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Combined
Medical Services
The profession of medicines
is directly related to the well being of the humanity and is
rightly considered to be a noble profession. There is no
dearth of opportunities in the country for qualified doctors
(MBBS), both in Government as well as in private sectors. As
the subject of Health and Family Welfare is looked after by
the State governments, most of the recruitment of doctors is
done at the State level. The Government of India, however,
also needs certain number of doctors to fill up several
vacancies in several Central government departments. This is
done by conducting a Combined Medical Services Examination
through the Union Public Service Commission.
Almost every year 200 to 300 doctors are recruited through
the Combined Medical Services Examination for the following
category of services:
(a) Assistant Divisional Medical Officers in the Railways.
(b) Junior-Scale Medical Officer in Indian Ordnance
Factories.
(c) Junion Scale Medical Officer in the Central Health
Services.
(d) Medical Officers in the Municipal Corporation, Delhi.
(e) Vacancies of Medical Officers intimated by any other
Central government departments.
All above posts carry attractive remuneration, as are
admissible to the newly appointed doctors, alongwith other
benefits like House Rent Allowance, Non-practising Allowance,
Compensatory Allowance, Gratuity, P.P.F,. etc. The posts also
carry time-bound higher scales and promotions.
The candidates are allowed to apply for more than one
services mentioned above in order of their preference without
any additional examination fee.
Eligibility
(a) Nationality: The candidates must be either citizen of
India, or subjects of Nepal, Bhutan or migrants from a
specified country with the intention of settling permanently
in India. Any such candidates, as are not a citizens of India
shall have to obtain a certificate of eligibility, from the
Government of India, to appear in the Examination.
(b) Educational Qualifications: The candidates must possess a
degree in the M.B.B.S. All candidates who are yet to appear
in the final examination of the M.B.B.S. can also be admitted
provisionally to the Examination but their result is declared
only after they submit a proof of having passed the final
examination of the M.B.B.S. The candidates, who are yet to
complete their compulsory rotatory internship, are also
eligible but their appointment upon selection is subject to
their completing the internship.
(c) Age Limit: The upper age-limit for the Examination is 30
years as on 1st January of the year of examination. The age
limit is, however, relaxable, upto a maximum of five years,
in case of scheduled caste/scheduled tribe or bonafide
misplaced persons, etc, as per the rules.
The Examination
The candidates desirous of appearing in the Examination are
required to send alongwith the completed examination form a
fee of Rs 35 in the form of Postal Orders or through Central
Recruitment Fee stamps. The candidates belonging to the
Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes are exempted from payment
of examination fee. The candidates already in the Government
service or working with the Public Sector Undertakings are
required to submit their applications through their
employers.
No certificates are required to be attached with the
application. However, the candidates, declared successful in
the written examination, are required to submit the following
documents at the time of interview:
(a) Certificate for proof of age.
(b) Certificate of educational qualifications.
(c) Certificate of being Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe (if
applicable)
(d) Certificate of eligibility from the Government of India,
if not a citizen of India.
(e) Cetificate in support of claim for age concession (if
applicable).
(i) Written Examination: The written examination comprises of
two papers of two hours duration each carrying a maximum of
200 marks. The examination is objective-type (Multiple-choice
questions) and the medium of examination is only English.
The
topics/subjects covered under both the papers are as under:
I. Paper-I (Code No. 1) Weightage of Marks
(a) General Medicine including Cardiology, Neurology,
Dermatology and Psychiatry 60 per cent
(b) Surgery including ENT, Opthalmology, Traumatology and
Orthopaedics 40 per cent
II. Paper-II (Code No.2)
(a) Paediatrics 20 per cent
(b) Gynaecology and Obstetrics 40 per cent
(c) Preventive Social and Community Medicines 40 per cent
There are no fixed qualifying marks. Depending on the number
of vacancies, total number of candidates and the overall
general performance of the candidates, the UPSC fixes the
qualifying marks.
(ii) Centres of Examination: There are 39 centres of
examination which are usually kept by the UPSC for various
examinations conducted by it. The centres are Agartala,
Ahmedabad, Allahabad, Aizawl, Bangalore, Bareilly, Bhopal,
Bombay, Calcutta, Chandigarh, Cochin, Cuttack, Delhi, Dharwar,
Dispur, Gangtok, Hyderabad, Imphal, Itanagar, Jaipur, Jammu,
Jorhat, Kohima, Lucknow, Madras, Madurai, Nagpur, Panaji,
Patna, Port Blair, Raipur, Sambalpur, Shillong, Shimla,
Srinagar, Tirupati, Trivandrum, Udaipur and Vishakhapatnam.
If a minimum specified number of candidates do not opt for a
particular centre of examination, the UPSC may cancel such a
centre and allot another nearest centre to the candidates of
such centre.
(iii) Personality Test: All such candidates as qualify the
written examination are then required to undergo a
personality test which is carried out in the form of a
personal interview. The personality test carries a maximum of
200 marks and is intended to serve as a supplement to the
written examination. It is designed to test the general
awareness and ability of the candidates in the field of their
academic study. In addition, the interview also aims at
assessing the candidates intellectual curiosity, assimilation
power, mental alertness, balance of judgement and their
qualities of social cohesion, integrity, initiative and
leadership.
After adding up the marks obtained in the written examination
as well as in the personality test, a final merit list is
prepared. Due allowance is given to the scheduled caste and
scheduled tribe candidates, depending on the number of
vacancies for such categories. On the basis of final merit
list, offers of appointment are sent to the candidates.
Additional Information
The advertisement for the Combined Medical Examination is
usually issued by the UPSC in the month of October, and the
candidates are given about 45 days' time to send the
applications. The above advertisement usually appears in all
leading national newspapers. A detailed advertisement also
appears in the Employment News. The candidates should not
write to the UPSC for the application form and the form given
in the detailed advertisment should be used. Photocopies or
typed copies of such forms may also be used.
Alongwith the Admission Certificates, which every candidate
receives after sending the application forms to the UPSC, a
booklet, "Candidates Information Manual", is also received.
This manual contains the sample objective-type test questions
for the information of the candidates. Additional information
like rules, syllabi, etc are given in the detailed
advertisement appearing in the Employment News.
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