Last Date to Apply: 1 April, 2016
- CMS Exam Date: 12 June, 2016
Eligibility Criteria
Age limit: You should have attained the age limit of at least 32 years as on 1 January of year of exam. Age relaxation for reserved category is applicable as per the norms.
Educational qualification: For admission to the examination, you should have passed the written and practical parts of the final MBBS examination.
CMS Exam Pattern
Part I is wriiten examination of 500 marks. You have to take the written examination in two Papers, each Paper carrying a maximum of 250 marks. Each paper is of 2 hours duration. Part II is personality test carrying 100 marks of such of the candidates who qualify on the results of the written examination. There is negative marking of 1/3 of mark for each incorrect answer.
| Paper | Section | Questions | Marks |
Paper I
(2 hours)
| General Ability | 30 | 62.5 |
| General Medicine | 70 | 145.8 | |
| Paediatrics | 20 | 41.7 | |
Paper II
(2 hours)
| Surgery | 40 | 62.5 |
| Gynaecology & Obstetrics | 40 | 155.8 | |
| Preventive & Social Medicine | 40 | 41.7 |
Computer Based Test
Till 2013, the written examination for Combined Medical Services Examination for two objective type papers was being conducted through the OMR sheets. However, from 2014 the UPSC has decided that the exam is to be conducted in Computer Based mode.
