
UPSC CMS syllabus 2022 was notified in the official notification. The syllabus is released in the form of topic names only. The candidates are suggested to prepare all the topics in their entirety. UPSC can ask about any aspect of the topic in the exam. No weightage is assigned to any topics in the official syllabus. The candidates must take help of the CMS question papers of previous years so that they can anticipate the important topics. There is no defined syllabus for the UPSC CMS personality test. Being a doctor, it is expected that the interview board can ask any random question related to emergency procedures.
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The UPSC CMS exam is a two-stage exam and the candidates need to clear every stage. The first stage is the written exam and the marks got in the written exam will be counted for the final merit list. The second stage is the UPSC CMS interview. The final UPSC CMS result is prepared by adding up the marks secured in each stage.
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- UPSC CMS 2022 Syllabus
- UPSC CMS Syllabus - Paper II
UPSC CMS 2022 Syllabus
The one advantage of the UPSC CMS syllabus is that it does not include any General Knowledge or General Studies topics. It means that the UPSC CMS exam is a full specialist exam. Since there are no current affairs topics, most of the syllabus is static and the number of topics is time-independent. The only part which can be said as the dynamic part of the UPSC CMS syllabus is the research and techniques. The ongoing research and the latest techniques can be asked in the exam as well.
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The UPSC CMS written exam is a computer-based exam conducted online. The written exam comprised of two question papers of 250 marks each. Both the papers have a separate syllabus and the topics are entirely different. The time assigned for each paper is two hours.
UPSC CMS Syllabus – General Medicine and Paediatrics
| Topic |
Number of Questions |
|---|---|
| General Medicine |
96 |
| Paediatrics |
24 |
| Total |
120 |
General Medicine Syllabus
The syllabus for the General Medicine section includes the following topics
(i) Cardiology
(ii) Respiratory diseases
(iii) Gastro-intestinal
(iv) Genito-Urinary
(v) Neurology
(vi) Haematology
(vii) Endocrinology
(viii) Metabolic disorders
(ix) Infections/Communicable Diseases
a) Virus
b) Rickets
c) Bacterial
d) Spirochetal
e) Protozoan
f) Metazoan
g) Fungus
(x) Nutrition/Growth
(xi) Diseases of the skin (Dermatology)
(xii) Musculoskeletal System
(xiii) Psychiatry
(xiv) General
(xv) Emergency Medicine
(xvi) Common Poisoning
(xvii) Snakebite
(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 Schizophrenia.
Paediatrics Syllabus
The syllabus for the paediatrics section includes the following topics
(i) Common childhood emergencies,
(ii) Basic newborn care,
(iii) Normal developmental milestones,
(iv) Accidents and poisonings in children,
(v) Birth defects and counselling including autism,
(vi) Immunization in children,
(vii) Recognizing children with special needs and management, and
(viii) National programmes related to child health.
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UPSC CMS Syllabus - Paper II
The UPSC CMS written exam paper II consists of the following topics.
| Topic |
Number of Questions |
|---|---|
| Surgery |
40 |
| Gynaecology & Obstetrics |
40 |
| Preventive & Social Medicine |
40 |
| Total |
120 |
The section-wise Syllabus of UPSC CMS Paper – II is explained as below
(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
- Urological Surgery
- Neuro Surgery
- Otorhinolaryngology E.N.T.
- Thoracic surgery
- Orthopaedic surgery
- Ophthalmology
- Anesthesiology
- Traumatology
- Diagnosis and management of common surgical ailments
- Pre-operative and post-operative care of surgical patients
- Medicolegal and ethical issues of surgery
- Wound healing
- Fluid and electrolyte management in surgery
- Shock patho-physiology and management.
B. Gynaecology & Obstetrics
1. Obstetrics
- Ante-natal conditions
- Intra-natal conditions
- Post-natal conditions
- Management of normal labours or complicated labour
2.Gynaecology
- Questions on applied anatomy
- Questions on applied physiology of menstruation and fertilization
- Questions on infections in the genital tract
- Questions on neoplasma in the genital tract
- Questions on the displacement of the uterus
- Normal delivery and safe delivery practices
- High-risk pregnancy and management
- Abortions
- Intra-Uterine growth retardation
- Medicolegal examination in obgy and Gynae including Rape.
3. Family Planning
- Conventional contraceptives
- U.D. and oral pills
- The 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
- Management of common health problems
- Ability to monitor national health programmes
- Knowledge of maternal and child wellness
- Ability to recognize, investigate, report, plan and manage community health problems including malnutrition and emergencies
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