UPSC CMS 2021 Application Form: Check this to Get all the Notifications, Syllabus & Updates

The CMS or Combined Medical Services Examination is conducted by the UPSC or Union Public Service Commission for the posting as a medical officer and in various organisations such as Indian Railways, New Delhi Municipal Council, Indian Ordnance Factories and Municipal Corporation of Delhi which is functioning under the government of India.

The CMS releases the notifications for the examination in the month of April and the exam is conducted in the month of July. There is an interview after the written examination and candidates are successful after that. This article will provide you with all the 2021 updates, notifications and syllabus of the examination.

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UPSC CMS 2021 Syllabus

Given below is the syllabus of all the subjects

Paper 1: General Medicine

Cardiology	Tropical medicine
Respiratory Diseases	Snake Byte
Gastro-Intestinal	Common Poisoning
Gastro Urinary	Emergency Medicine
Neurology	General
Haematology	Psychiatry- anxiety, bipolar diseases psychosis, Schizophrenia, Depression
Endocrinology	Musculoskeletal system
Metabolic disorders	Disease of skin
Communicable/ Infectious Diseases, Spirochetal, Protozoan, Rickets, Bacterial, Metazoan, Fungus, Virus	Nutrition/ Growth
Emphasis on medical procedures	Critical Care Medicine
Patho physiological basis of diseases	Vitamin deficiency

Paper 1: Paediatrics

Common childhood Emergencies	National programmes related to child Health
Basic Newborn Care	Accidents and poisonings in children
Normal Developmental Milestone	Recognizing children with special needs and management
Birth Defects and counselling	Immunity in children

Paper 1: Obstetrics

Ante-natal conditions	Post -Natal condition
Antenatal conditions	Management of complicated and normal labours

Paper 1: Surgery

Urological surgery	Neurosurgery
Anesthesiology	Orthopaedic Surgery
General Surgery. Tumours. Infections. Blood vessels Breast Head Wounds and neck Liver, bile, pancreas Abdominal wall Spleen and injuries Sinuses/ Cysts Anus Developmental Alimentary Tract Oesophagus Intestines Stomach	Otorhinolaryngology ENT
Diagnosis and management of common surgical ailments	Wound Healing
Preoperative care of Surgical Patients	Shock patio-physiology and management
Thoracic Surgery	Ophthalmology
Medicolegal and ethical issues of surgery	Fluid and electrolyte management, Traumatology in surgery and Shock management and pathophysiology

Paper 1: Gynaecology

Applied Anatomy	Uterus
Physiology of fertilization and menstruation	Neoplasma in Genital Tract
Normal and safe delivery practices	Displacement of uterus
Abortions	High-Risk Pregnancy and management
Musicology examination in gynae and obgy including rape	Infection in the Genital Tract

Paper 1: Family Planning

Conventional contraceptives	Medical Termination of pregnancy
UD and oral pills	The sterilization, operative procedure,  and organization of programmes

Paper 1: Preventive Social and Community Medicine

Social and Community Medicine	Knowledge of maternal and child wellness
Concept of health, disease and preventive Medicine	Management of common health programmes
General Epidemiology	National Programmes
Demography and Health Statistics	Maternal and Child Health
Communicable Diseases	Medical Sociology And Health Education
Environmental Health	International Health
Genetics and Health	Occupational diseases
Nutrition and Health	Non-communicable Diseases
Management of common health problems	Ability to monitor national health programmes
Knowledge of maternal and child wellness	Ability to recognize, report, plan, investigate and manage community health problems including emergencies and malnutrition.

Paper 2: Interview Round

Capability of leadership	Intellectual Curiosity
Decision making	Alertness
Character	Question from academics
Initiative	The ability for Social Cohesion

UPSC CMS 2021 Application Form

#Aspirants have to follow these steps to apply for the CMS examination

#Go to the official site of the UPSC which is upsc.gov.in

#Then, click on the 2021 UPSC CMS link which is there in the examination section

#There will be a page popping up and there click on the application link

#Fill in the application details and make the payment for the application fees, then click on submit.

#The application form will be submitted

#The page will give you a confirmation page, download it and keep a hard copy for future reference.

#The application fee is Rs.200.

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UPSC CMS 2021: Notification

The notification of the CMS exam is available on the official website. You can get the updated notification here

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UPSC CMS 2021 Updates and Dates

Date of Notification	07/07/2021
Date of Commencement of Examination	21/11/2021
Duration of Examination	One Day
Last Date for Receipt of Applications	27/07/2021 – 6:00pm

UPSC 2021: Exam Pattern

Given below is the exam pattern

Paper 1

Subjects	Questions
General Medicine including Dermatology, Neurology, Cardiology and Psychiatry	96
Paediatrics	24

Paper 2

Subjects	Questions
Surgery including Traumatology, Ophthalmology, and Orthopaedics	40
Obstetrics and Gynaecology	40
Social Medicine and Preventive	40

Section Wise Marks Distribution: Paper 1

Subject	Number of Question
General Medicine	96
Paediatrics	24
Total	120

These are all MCQ questions that will have four options and the negative marking is one-third of the marks. If two or more answers are given by the aspirant, it will be considered as the wrong answer and there will be no negative marking for unanswered questions.

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Eligibility Criteria

#Nationality:- Subject of Bhutan or Nepal, Citizen of India and some Tibetan refugees, an individual of Indian origin who has departed from Burma, Pakistan, Sri Lanka or East African Countries of Kenya, Ethiopia, the United Republic of Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zaire, Malawi or from Vietnam with the expectation of permanently settling in India.

#Age:- Must not have accomplished the age of 32 years with relaxations for several classifications like ST, SC and OBC.

#Educational Qualifications:- Passed the practical and written components of the last MBBS Examination.

Conclusion

The exam is objective type and is written with two papers and the duration of the exam is two hours. Candidates need to set their time and should have proper time management. One should be mentally prepared before the exam so that one can be confident and be always prepared for everything. One should have patience and perseverance while they appear for the examination. While appearing for the interview round, one should be calm, honest and positive in their way of speaking.

Aspirants need to know the syllabus and the exam pattern well before they start for preparation. Aspirants who are opting to appear for the examination need to check the official websites from time to time. UPSC Pathshala will keep the aspirants updated and notified. Stay tuned here for all the daily updates.

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