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Exam Overview & Pattern

Official UPSC Notification

PAPER I

General Medicine
& Paediatrics

250

MARKS

General Medicine

96 Qs

Paediatrics

24 Qs

2 Hours • 120 Questions • Negative Marking 1/3

PAPER II

Surgery • OBG
& PSM

250

MARKS

Surgery (incl. ENT, Ophtho, Ortho) 40 Qs

Gynaecology & Obstetrics 40 Qs

Preventive & Social Medicine 40 Qs

2 Hours • 120 Questions • Negative Marking 1/3

STAGE II

Personality Test

100 marks

Interview / Viva Voce

Only for written qualifiers

2026 EXAM

2nd August

Computer Based Test

Total Marks 600

Questions 240 MCQs

Selection Ratio ~1:15

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Complete Syllabus Breakdown

Aligned with latest UPSC notification. Topics are presented exactly as per official syllabus with high-yield focus areas highlighted.

General Medicine 96 Questions

Cardiology

Respiratory diseases

Gastro-intestinal

Genito-Urinary

Neurology

Hematology

Endocrinology

Metabolic disorders

Infections / Communicable Diseases (Virus, Bacterial, Protozoan, Fungal, etc.)

Nutrition / Growth

Diseases of the skin (Dermatology)

Musculoskeletal System

Psychiatry (Depression, Psychosis, Anxiety, Bipolar, Schizophrenia)

Emergency Medicine

Common Poisoning & Snake bite

Tropical Medicine & Critical Care Medicine

Vaccine preventable & Non-vaccine preventable diseases

Vitamin deficiency diseases

Pathophysiological basis of diseases & Medical procedures

Paediatrics 24 Questions

Common childhood emergencies

Basic newborn care

Normal developmental milestones

Accidents and poisonings in children

Birth defects & counselling (incl. autism)

Immunization in children

Recognizing children with special needs & management

High weightage in recent exams

General Surgery

40 Questions • Includes ENT, Ophthalmology, Traumatology & Orthopaedics

• Wounds, infections, tumours
• Shock & resuscitation
• Pre & post-operative care
• ENT & Ophthalmology basics
• Orthopaedics & Traumatology
• Anaesthesia & Urology essentials

Gynaecology & Obstetrics

40 Questions

Obstetrics

Antenatal care • Normal & abnormal labour • Postnatal care • High risk pregnancy • Obstetric emergencies

Gynaecology

Menstrual disorders • Infertility • Benign & malignant tumours • Infections • Family Planning

Preventive & Social Medicine

40 Questions

• Epidemiology & Biostatistics

• National Health Programmes

• Environmental & Occupational Health

• Demography & Family Welfare

• Nutrition & Health Education

• Health Administration & Planning

• International Health

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Infections/Communicable Diseases

Nutrition/Growth

Diseases of the skin (Dermatology

Musculoskeletal System

Critical Care Medicine

Emphasis on medical procedures

Patho physiological basis of diseases

Vaccines preventable diseases and Non vaccines preventable diseases

Vitamin deficiency diseases

In psychiatry include – Depression, psychosis, anxiety, bipolar diseases and
Schizophrenia.

Common childhood emergencies

Basic new born care

Normal developmental milestones

Accidents and poisonings in children

Birth defects and counselling including autism

Immunization in children

Recognizing children with special needs and management

National programmes related to child health

PREVENTIVE SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY MEDICINE

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Syllabus of UPSC combined medical services examination and Study Materials