UPSC CMS Syllabus 2024 for Prelims, Mains, and Exam Pattern

UPSC CMS Syllabus 2024 Overview

Exam Name

Union Public Service Commission Combined Medical Service

Commonly known as

UPSC CMS

Conducting Body

Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)

Exam Date

CBE (Computer-Based Exam)

UPSC CMS 2024 vacancy

827

Academic Qualification Required

(M.B.B.S degree)

Exam Level

National Level

Stages of exam

• Computer-based examination and

• Personality test

UPSC CMS Syllabus Paper I

• Cardiology
• Respiratory diseases
• Gastro-intestinal
• Genito-Urinary
• Neurology
• Haematology
• Endocrinology
• Metabolic disorders
• Infections/Communicable Diseases
• Virus
• Rickets
• Bacterial
• Spirochetal
• Protozoan
• Metazoan
• Fungus

• Nutrition/Growth
• Diseases of the skin (Dermatology)
• Musculoskeletal System
• Psychiatry
• General
• Emergency Medicine
• Common Poisoning
• Snakebite
• Tropical Medicine
• Critical Care Medicine
• Emphasis on medical procedures
• Patho physiological basis of diseases
• Vaccines and Non-vaccines preventable diseases
• Vitamin deficiency diseases
• Depression, psychosis, anxiety, bipolar diseases, and Schizophrenia.

• Common childhood emergencies
• Basic newborn care,
• Normal developmental milestones,
• Children – Poisonings and Accidents
• Defects at the time of Birth and counseling, including autism

• Immunization in children,
• Special needs and management and Recognizing children
• National programs related to child health.

UPSC CMS Syllabus Paper II

• Wounds
• Infections
• Tumours
• Lymphatic
• Blood vessels
• Cysts/sinuses
• Head and neck
• Breast
• Alimentary tract
• Oesophagus
• Stomach
• Intestines
• Anus
• Developmental
• Liver, Bile, Pancreas
• Spleen
• Peritoneum
• Abdominal wall
• Abdominal injuries

• Urological Surgery
• Neuro Surgery
• Otorhinolaryngology E.N.T.
• Thoracic surgery
• Orthopaedic surgery
• Ophthalmology
• Anesthesiology
• Traumatology
• Management of common surgical ailments and Diagnosis
• Surgical patients and Pre-operative and post-operative care
• Medicolegal and ethical issues of surgery
• Wound healing
• Fluid and electrolyte management in surgery
• Shock pathophysiology and management.

• Ante-natal conditions
• Intra-natal conditions

• Post-natal conditions
• Management of normal labor or complicated labor

• Questions related to applied anatomy
• Questions related to the applied physiology of menstruation and fertilization
• Questions related to infections in the genital tract
• Questions related to neoplasms in the genital tract
• Questions related to the displacement of the uterus

• Normal delivery and safe delivery practices
• High-risk pregnancy and management
• Abortions
• Intra-Uterine growth retardation

• Conventional contraceptives
• Oral pills and U.D.

• Sterilization, operative procedure, and organization of programs in the urban and rural areas
• Medical Termination of Pregnancy

• 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
• Management of common health problems
• Ability to monitor national health programs
• Knowledge of maternal and child wellness
• Manage community health problems including malnutrition and emergencies and ability to recognize, investigate, report, and plan.

UPSC CMS Exam Pattern Paper II