UPSC CMS (Combined Medical Services) Free Mock Test
UPSC CMS (Combined Medical Services) (Combined Medical Services) is part of India's Government Exams category, covering 5 topics. Kamiyab provides a free UPSC CMS (Combined Medical Services) Full Mock test — questions matched to the official exam pattern with real timing, instant scoring, and per-question explanations. Eligibility: MBBS. Aligned to the current 2026 official syllabus.
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About UPSC CMS (Combined Medical Services Examination)
The UPSC Combined Medical Services Examination, conducted in its current avatar since the late 1950s, is the principal recruitment gateway for MBBS-qualified doctors into central government medical services. UPSC notifies CMS roughly once a year on behalf of the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare and other cadre-controlling authorities, and the exam fills Group A and Group B medical officer posts across the Central Health Service (CHS) Junior Scale, Indian Railways Assistant Divisional Medical Officers, Indian Ordnance Factories and the New Delhi Municipal Council. Vacancies typically range from 700 to 900 posts per cycle, with Indian Railways and CHS absorbing the bulk of the recruits.
Service profile differs sharply across the four streams. CHS Junior Scale postings cover Safdarjung Hospital, RML Hospital, Lady Hardinge Medical College and other central institutions, with career progression as Junior Scale → Senior Scale → Specialist Grade II → Specialist Grade I and eventually heads of departments at central hospitals. Indian Railways places Assistant Divisional Medical Officers in the railway hospital network spanning all 16 zones — large divisional hospitals like Jagjivan Ram (Mumbai Central) or BR Singh (Sealdah) down to division-level health units. Indian Ordnance Factory medical posts cover defence factory townships, while NDMC postings cover Delhi municipal hospitals (East-MCD allocation has been reduced after the 2022 unification of Delhi's municipal bodies). The starting grade is Level 10 (₹56,100 entry pay) with rapid promotional movement based on Specialist Grade examinations.
Selection is a clean two-stage process. Stage 1 is a Computer-Based Test of two papers held on the same day, 120 questions per paper, 250 marks per paper, two hours per paper, with one-third negative marking. Paper I covers General Medicine and Paediatrics; Paper II covers Surgery, Gynaecology & Obstetrics, and Preventive & Social Medicine. Candidates who clear the CBT cut-off are called for Stage 2 — a 100-mark Personality Test conducted by a UPSC Board, assessing clinical reasoning, ethical judgement, awareness of national health programmes and suitability for government medical service. Final merit is 500 (CBT) + 100 (PT) = 600 marks. The shift to a fully computer-based test format was completed in the post-2014 reform cycle.
Conducted by: Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), Government of India
Eligibility
- Standard candidate (open recruitment)Age: Must not have attained 32 years on 1st August of the year of examination. Category relaxations: SC/ST +5 years, OBC (non-creamy layer) +3 years, PwBD as per rules (+10/+13/+15), ex-servicemen as per Defence Service rules. Minimum age is effectively 21-22 years given MBBS completion timelines.
- In-service candidate (Central Health Service)Age: A higher upper age limit applies for Central Health Service (CHS) posts filled by direct recruitment — the ceiling is up to 35 years for CHS direct-recruitment posts (as per the year's notification), against the general limit of 32 years. Always check the current year's CMS notification for the exact ceiling.
Exam Pattern
Stage-by-stage breakdown of the recruitment process.
Paper I — Computer-Based Test (General Medicine + Paediatrics)
- Questions
- 120 MCQs (Part A: 96 questions · Part B: 24 questions)
- Marks
- 250 marks (Part A: 200 marks · Part B: 50 marks)
- Duration
- 2 hours (10:00-12:00, schedule per UPSC notification)
Paper II — Computer-Based Test (Surgery + OBG + PSM)
- Questions
- 120 MCQs (Part A: 40 · Part B: 40 · Part C: 40)
- Marks
- 250 marks (Part A and Part B contribute ~80 marks each, Part C ~90 marks — exact mark distribution varies cycle-to-cycle; verify the year's notification)
- Duration
- 2 hours (afternoon session)
Personality Test (Interview Board)
- Questions
- Board-led structured discussion
- Marks
- 100 marks
- Duration
- Approximately 25-35 minutes per candidate
Syllabus
5 sections, 89 topics in total.
- General Medicine (Paper I, Part A — 96 questions / 200 marks)15 topics
- Paediatrics (Paper I, Part B — 24 questions / 50 marks)19 topics
- Surgery (Paper II, Part A — 40 questions, includes ENT, Ophthalmology, Anaesthesia, Orthopaedics)15 topics
- Gynaecology & Obstetrics (Paper II, Part B — 40 questions)16 topics
- Preventive & Social Medicine (Paper II, Part C — 40 questions, highest PSM weight in the exam)24 topics
Preparation Strategy
Subject-wise strategy, a study plan and the books aspirants rely on for UPSC CMS (Combined Medical Services Examination).
Read the preparation guideRecent Changes to Know
- Transition to a fully computer-based test format was completed in the post-2014 reform cycle — both papers are now online CBTs held on the same day, replacing the earlier pen-and-paper OMR format.
- MTP Amendment Act 2021 questions are now standard in both PSM and OBG — the 24-week ceiling for special categories (rape survivors, minors, foetal anomalies on board approval), single-doctor opinion up to 20 weeks, and the foetal anomaly board for beyond 24 weeks are recurring high-frequency questions.
- Ayushman Bharat (PMJAY + Health and Wellness Centres) has materially increased the weight of health-financing and primary-care delivery questions in PSM — expect at least 2-3 questions on PMJAY eligibility, HWC service package and comprehensive primary care.
- Post-COVID-19 epidemiology questions are now permanent — containment-zone strategy, contact tracing, R-naught and herd immunity calculations, vaccination platforms (CoWIN), and pandemic preparedness frameworks (IHR 2005) appear regularly.
- National Medical Commission Act 2019 (replacing the Medical Council of India), Mental Healthcare Act 2017, and the renaming of national programmes (RNTCP → NTEP, NRHM → NHM, NPHCE expansion) are all fair game and are tested explicitly with their year of enactment or revision.
Important Dates
- Notification
- UPSC notifies CMS once a year, typically in April. The notification publishes the year's vacancy break-up (CHS / Railways / IOFs / NDMC), age limit cut-off date, application window (usually 3 weeks) and the tentative exam date.
- Exam
- Stage 1 Computer-Based Test (both papers on the same day) is typically held in July of the same year. Personality Test (Stage 2) is scheduled between October and December after the CBT result is declared.
- Results
- CBT results are usually declared 4-6 weeks after the exam. Personality Test marks and the Final Result with service allotment are published 4-6 weeks after the Personality Test cycle ends, typically by late January or February of the following year.
All dates are indicative based on recent CMS cycles. The exact notification release, CBT date, PT schedule and Final Result depend on UPSC's annual calendar and may shift by a few weeks. Always check the official UPSC calendar at upsc.gov.in and the application portal at upsconline.gov.in for the current cycle's confirmed dates.
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UPSC CMS (Combined Medical Services) mock test — frequently asked questions
What is the UPSC CMS (Combined Medical Services) eligibility?
Must have passed the final professional MBBS examination (written and practical) from a college recognised by the National Medical Commission (formerly MCI). Candidates who have appeared in the final MBBS but whose results are awaited may apply provisionally. Compulsory rotating internship must be completed (or about to be completed) before joining; provisional registration with State/Central Medical Council is acceptable at the application stage, but full registration is mandatory before appointment. Age: Must not have attained 32 years on 1st August of the year of examination. Category relaxations: SC/ST +5 years, OBC (non-creamy layer) +3 years, PwBD as per rules (+10/+13/+15), ex-servicemen as per Defence Service rules. Minimum age is effectively 21-22 years given MBBS completion timelines. Nationality: Citizen of India, OR subject of Nepal/Bhutan, OR Tibetan refugee who came to India before 1 January 1962 with the intention of permanently settling, OR person of Indian origin migrated from specified countries (eligibility certificate from Government of India required for the last three categories)..
What is the UPSC CMS (Combined Medical Services) exam pattern?
Paper I — Computer-Based Test (General Medicine + Paediatrics) covers Part A: General Medicine (incl. Dermatology and Psychiatry) · Part B: Paediatrics. 120 MCQs (Part A: 96 questions · Part B: 24 questions) questions for 250 marks (Part A: 200 marks · Part B: 50 marks) marks, with negative marking of One-third (0.33) of the marks assigned to a question deducted for each wrong answer; unattempted questions carry zero penalty.
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How many questions are there in the UPSC CMS (Combined Medical Services) mock test?
A Full Mock is built to match the real UPSC CMS (Combined Medical Services) exam pattern and timing — a complete, full-length paper. You can also practise a single topic on its own for a shorter, focused session.
Which subjects and topics are covered for UPSC CMS (Combined Medical Services)?
5 topics are covered for UPSC CMS (Combined Medical Services), including General Medicine, Paediatrics, Surgery and more. Each topic can be practised on its own or combined into a full-length mock.
Are the UPSC CMS (Combined Medical Services) questions reliable and up to date with the latest syllabus?
Every question is hand-curated and kept aligned with the current official UPSC CMS (Combined Medical Services) syllabus, each with a short explanation. When the exam body revises the syllabus, the question bank is updated so you are not practising removed or out-of-syllabus topics.
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