Combined Medical Services Exam Marking Scheme

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The UPSC conducts Combined Medical Services Exam. Here is the marking scheme of the exam. The exam has following two papers:

Paper I: 250
Paper II: 250

Paper I is based on the following subjects:
Marks
General Ability 30
Paediatrics 20
General Medicine 70
Total 120

Paper II based on the following subjects:
Marks
Surgery 40
Gynaecology & Obstetrics 40
Preventive & Social Medicine 40
Total 120

After the written exam, the UPSC holds Personality Test of 100 marks.

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The Exam will be conducted for 500 Marks
The Examination will be held in two Parts i.e. Part-I and Part-II
Each part will be conducted for 250 Marks
The Duration of Each part is 2 hours


The Paper- 1 consists of three sections for 250 Marks
The Paper-2 consists of three sections for 250 Marks



Part Sections Questions Total Marks
Part-I General Ability 30 questions 250 Marks
General Medicine 70 questions
Pediatrics 20 questions

Part-II Surgery 40 questions 250 Marks
Gynecology &
Obstetric 40 questions
Preventive &
Social Medicine 40 questions
Total 240 Questions 500 Marks


There is penalty option for each wrong answer, it means 0.33 marks reduce from your gaining marks.

Syllabus of Paper I

(a). General Ability
• Indian Society, Heritage & Culture, Polity, Economy, Human Development Indices and the Development Programmes;
• Natural Resources, their distribution, exploitation, conservation and related issues;
• Basic concepts of Ecology and Environment and their impact on health and economy;
• Impact of changing demographic trends on health, environment and society;
• Indian Agriculture, Industry, Trade, Transportation and Service Sectors;
• Natural and man made disasters and their management;
• Food adulteration, Food processing, food distribution, food storage and their relevance to public health;
• Recent trends in Science and Technology.
(b). General Medicine (General Medicine including Cardiology, Neurology, Dermatology and Psychiatry)
• Cardiology
• Respiratory diseases
• Gastro-intestinal
• Genito-Urinary
• Neurology
• Hematology
• Endocrinology
• Metabolic disorders
• Infections/ Communicable Diseases
a) Virus
b) Rickets
c) Bacterial
d) Spirochetal
e) Protozoan
f) Metazoan
g) Fungus
• Nutrition/Growth
• Diseases of the skin (Dermatology)
• Musculoskelatal System
• Psychiatry
• General
(c) Pediatrics
Syllabus of Paper II

(a). Surgery (Surgery including ENT, Opthalmology, Traumatology and Orthopaedics)

I - General Surgery
• Wounds
• Infections
• Tumours
• Lymphatic
• Blood vessels
• Cysts/sinuses
• Head and neck
• Breast
• Alimentary tract
a) Oesophagus
b) Stomach
c) Intestines
d) Anus
e) Developmental
• Liver, Bile, Pancreas
• Spleen
• Peritoneum
• Abdominal wall
• Abdominal injuries
II - Urological Surgery
III - Neuro Surgery
IV - Otorhinolaryngology E.N.T.
V - Thoracic surgery
VI - Orthopedic surgery
VII - Ophthalmology
VIII - Anesthesiology
IX - Traumatology

(b). GYNAECOLOGY & OBSTETRICS

I - OBSTETRICS
• Ante-natal conditions
• Intra-natal conditions
• Post-natal conditions
• Management of normal labours or complicated labour
II - GYNAECOLOGY
• Questions on applied anatomy
• Questions on applied physiology of menstruation and fertilization
• Questions on infections in genital tract
• Questions on neoplasma in the genital tract
• Questions on displacement of the uterus
III - FAMILY PLANNING
• Conventional contraceptives
• U.D. and oral pills
• Operative procedure, sterilization and organization of programmes in the urban and rural surroundings
• Medical Termination of Pregnancy
(c). PREVENTIVE SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY MEDICINE
• Social and Community Medicine
• Concept of Health, Disease and Preventive Medicine
• Health Administration and Planning
• General Epidemiology
• Demography and Health Statistics
• Communicable Diseases
• Environmental Health
• Nutrition and Health
• Non-communicable diseases
• Occupational Health
• Genetics and Health
• International Health
• Medical Sociology and Health Education
• Maternal and Child Health
• National Programmes
PERSONALITY TEST - (100 marks):

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