UPSC CMS 2021 Syllabus

that such marriage is permissible under the personal law applicable to such person and the
other party to the marriage and there are other grounds for so doing exempt any person from
the operation of this rule.

16. The details regarding (a) Scheme and Syllabi of the examination, (b)

UPSC CMS
Instructions/Guidelines for filling up the application form, (c) Special Instructions to the
candidates for objective type tests and (d) Brief particulars of the services to which recruitment
is made are given in Appendix I, II, III and IV of this notice respectively.

Syllabus 2021 (OM PRAKASH)
UNDER SECRETARY
UNION PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

SCHEME OF EXAMINATION

The examination shall be conducted according to the following plan:-
Part-I
WRITTEN EXAMINATION – (500 marks)

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The candidates will take the written examination in two Papers, each Paper carrying a maximum
of 250 marks. Each Paper will be of two hours duration.
Part-II
Personality Test: (100 Marks):
Personality test carrying 100 marks of such of the candidates who qualify on the results of the
written examination.
(A) Written Examination:
1. The components and syllabi of two Papers and the weightage to different components in the
two papers are given below: -
Paper I Maximum
(Code No. 1) Marks: 250
General Medicine and Paediatrics:
Total questions in Paper I = 120 (96 from General Medicine and 24 from Paediatrics);
Syllabus of Paper-I
(a) General Medicine including the following:
(i) Cardiology
(ii) Respiratory diseases
(iii) Gastro-intestinal
(iv) Genito-Urinary
(v) Neurology
(vi) Hematology
(vii) Endocrinology
(viii) Metabolic disorders
(ix) Infections/Communicable Diseases
a) Virus
b) Rickets
c) Bacterial
d) Spirochetal
e) Protozoan
f) Metazoan
g) Fungus
(x) Nutrition/Growth
(xi) Diseases of the skin (Dermatology)
(xii) Musculoskelatal System
(xiii) Psychiatry
(xiv) General
(xv) Emergency Medicine
(xvi) Common Poisoning
(xvii) Snake bite
(xviii) Tropical Medicine
(xix) Critical Care Medicine
(xx) Emphasis on medical procedures
(xxi) Patho physiological basis of diseases
(xxii) Vaccines preventable diseases and Non vaccines preventable diseases
(xxiii) Vitamin deficiency diseases
(xxiv) In psychiatry include – Depression, psychosis, anxiety, bipolar diseases and Schizoprenia.
(b) Paediatrics including the following -
(i) Common childhood emergencies,
(ii) Basic new born care,
(iii) Normal developmental milestones,
(iv) Accidents and poisonings in children,
(v) Birth defects and counseling including autism,
(vi) Immunization in children,
(vii) Recognizing children with special needs and management, and
(viii) National programmes related to child health.

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Paper II Maximum
(Code No. 2) Marks : 250

(a) Surgery
(b) Gynaecology & Obstetrics
(c) Preventive & Social Medicine
Total questions in Paper II = 120 (40 questions from each part.)
Syllabus of Paper - II
(a) Surgery
(Surgery including ENT, Ophthalmology, Traumatology and Orthopaedics)
(I) General Surgery
i) Wounds
ii) Infections
iii) Tumours
iv) Lymphatic
v) Blood vessels
vi) Cysts/sinuses
vii) Head and neck
viii) Breast
ix) Alimentary tract
a) Oesophagus
b) Stomach
c) Intestines
d) Anus
e) Developmental
x) Liver, Bile, Pancreas
xi) Spleen
xii) Peritoneum
xiii) Abdominal wall
xiv) Abdominal injuries
(II) Urological Surgery
(III) Neuro Surgery
(IV) Otorhinolaryngology E.N.T.
(V) Thoracic surgery
(VI) Orthopedic surgery
(VII) Ophthalmology
(VIII) Anesthesiology
(IX) Traumatology
(X) Diagnosis and management of common surgical ailments
(XI) Pre-operative and post operative care of surgical patients
(XII) Medicolegal and ethical issues of surgery
(XIII) Wound healing
(XIV) Fluid and electrolyte management in surgery
(XV) Shock patho-physiology and management.
(b) GYNAECOLOGY & OBSTETRICS
(I) OBSTETRICS
i) Ante-natal conditions
ii) Intra-natal conditions
iii) Post-natal conditions
iv) Management of normal labours or complicated labour
(II) GYNAECOLOGY
i) Questions on applied anatomy
ii) Questions on applied physiology of menstruation and fertilization
iii) Questions on infections in genital tract
iv) Questions on neoplasma in the genital tract
v) Questions on displacement of the uterus

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vi) Normal delivery and safe delivery practices
vii) High risk pregnancy and management
viii) Abortions
ix) Intra Uterine growth retardation
x) Medicolegal examination in obgy and Gynae including Rape.
(III) FAMILY PLANNING
i) Conventional contraceptives
ii) U.D. and oral pills
iii) Operative procedure, sterilization and organization of programmes in the
urban and rural surroundings
iv) Medical Termination of Pregnancy
(c) PREVENTIVE SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY MEDICINE
I Social and Community Medicine
II Concept of Health, Disease and Preventive Medicine
III Health Administration and Planning
IV General Epidemiology
V Demography and Health Statistics
VI Communicable Diseases
VII Environmental Health
VIII Nutrition and Health
IX Non-communicable diseases
X Occupational Health
XI Genetics and Health
XII International Health
XIII Medical Sociology and Health Education
XIV Maternal and Child Health
XV National Programmes
XVI Management of common health problems
XVII Ability to monitor national health programmes
XVIII Knowledge of maternal and child wellness
XIX Ability to recognize, investigate, report, plan and manage community health
problems including malnutrition and emergencies.
2. The written examination in both the papers will be completely of objective (Multiple
choice answers) type. The question Papers (Test Booklets) will be set in English only.

3. General Instructions for Examination:

3.1 Candidates must mark the papers in their own hand. In no circumstances will they
be allowed the help of a scribe to mark the answers for them. The Persons with
Benchmark Disabilities in the categories of blindness, locomotor disability (both arm
affected–BA) and cerebral palsy will be provided the facility of scribe, if desired by the
person. In case of other category of Persons with Benchmark Disabilities as defined
under section 2(r) of the RPwD Act, 2016, the facility of scribe will be allowed to such
candidates on production of a certificate to the effect that the person concerned has
physical limitation to write, and scribe is essential to write examination on his/her behalf,
from the Chief Medical Officer/Civil Surgeon/ Medical Superintendent of a Government
Health Care institution as per proforma at Appendix–VI.
3.2 The candidates have discretion of opting for his/ her own scribe or request the
Commission for the same. The details of scribe i.e. whether own or the Commission’s
and the details of scribe in case candidates are bringing their own scribe, will be sought at
the time of filling up the application form online as per proforma at Appendix - VII.
3.3 The qualification of the Commission’s scribe as well as own scribe will not be
more than the minimum qualification criteria of the examination. However, the
qualification of the scribe should always be matriculate or above.

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