UPSC CMS 2024: It is conducted by Union Public Service Commission for the recruitment of candidates for the post of Assistant Medical Officer in the Department/Ministries of the Indian Government. The selection process includes 2 stages such as a Computer-based examination and a Personality Test. Get more details about UPSC CMS 2024 in the following article.
UPSC CMS 2024 Important Dates
| Release of the Notification | 10 April 2024 |
| Availability of application form | 10 April 2024 |
| Last day to fill out the application form | 30 April 2024 |
| Admit card | June 2024 |
| Computer-Based Exam Date | 14 July 2024 |
| Result of CBE | August 2024 |
Vacancies Detail
| Medical Officer | To be Updated |
| Assistant Divisional Medical Officer | To be Updated |
| General Duty Medical Officer | To be Updated |
| General Duty Medical Officer Gr-2 | To be Updated |
| Total | To be Updated |
UPSC CMS 2024 Important Links
| Official Notification | Check Here |
| Official Website | Check Here |
| CMS Online Application | Apply Here |
Eligibility Criteria
- Indian candidates can apply.
- MBBS Degree is required to apply for UPSC CMS.
- Appearing candidates in the above exam can also apply.
- The age of the candidates must be not more than 32 years (as of August 1, 2024).
- There will be upper age relaxation for candidates belonging to a certain category as given below.
| Category | Age Relaxation |
| OBC candidates | 3 years |
| SC/ST candidates | 5 years |
| Defense Services personnel who are disabled | 3 years |
| ECOs/SSCOs (5 years) | 5 years |
| Candidates who are domicile of Jammu & Kashmir from January 1, 1980, to December 31, 1989 | 5 years |
| Physically disabled candidates | 10 years |
| Ex-servicemen including ECOs, Commissioned Officers and SSCOs | 5 years |
UPSC CMS 2024 Application Form
The application form of CMS is released by UPSC. Candidates will have to fill the application form in two parts. Candidates will have to register themselves in Part 1 by entering their details while in part 2 of the application filling process candidates will have to select the mode of online payment, selection of exam center, and final submission of the application form.
Exam Pattern
- The exam consists of 2 stages – a written exam (CBE) and a personality test.
- The CBE will be conducted for 500 marks while the personality test will consist of 100 marks.
- The written exam will have 2 papers.
- Paper 1 will be General Medicine and Paediatrics.
- Paper 2 will be Surgery, Gynaecology & Obstetrics, and Preventive & Social Medicine.
- Each paper will have a time duration of 2 hours.
- Both the papers of the written exam will be conducted for 250 marks each.
- Both Paper 1 and 2 will be 250 Marks each.
- The duration of Paper 1 will be 4 hours (2 hours for each subject)
- For Paper 2, the duration will be 2 hours.
Paper 1 (Written exam)
| Subject | Number of Question |
| General Medicine | 96 |
| Pediatrics | 24 |
| Total | 120 |
Paper 2 (Written exam)
| Subject | Number of Questions |
| Gynaecology & Obstetrics | 40 |
| Surgery | 40 |
| Preventive & Social Medicine | 40 |
| Total | 120 |
Exam Centers
| Kochi | Jaipur | Chennai | Bengaluru |
| Patna | Bhopal | Gangtok | Ahmedabad |
| Delhi | Jorhat | Lucknow | Sambalpur |
| Ranchi | Aizwal | Tirupati | Hyderabad |
| Imphal | Shimla | Shillong | Port Blair |
| Dispur | Dharwad | Bareilly | Chandigarh |
| Mumbai | Kolkata | Itanagar | Panaji (Goa) |
| Nagpur | Madurai | Agartala | Vishakhapatnam |
| Kohima | Udaipur | Dehradun | Jammu & Srinagar |
| Raipur | Cuttack | Allahabad | Thiruvananthapuram |
Cutoff
| Category | Minimum qualifying standards (Out of 500) | Cut-off marks at Final Stage (Out of 600) |
| General | 224 | 306 |
| OBC | 183 | 268 |
| SC | 192 | 271 |
| ST | 159 | 225 |
| EWS | 126 | 220 |
| Total | – | – |
Candidates belonging to Persons with Benchmark Disability(PwBD)
| Category | Minimum qualifying standards (Out of 500) | Cut-off marks at the Final Stage (Out of 600) |
| PwBD 1 | 83 | 165 |
| PwBD 2 | 94 | 197 |
| PwBD 3 | – | – |
| PwBD 4 & 5 | – | – |
UPSC CMS 2024: Important Points
- The minimum academic qualification to apply for UPSC CMS 2024 is MBBS.
- The age of the candidates must not be more than 32 years.
- The mode of the written exam is Computer Based Exam.
- A normal graduate can’t apply for UPSC CMS. To apply for CMS candidates must be MBBS.
Official Website of UPSC: www.upsc.gov.in
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