Can you give me info about UPSC Medical officer exam?

The Combined Medical Services Exam is conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) for recruitment as Medical.

Exam will be held on 30th June, 2013

Eligibility: Candidates have passed MBBS or yet to appear in the final MBBS Exam can also apply.

Age limit: Above 32 years

Exam pattern:
Written examination
Personality test
Written examination conducts in two papers where each paper carries a maximum of 250 marks.
Duration: 2 hours (Each paper)

Syllabus for Written Exam:
Paper 1
General Ability:
Indian society, Heritage and culture, polity, economy, human development indices and the Development programmes Natural resources, their distribution, exploitation, conservation and related issues. Basic concepts of Ecology and environment and their impact on health and economy. Impact of changing demographic trends on health, environment and society, Indian agriculture, Industry, Trade, Transportation and service sectors. Natural and man made disasters and their management, Food Adulteration, food processing, food distribution, food storage and their relevance to public health Recent trends in Science and Technology

General Medicine:
Cardiology, Respiratory diseases, Gastro-intestinal, genito-urinary, neurology, hematology, endocrinology, metabolic disorders, infections/Communicable diseases (includes virus, rickets, bacterial, spirochetal, protozoan, metazoan, fungus), Nutrition growth, diseases of the skin, musculoskeletal system, psychiatry, and general.

Paediatrics

Paper 2
Surgery (including ENT, Opthalmology, Traumatology and Orthopaedics):
General surgery: Wounds, infections, tumours, Lymphatic, blood vessels, cysts/ sinuses, head and neck, breast, alimentary track (Oesophagus, stomach, intestine, anus, developmental), Liver, bile, pancreas, spleen, peritoneum, abdominal injuries. Surgeries include Urological surgery, Otorhinolaryngology ENT, Thoracic surgery, Orthopedic Surgery, Ophthalmology, Anesthesiology, and Traumatology.

Gynaecology:
Questions on applied anatomy, applied physiology of mensturation and fertilization, infections in genital tract, neoplasma in the genital tract and displacement of the uterus.

Obstetrics:
Ante-natal conditions, Intra-natal conditions, post-natal conditions and management of normal labours or complicated labour.

Preventive social and community medicine:
Social and community medicine, concept of health, diseases 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 and National Programs.

Recruitment in the following post:
Assistant Divisional Medical Officer in the Railways Assistant Medical officer in Indian Ordance Factories Health Service Junior Scale Posts in Central Heath Services General Duty Medical Officer Gr-II in East Delhi Municipal Corporation and South Delhi General Duty Medical Officer in New Delhi Municipal Council