UPSC CMS Notification 2022 Released : Download Official Notification PDF

Combined Medical Services 2022 ( UPSC CMS )

Rachit Kumar Saxena

Rachit Kumar SaxenaManager-Editorial

Updated on Apr 7, 2022 16:36 IST

UPSC CMS notification 2022 was released on April 6. The notification kick-started the exam process of the Combined Medical Service (CMS) 2022 exam. Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) released the official notification online mentioning the vacancies, eligibility criteria, exam date, syllabus and exam pattern. The notification lay down the recruitment rules which govern the recruitment process till its completion. UPSC CMS 2022 advertisement notified 687 vacancies which were lesser than the 838 notified last year. The last date to apply for UPSC CMS 2022 exam was April 26, 2023. 

UPSC CMS 2022 applications were also started with the release of notification. The candidates are requested to read the official notification so that they can understand the eligibility conditions in their entirety. The notification is the official guide to the recruitment process. Let us see the important components of the UPSC CMS 2022 exam as given in the official notification.

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UPSC CMS 2022 Exam Dates & Schedule

Take a look at the table below for the complete schedule of UPSC CMS 2022 exam

DatesPast Exam Dates

17 Jul '22

UPSC CMS 2022 Exam Day

Jun '22

UPSC CMS 2022 Admit Card Release Date

06 Apr '22 -

26 Apr '22

UPSC CMS 2022 Exam Application Dates

Educational Qualification Required for UPSC CMS 2022 exam

For the UPSC CMS 2022 examination, the candidate must have passed the written and the practical part of the MBBS degree course. The candidates, in their last year of the MBBS degree course, need to produce their completion certificate before the date of the submission of the detailed application form (DAF) submitted for the UPSC CMS main exam. The certificate must be issued before the last date for DAF submission.

The candidates who have not completed their rotatory internship, are educationally eligible to appear in the CMS exam but they need to produce the certificate of completion of the rotatory internship to get the recommendation letter from the commission.

Age Limit for UPSC CMS 2022 Exam

The candidates must fulfil the following conditions to get admission in the UPSC CMS exam. There is no minimum age limit prescribed for the candidates. The UPSC CMS notification only prescribes upper age limit for the candidate. The upper age limit for the candidates is thirty-two years of age. For UPSC CMS 2022 exam, the candidate must have been born not earlier than 2nd August 1990. The age of the candidate is counted from August 1 of the exam year.

The upper age limit is relaxed for the reserved category candidates in the following manner.

Category

Age Relaxation 

SC/ ST

5 Years

OBC

3 Years

Defence Services Personnel, disabled in operations during hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as a consequence thereof

3 Years

Ex-servicemen including commissioned officers and ECOs/SSCOs who have rendered at least five years of military service as on August 1, 2022 and were released from service

5 Years

ECOs/SSCOs who have completed an initial period of assignment of 5 years of Military Service as of August 1, 2022 and whose assignment has been extended beyond 5 years and in whose case the Ministry of Defence issues a certificate that they can apply for civil employment and that they will be released on 3 months notice on selection from the date of receipt of an offer of appointment. 

5 Year

PwD [(a) blindness and low vision; (b) deaf and hard of hearing; (c) locomotor disability including cerebral palsy, leprosy cured, dwarfism, acid attack victims and muscular dystrophy; (d) autism, intellectual disability, specific learning disability and mental illness; and (e) multiple disabilities from amongst persons under clauses (a) to (d) including deaf-blindness]

10 Years

The candidates should note the date of birth as mentioned in the Matriculation or Secondary School Leaving Certificate or equivalent certificate issued by a recognised university.

Physical and Medical Standard

The candidates should be physically and medically fit to assume the charge and duties of the officer in the government hospitals.

UPSC CMS 2022 Application

UPSC CMS applications were started with the release of official notification. The candidates can fill online UPSC CMS 2022 applications in the manner prescribed in the instructions given at the official website - upsconline.nic.in. The last date to apply online for the UPSC CMS 2022 exam was April 26, 2022.

UPSC CMS 2022 Vacancies

The UPSC CMS exam is a specialised service exam meant to attract doctors to government hospitals. The UPSC CMS exam is conducted to recruit the candidates for the following positions under two categories.

Category I

  1. Junior Scale Posts in Central Health Services

Category II

  1. Assistant Divisional Medical Officer in the Railways
  2. Assistant Medical Officer in Indian Ordnance Factories Health Services 
  3. General Duty Medical Officer in New Delhi Municipal Council 
  4. General Duty Medical Grade-II in East Delhi Municipal Corporation, North Delhi Municipal Corporation and South Delhi Municipal Corporation.

The number of vacancies serves as a motivation factor for the candidates and in the process, the number of applications increases for the exam. There are a good number of vacancies notified every year and hence a large number of candidates fill the UPSC CMS application.

See here: UPSC CMS 2022 Vacancies in detail

UPSC CMS 2022 Exam Dates

UPSC CMS notification 2022 released the important dates related to the application, exams and admit card. These dates are summarised as below:

Event Name Date Salient Features
UPSC CMS notification 2022

06-Apr-2022

The UPSC CMS 2022 notification was released online for 687 vacancies
UPSC CMS application starts date

06-Apr-2022

The UPSC CMS application online was activated with the release of the notification.
UPSC CMS application end date

26-Apr-2022

UPSC CMS application closed after twenty days from the date of starting.
UPSC CMS admit card

26-Jun-2022

UPSC will release the CMS 2022 admit card three weeks before the exam date
UPSC CMS written exam (CBT) 17-Jul-2022 The UPSC CMS written exam will be conducted in a computer-based test (CBT) Mode.
UPSC CMS written result 15-Aug-2022(tentative) UPSC will declare the UPSC CMS result online and one copy will be posted on UPSC office noticeboard
UPSC CMS written result 18-Aug-2022 UPSC declared the CMS written result online and one copy was posted on the UPSC office noticeboard
UPSC CMS result

09-Nov-2022 

The UPSC CMS 2022 final result was declared online

The candidates can see here the UPSC CMS 2022 exam dates in detail.

UPSC CMS 2022 Selection Process

The UPSC CMS exam has a two-stage selection process. These stages are as follows

  1. Computer-Based Test (conducted online)
  2. Personality Test

In the computer-based test, the candidates need to appear in two question papers of 250 marks each. The duration of each paper is two hours. There is a provision for negative marking in the objective type question papers. The candidates who are declared qualified in the result are called for the personality test.

UPSC CMS personality test is the last stage of the exam. The candidates need to appear for the personality test on the UPSC premises. After the interview, the UPSC CMS result will be declared based on the marks secured in the computer-based test and the personality test. 

UPSC CMS 2022 Syllabus

The UPSC CMS 2022 syllabus was notified in the official notification. But more or less, the UPSC CMS syllabus was the same as the previous year exams and are defined in detail in the official notification. Being a specialised services exam, the UPSC CMS syllabus is technical in nature incorporating various concepts of Medical Science and its applications.

UPSC CMS 2022 Exam Pattern

The candidates need to understand the exam pattern of UPSC CMS exam so that they can prepare for the exam in a better way. The UPSC CMS exam pattern is given below.

Stage of Exam

UPSC CMS Exam

Marks

Stage I

Written Exam

(Paper-I & Paper-II)

500

Stage II

Interview

100

Total Marks

600

The UPSC CMS 2022 exam pattern has not been changed.

UPSC CMS Question Papers

The candidates must see and analyse the UPSC CMS question papers of previous exams so they can estimate the level of difficulty and the preparation required to get their name in the selection list.

Download here: UPSC CMS 2022 Notification (Official)

UPSC CMS 2022 Notification FAQs

Q: When did the UPSC CMS 2022 notification release?

A: UPSC CMS 2022 notification was released on April 6, 2022. The last date to apply for the exam was April 26, 2022. See here the steps to apply online.

Q: How many vacancies were released in the UPSC CMS 2022 notification?

A: The total number of vacancies notified in the UPSC CMS 2022 exam was 687. The category-wise vacancies was given in the official notification.

Q: What was the last date to apply for UPSC CMS 2022 exam?

A: UPSC CMS 2022 exam was notified on April 6, 2022. The last date to apply for the exam was April 26, 2022.

Q: What is the educational qualification required to fill out UPSC CMS 2022 exam?

A: The candidate must have an MBBS degree pass for UPSC CMS exam.

Q: Is a BDS eligible to apply for UPSC CMS Exam?

A: No, BDS degree was not eligible to apply for CMS exam.

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