Rachit Kumar SaxenaManager-Editorial
UPSC CMS exam pattern 2022 has been notified in the official notification. UPSC CMS 2022 exam is a two-stage exam where the candidates appear in the online Computer-Based Test (CBT) and the UPSC personality test. UPSC CMS exam is conducted to recruit the general duty medical officers every year. The candidates need to understand the UPSC CMS 2022 exam pattern so that they can prepare in a better way. Previous year question papers are very helpful to the candidates because the candidates can solve them in a time-bound manner to get the real feel of an exam. The UPSC CMS exam pattern is notified in the UPSC CMS notification every year. The CMS exam is a two-stage exam and the candidates need to appear and qualify in each stage.
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UPSC CMS 2022 Exam Pattern
The UPSC CMS exam is conducted in the following two-stages
| Stage of Exam |
UPSC CMS Exam |
Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Stage I |
Written Exam (Paper-I & Paper-II) |
500 |
| Stage II |
Interview | 100 |
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Total Marks |
600 |
UPSC CMS Exam Pattern –Written Exam
The written exam stage of the UPSC CMS exam comprises two question papers. Both the papers are objective type computer-based test. The candidates need to appear in both the papers based on the given UPSC CMS syllabus. The time limit for each paper is two hours.
| UPSC CMS Written Exam |
Number of Questions |
Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Paper I General Medicine and Paediatrics |
120 |
250 |
| Paper-II (a)Surgery (b) Gynaecology & Obstetrics (c) Preventive & Social Medicine |
120 |
250 |
| Total Marks |
500 |
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UPSC CMS Exam - Negative Marking
There is a negative marking in the objective type papers of the UPSC CMS written exam. Each wrong answer will deduct (1/3) marks assigned to that question. No marks will be deducted if the candidates do not mark the answer to the question. The candidates are suggested to mark those answers where they are confident the answers.
Every three wrong answers will consume the marks got in one right answer. It means for each three wrong and one right answers, the resultant marks will be zero only.
See here: UPSC CMS question papers
UPSC CMS Exam Pattern - Personality Test
The candidates who qualify in the written exam are called for an interview at the UPSC office in New Delhi. The candidates need to bring all the academic and professional certificates at the time of the interview for the document verification process. The maximum marks for the UPSC CMS interview are 100 marks and the candidates
There is no set pattern for the interview and the time duration and the questions differ from candidate to candidate. The questions are generally based on their academic background and the specialisation they have done in their masters (if any).
The UPSC CMS result is announced based on the marks secured in the written and the interview stage.
UPSC CMS 2022 Exam Pattern FAQs
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