UPSC CMS Exam 2025: Exam Date (July 20), Registration, Admit Card, Exam Pattern, Syllabus, Preparation

Updated By Shuchi Bagchi on 15 Sep, 2024 21:46

The UPSC CMS 2024 Result was published on July 30, 2024. The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) is currently conducting the UPSC CMS 2024 counselling from August 14, 2024 onwards.

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About UPSC CMS 2025

The UPSC CMS 2025 Exam Dates have been released on the official website. The UPSC CMS 2025 Exam will be held on July 20, 2025. The admit card for thd same is expected to release in the 2nd week of July 2025. The registration process for UPSC CMS 2025 will begin in the month of March 2025. The DAF (Detailed Application Form) for the Personality Test was released on August 14, and the last date to fill up the form was August 23, 2024. The UPSC CMS 2024 Result has been released on July 30, 2024. Previously, the UPSC CMS 2024 Exam was conducted on July 14, 2024. The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) is responsible for conducting the UPSC CMS exam 2025 once every year. The minimum eligibility criteria to appear for the UPSC CMS exam 2025 is to pass an undergraduate degree in a medical discipline with 50% marks in aggregate.

The UPSC arranges the Combined Medical Services Examination (CMS) for recruiting medical graduates at several Central Government Organisations and Services. The UPSC CMS exam 2025 is conducted at the national level. After passing the UPSC CMS entrance test, eligible candidates will be recruited as Assistant Medical Officers in the Indian Ordnance Factories Health Services, Junior Scale Posts in Central Health Services, and Assistant Divisional Medical Officers in several segments of the central government. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (Department of Health) constructs the rules and regulations that are followed during the UPSC CMS Exam 2025. Learn more about the UPSC CMS 2025 eligibility criteria, exam pattern, important dates, and the latest updates.

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UPSC CMS Exam 2025 Highlights

Mentioned below are the important highlights of the UPSC CMS Exam 2025

Exam Name

Union Public Service Commission Combined Medical Service Exam

Also Known As

UPSC CMS

Conducting Body

Union Public Service Commission

Exam Frequency

Once a year

Medium of Examination

English 

Mode of Application 

Online 

Examination Date

July 20, 2025

Duration of Exam 

4 Hours 

Mode of Exam

Online 

Mode of Counselling 

Offline 

UPSC CMS Exam 2025: Important Dates

Here are the important dates regarding the UPSC CMS Exam 2025:

Event

Date

UPSC CMS Application Begins

April 2025

Application Ends

April 2025

Last Date of Fee Payment

May 2025

Release of UPSC CMS Admit Card

July 2025

Admit Card Last Date

July 20, 2025

UPSC CMS Exam Date

July 20, 2025

Final Result

August 2025

What is UPSC CMS 2025 exam

UPSC CMS 2025 exam is a national level entrance exam that is conducted stringently under the supervision of the Union Public Service Commission. The main purpose of the UPSC CMS exam 2025 is the recruitment of Group A and B medical officers at several central government departments. The UPSC CMS 2025 is conducted annually. As per the UPSC CMS Eligibility Criteria 2025, students need to pass MBBS or other medical undergraduate degrees from any recognized institute. Only Indian citizens can appear for the UPSC CMS 2025 exam. The UPSC CMS Syllabus 2025 is divided into 2 papers. The exam for UPSC CMS 2025 will be conducted in online mode.

UPSC CMS Notification 2025 PDF Download

The official UPSC CMS Notification 2025 PDF will be available for the candidates from April 10, 2025 onwards. Students will be able to download the UPSC CMS Notification PDF 2025 from the official website of UPSC which is upsc.gov.in. Students can find all the important UPSC CMS 2025 exam dates from the calendar available in the UPSC CMS Notification 2025 PDF. Other important information mentioned in the UPSC CMS Notification PDF 2025 are eligibility criteria, UPSC CMS Exam Pattern, UPSC CMS 2025 Admit Card, and other guidelines related to the UPSC CMS 2025 exam.

UPSC CMS 2025 Vacancy

The UPSC CMS Vacancy 2025 is not yet released. For the understanding of students, the vacancy for 2023 and 2024 is listed below

Position

Vacancy for 2023

Vacancy for 2024

Medical Officers Grade in General Duty Medical Officers Sub-cadre

314

-

Junior Scale Posts in Central Health Service

-

349

Assistant Divisional Medical Officer in the Railways

300

300

General Duty Medical Officer in New Delhi Municipal Council

3

5

General Duty Medical Officer Gr-II in East Delhi Municipal Corporation, North Delhi Municipal Corporation, and South Delhi Municipal Corporation

70

184

Total

687

838

UPSC CMS 2025 Application Form

Candidates need to visit the official page of UPSC in order to fill up the UPSC CMS 2025 Application form. 

Steps To Fill The UPSC CMS 2025 Application Form

Here are the steps to fill out the UPSC CMS Application Form 2025

  • Visit the official website of the UPSC

  • Click on the option “Apply Online Link” mentioned on the page

  • Enter the details like name, DOB, address, contact details, and address

  • An account will be created in the next screen

  • In the next step, click on “Log In”

  • Upload the documents like birth certificates, government documents, photographs, and signature

  • Click on “Submit”

  • Pay the application fee in online mode

  • Take a printout of the application form

UPSC CMS 2025 Application Fee 

The final process for the UPSC CMS 2025 registration process is to pay the application fee in online mode. The category wise fees for the UPSC CMS 2025 exam are listed below for the reference of students.

Category

UPSC CMS 2025 Application Fee

Unreserved Category Candidates

INR 200

Male Candidates

INR 200

Female Candidates

NIL

Reserved Category Candidiates

NIL

UPSC CMS 2025 Exam Pattern

The Union Public Service Commission releases the UPSC CMS exam pattern for candidates to have an insightful understanding of the exam structure before appearing for the UPSC CMS Exam. The exam pattern acts as a guide to understanding the types of questions to be asked in the examination, the subjects or important topics to be covered, the marking scheme of the examination, and all the necessary details. The UPSC CMS 2025 exam will be conducted in 2 stages: writtenexam and personalitytest. While the former will be conducted for 500 marks in total, the latter will be conducted for 100 marks in total. 

UPSC CMS Exam Pattern Details

The detailed information regarding the USPC CMS Exam Pattern 2025 is listed below

Question Type

Multiple Choice Based

Total Questions

250

Exam Mode

Online

Exam Duration

2 hours

UPSC CMS 2025 Syllabus

UPSC CMS 2025 syllabus includes all important topics to be covered for the upcoming UPSC CMS 2025 Exam. It mainly covers the subjects to be studied for the computer-based examination. Refer to the table below to know of the major topics that are covered in the UPSC CMS 2025 exam:

General Medicine

Pediatrics 

Preventive Social and Community Medicine

Gynaecology and Obstetrics 

Important Topics From UPSC CMS 2025 Syllabus

Some of the important topics from the UPSC CMS 2025 Syllabus are as follows

Paper I

Cardiology

Psychiatry

Respiratory diseases

Emergency Medicine

Endocrinology

Neurology

Genito-Urinary

Diseases of the skin 

Paper II

General Surgery

Orthopedic surgery

Wound healing

Traumatology

Thoracic surgery

Medicolegal issues of surgery

Urological Surgery

Ophthalmology

Otorhinolaryngology E.N.T.

Anesthesiology

Occupational Health

Neuro Surgery

Maternal and Child Health

General Epidemiology

Nutrition and Health

Communicable Diseases

To know more about the detailed syllabus for the exam, check out UPSC CMS 2025 Syllabus.

UPSC CMS 2025 Admit Card

The UPSC CMS 2025 admit card for the computer-based examination, as well as the personality test for UPSC CMS 2025, will be issued by the Union Public Service Commission separately in online mode only. Aspirants who've successfully completed their registration process after filling out the application form, will be issued an admit card for computer-based examination. However, the UPSC CMS 2025 admit card for the Personality test will be released only for the candidates who qualify the computer-based examination.

UPSC CMS 2025 Exam Centres

Here are the test cities for UPSC CMS 2025:

UPSC CMS 2025 Exam Centres

Ahmedabad

Aizwal

Agartala

Bareilly

Bengaluru

Bhopal

Chennai

Chandigarh

Dehradun

Cuttack

Dharwad

Delhi

Gangtok

Dispur

Imphal

Hyderabad

Jaipur 

Itanagar

Jorhat 

Jammu

Kohima

Kochi

Lucknow

Kolkata

Mumbai

Madurai

Panaji (Goa)

Nagpur

Port Blair

Patna

Raipur

Prayagraj (erstwhile Allahabad)

Sambalpur

Ranchi

Shimla

Shillong

Thiruvananthapuram

Srinagar

Udaipur

Tirupati

Visakhapatnam

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Contact Details

Website: www.upsc.gov.in

Phone Numbers:  011-23098543 / 23385271 / 23381125 / 23098591

Address: Dholpur House, Shahjahan Road, New Delhi 110069 

UPSC CMS 2025 Answer Key

The official answer key of UPSC CMS 2025 exam will be available after the exam, released by the commission. All candidates will be eligible to check the correct answers from the answer key, and calculate the probable score of their performance post examination. Candidates securing a high score will then be eligible to participate in the next round of selection process. 

UPSC CMS 2025 Result

UPSC CMS Result 2025 will be released in August 2025. The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC declares the UPSC CMS 2025 result on its official website. The following will be released in PDF format only, consisting of qualified applicants' roll numbers and names. Candidates who qualify for the computer-based exam will be called for the interview/personality test round of the UPSC CMS exam. The final result of the Union Public Service Commission CMS 2025 has been released on the basis of applicants' performance in computer-based tests and interview/ personality tests. 

UPSC CMS 2025 Eligibility Criteria

Before applying for the UPSC CMS exam 2025, the candidates must check the eligibility criteria. The application process for candidates who do not meet the UPSC CMS eligibility criteria will be discarded. Eligibility criteria for the Combined Medical Services 2025 exam in terms of educational qualification and age limit are available below separately. Check the points listed to find out whether you meet certain eligibility criteria to participate in the UPSC CSE 2025 exam or not. 

UPSC CMS Educational Qualification 2025: 

  • About the UPSC CMS educational qualification, to be eligible to apply for the UPSC CMS exam 2025, the candidates must have passed the final M.B.B.S. examination from a reputed college.
  • The candidates who are yet to complete their compulsory rotating internship are also eligible to apply for the UPSC CMS exam, but their admission will be provisional. After the completion of the internship, their admission will be considered final.

UPSC CMS Age Limit Criteria: 

It is highly recommended to download the UPSC CMS notification brochure and check it to verify the eligibility criteria details for the UPSC CMS 2025 exam thoroughly. Check the UPSC CMS age limit criteria below: 

  • The candidates applying for the UPSC CMS exam 2025  must not exceed 32 years of age as of August 1, 2025, for most services/posts in the Combined Medical Services Examination 2025.
  • However, the upper age limit for Medical Officers Grade in General Duty Medical Officers Sub-cadre of Central Health Services is 35 years.

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FAQs about UPSC CMS

Is the UPSC CMS exam held online or offline?

The UPSC CMS exam is held in online mode. 

What is the passing percentage for the UPSC CMS exam?

The minimum percentage that is required in order to pass the UPSC CMS exam is 30% in every paper (for the general candidates) and 20% in every paper (for the reserved category candidates).  

Is there a negative marking in the UPSC CMS exam?

Yes, there is a negative marking scheme in the UPSC CMS exam. For every incorrect response, one-third marks is deducted.

How many attempts are allowed in the UPSC CMS exam?

Every candidate can appear a maximum of 6 times for the UPSC CMS exam.

Is the UPSC CMS exam MCQ based?

Yes, the UPSC CMS exam is MCQ based. The question paper is divided into Paper I and Paper II. 

Is the UPSC CMS exam difficult to pass?

Compared to other national-level medical examinations, the UPSC CMS exam is much easier. The syllabus of this exam includes only the pre-final and final year course curriculum of the MBBS degree programme.

What is the full form of UPSC CMS?

The full form of the UPSC CMS exam is  Union Public Service Commission Combined Medical Services Examination.

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