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UPSC CMS Exam Pattern & Syllabus 2025; Check Notification Here!

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UPSC CMS Exam Pattern & Syllabus 2025
UPSC CMS Exam Pattern & Syllabus 2025

Also Check: UPSC CMS Exam 2025 Notification 

Scheme of Examination: The examination shall be conducted according to the following plan:-

Part-I
Written Examination – (500 marks)
The candidates will take the written examination in two Papers, each Paper carrying a maximum of 250 marks. Each Paper will be of two hours duration.

Part-II
Personality Test: (100 Marks):
Personality test carrying 100 marks of such of the candidates who qualify on the results of the written examination

Written Examination: The components and syllabi of two Papers and the weightage to different components in the two papers are given below:-

Paper I

Subject

No of Question

Max Marks

General Medicine

96

250

Paediatrics

24

Total

120

250


 
Penalty for wrong answers: Candidates should note that there will be penalty (Negative Marking) for wrong answers marked by a candidate in the Objective Type Question Papers.

Syllabus of Paper-I
(a) General Medicine including the following:
i.    Cardiology
ii.    Respiratory diseases
iii.    Gastro-intestinal
iv.    Genito-Urinary
v.    Neurology
vi.    Hematology
vii.    Endocrinology
viii.    Metabolic disorders
ix.    Infections/Communicable Diseases [Virus, Rickets, Bacterial, Spirocheta, Protozoa, Metazoan & Fungus]
x.    Nutrition/Growth
xi.    Diseases of the skin (Dermatology)
xii.    Musculoskelatal System
xiii.    Psychiatry
xiv.    General
xv.    Emergency Medicine
xvi.    Common Poisoning
xvii.    Snake bite
xviii.    Tropical Medicine
xix.    Critical Care Medicine
xx.    Emphasis on medical procedures
xxi.    Patho physiological basis of diseases
xxii.    Vaccines preventable diseases and Non vaccines preventable diseases
xxiii.    Vitamin deficiency diseases
xxiv.    In psychiatry include – Depression, psychosis, anxiety, bipolar diseases and Schizoprenia.
Paediatrics including the following -
i.    Common childhood emergencies,
ii.    Basic new born care,
iii.    Normal developmental milestones,
iv.    Accidents and poisonings in children,
v.    Birth defects and counseling including autism,
vi.    Immunization in children,
vii.    Recognizing children with special needs and management, and
viii.    National programmes related to child health.

Paper II

Subject

No of Question

Max Marks

Surgery

40

250

 

Gynaecology & Obstetrics

40

Preventive & Social Medicine

40

Total

120

250


Syllabus of Paper - II

(a) Surgery (Surgery including ENT, Ophthalmology, 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
(X) Diagnosis and management of common surgical ailments
(XI) Pre-operative and post operative care of surgical patients
(XII) Medicolegal and ethical issues of surgery
(XIII) Wound healing
(XIV) Fluid and electrolyte management in surgery
(XV) Shock patho-physiology and management.

(b) Gynaecology & Obstetrics

(I) OBSTETRICS
i.    Ante-natal conditions
ii.    Intra-natal conditions
iii.    Post-natal conditions
iv.    Management of normal labours or complicated labour

(II) GYNAECOLOGY
i.    Questions on applied anatomy
ii.    Questions on applied physiology of menstruation and fertilization
iii.    Questions on infections in genital tract
iv.    Questions on neoplasma in the genital tract
v.    Questions on displacement of the uterus
vi.    Normal delivery and safe delivery practices
vii.    High risk pregnancy and management
viii.    Abortions
ix.    Intra Uterine growth retardation
x.    Medico legal examination in Obgy and Gynae including Rape.

(III) Family Planning
i.    Conventional contraceptives
ii.    U.D. and oral pills
iii.    Operative procedure, sterilization and organization of programmes in the urban and rural surroundings
iv.    Medical Termination of Pregnancy

(c) Preventive Social and Community Medicine

1.    Social and Community Medicine
2.    Concept of Health, Disease and Preventive Medicine
3.    Health Administration and Planning
4.    General Epidemiology
5.    Demography and Health Statistics
6.    Communicable Diseases
7.    Environmental Health
8.    Nutrition and Health
9.    Non-communicable diseases
10.    Occupational Health
11.    Genetics and Health
12.    International Health
13.    Medical Sociology and Health Education
14.    Maternal and Child Health
15.    National Programmes
16.    Management of common health problems
17.    Ability to monitor national health programmes
18.    Knowledge of maternal and child wellness
19.    Ability to recognize, investigate, report, plan and manage community health problems including malnutrition and emergencies.

Published date : 20 Feb 2025 04:03PM

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