UPSC CMS

Key Dates

  1. Examination Overview
    Exam Name: Combined Medical Services Examination (CMS)
    Conducting Authority: Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)
    Exam Level: National
    Recruitment Year: 2026
    Mode of Examination: Written Examination (Objective Type) followed by Personality Test
    Total Stages: 2
    Source Documents Used: Last Year Official UPSC Examination Notice No. 8/2025-CMS dated 19.02.2025
  2. Eligibility Criteria
    Nationality Requirements:
    A candidate must be:
    (a) a Citizen of India, or
    (b) a subject of Nepal, or
    (c) a subject of Bhutan, or
    (d) a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before 1st January 1962 intending to settle permanently, or
    (e) a person of Indian origin who migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries, or Vietnam intending to settle permanently.
    Candidates belonging to categories (b), (c), (d), (e) must have a certificate of eligibility issued by the Government of India.

Age Limits (Minimum & Maximum):
A candidate must not have attained the age of 32 years as on.
For Medical Officers Grade in General Duty Medical Officers Sub-cadre of Central Health Services: upper age limit is 35 years as on 1st August.

Age Relaxation Categories:
(i) Up to 5 years for SC/ST.
(ii) Up to 3 years for OBC.
(iii) Up to 3 years for Defence Services personnel disabled in operations.
(iv) Up to 5 years for Ex-servicemen.
(v) Up to 5 years for ECOs/SSCOs.
(vi) Up to 10 years for Persons with Benchmark Disability.
Cumulative relaxation is allowed for SC/ST/OBC candidates who also qualify under other clauses (e.g., Ex-servicemen, PwBD).

Educational Qualifications:
Passed the written and practical parts of the final M.B.B.S. Examination.
Candidates appearing or yet to appear may apply provisionally.

Internship / Registration Requirements:
Candidates yet to complete compulsory rotating internship are eligible for admission but will be appointed only after completion.

Physical / Medical Fitness Standards:
Candidates must be physically and medically fit according to standards in Appendix III of the Examination Rules.

Any Other Eligibility Conditions:
Appointment is subject to verification of eligibility with original documents after qualifying for the Interview/Personality Test.

  1. Examination Plan (Stage-wise Structure — Summary Only)
    Stage I: Written Examination
    Type of Examination: Objective (Multiple choice answers)
    Total Papers: 2
    Paper-wise Marks: 250 marks each
    Duration: 2 hours each
    Negative Marking: Yes – one-third (0.33) marks deducted for each wrong answer.
    Merit-counting status: Qualifying for Stage II.

Stage II: Personality Test / Interview
Nature of Assessment: Interview to test general knowledge, academic study, intellectual curiosity, critical powers, judgement, social cohesion, integrity, initiative, leadership.
Marks: 100

  1. Written Examination Paper Structure (Official Scheme Only)
    Paper I
    Subject Coverage:
    General Medicine
    Paediatrics
    Marks: 250
    Duration: 2 hours

Paper II
Subject Coverage:
Surgery
Gynaecology & Obstetrics
Preventive & Social Medicine
Marks: 250
Duration: 2 hours

Medium / Language Options: Question Papers (Test Booklets) will be set in English only.
Any official conditions or restrictions related to papers:

  • Papers are of MBBS standard.
  • Use of calculators is not permitted.
  • Candidates must write papers in their own hand. Scribe facility is allowed for eligible Persons with Benchmark Disabilities.
  • Compensatory time may be allowed for eligible PwBD candidates.
  1. Examination Marks Summary
    Total Stages: 2
    Total Written Papers: 2
    Written Examination Marks: 500
    Personality Test Marks: 100
    Grand Total Marks: 600

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