Can you tell me about the Combined Medical Services (CMS) Examination 2019 conducted by UPSC (Union Public Service Commission)?

The application form and notification for Combined Medical Services (CMS) Examination 2019 was released on April 10, 2019 by UPSC (Union Public Service Commission). The selection of the candidates is based on the Computer Based Examination and interview.


UPSC CMS 2019 Important Dates

Availability of UPSC CMS Application form: April 10, 2019
The Online Applications can be filled up to 06th May, 2019 till 6:00 PM.
The online Applications can be withdrawn from 13.05.2019 to 20.05.2019 till 6.00 PM
Date of Written Examination: 21st July, 2019
Date of exam of UPSC CMS 2019 21 Jul 2019
Date of Declaration of Result 2019 16 Aug 2019
Last date to fill DAf 09 Sep 2019
Date of Admit card availability for Interview 03 weeks prior to the exam
Commencement of interview Nov/ Dec 2019 / Jan 2020
Date of Final Result Jan 2020


UPSC CMS 2019 Eligibility Criteria

Nationality

One must have any of the following nationality:

A citizen of India
A subject of Bhutan
A subject of Nepal
A Tibetan Refugee who came to India with an intention to get permanently settled here before 1st January 1962
An Indian origin person migrated from any of the following nations: Burma, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, East African Countries of Kenya, Zambia, Zaire, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, and Ethiopia with an intention of permanently settling in India.


Age Limit

The age should be less than 32 years.
A relaxation of up to 5 years in upper age will be given to the candidates from SC, ST, Ex-serviceman, ECOs/SSCOs category.
Similar relaxation will also be given to one domiciled in Jammu & Kashmir from 1st January 1980 to 31st December 1989.
Up to 3 years relaxation in upper age will be given to the OBC candidates and Defence personnel disabled in operation.
Up to 10 years relaxation in upper age will be given to one with blindness or low vision, deafness & hard of listening and other orthopedically handicapped.


Educational Qualification

One must have passed written as well as the practical parts of final MBBS exam.
One appearing in the final year exam of MBBS can also apply.


Physical and Medical Standards

Candidates must be physically and medically fit according to the physical/medical standards for the Combined Medical Services Examination 2019 as per regulations contained in Appendix III to the Rules of the Examination.


UPSC CMS Exam Pattern

Part-I Computer Based Examination - (500 marks)

The candidates will take the Computer Based 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 Computer Based Examination


Centres for UPSC CMS Exam

Agartala, Ahmedabad, Aizawl, Allahabad, Bangalore, Bareilly, Bhopal, Chandigarh, Chennai, Cuttack, Dehradun, Delhi, Dharwad, Dispur, Gangtok, Hyderabad, Imphal, Itanagar, Jaipur, Jammu, Jorhat, Kochi, Kohima, Kolkata, Lucknow, Madurai, Mumbai, Nagpur, Panaji (Goa), Patna, Port Blair, Raipur, Ranchi, Sambalpur, Shillong, Shimla, Srinagar, Thiruvananthapuram, Tirupati, Udaipur and Visakhapatnam