UPSC CMS Combined Medical Services Exam 2026: Union Public Service Commission invites online applications for the Combined Medical Services Examination 2026 for Medical Officers/General Duty Medical Officers/Assistant Divisional Medical Officers for 1,358 vacancies. Candidates with MBBS qualifications are eligible to apply for this job. Interested and eligible candidates can apply online on or before 31 March 2026. The detailed eligibility and application process are given below. Interested candidates can also try DVC Careers.
UPSC CMS Combined Medical Services Exam 2026 – Details:
| Exam Name | UPSC CMS Combined Medical Services Exam |
| Job Role | Medical Officers/General Duty Medical Officer/Assistant Divisional Medical Officer |
| Job Category | Govt Jobs |
| Qualification | MBBS |
| Total Vacancies | 1,358 Posts |
| Experience | Freshers |
| Salary | Rs. 56,100/- to 1,77,500/- |
| Job Location | Across India |
| Application Starts on | 11 March 2026 |
| Last Date | 31 March 2026 |
| Official Website | www.upsc.gov.in |
UPSC Medical Officer Recruitment-Detailed Eligibility:
Educational Qualification:
- For admission to the examination, a candidate should have passed the written and practical parts of the final M.B.B.S. Examination.
Note: A candidate who has appeared/or is yet to appear at the final M.B.B.S. Examination may also apply
Age Limit (01 August 2026):
- 32 years. (i.e. the candidate must have been born not earlier than 2nd August, 1994)
- However, for Medical Officers Grade in General Duty Medical Officers Subcadre of Central Health Services, the upper age limit must not exceed 35 years.
Age Relaxation:
- Up to a maximum of five years if a candidate belongs to a Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe.
- Up to a maximum of three years in the case of candidates belonging to Other Backward Classes.
- Up to a maximum of three years in the case of Defence Services personnel.
- Up to a maximum of five years in the case of Ex-servicemen.
- Up to a maximum of five years in the case of ECOs/SSCOs.
- Up to a maximum of ten years for PWBD Candidates.
UPSC CMS Vacancy Details: 1,358 Posts
- Category-I:
- Medical Officers Grade in General Duty Medical Officers Sub-cadre of Central Health Service – 864 Posts
- Category-II:
- Assistant Divisional Medical Officer in the Railways – 450 Posts
- General Duty Medical Officer in New Delhi Municipal Council – 14 Posts
- General Duty Medical Officer Gr-II in Municipal Corporation of Delhi – 30 Posts
UPSC CMS Salary: Rs. 56,100/- to 1,77,500/-
UPSC CMS 2026 Exam – Selection Process:
UPSC CMS Exam Pattern:
- The examination shall be conducted as a Written Exam/Personality Test.
Written Exam (500 marks):
- The candidates will take the written examination in two Papers, each with a maximum of 250 marks.
- Each paper will be two hours long.
- There will be a penalty (Negative Marking) for wrong answers marked by a candidate in the objective-type question papers.
- There are four alternatives for the answers to every question.
- For each question the candidate has given a wrong answer, one-third of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as a penalty.
- If a candidate gives more than one answer, it will be treated as a wrong answer even if one of the given answers is correct, and there will be the same penalty as above for that question.
- If a question is left blank, i.e. the candidate does not answer, there will be no penalty for that question.
- Candidates are not permitted to use calculators to answer objective-type papers.
- Both CMSE papers will follow MBBS standards.
Paper 1 – General Medicine and Paediatrics:
- Total questions in Paper I = 120 (96 from General Medicine and 24 from Paediatrics).
- The combined medical services examination syllabus for the paper I will be explained in the advertisement. (Check Advertisement)
Paper 2 – Surgery/Gynaecology & Obstetrics/Preventive & Social Medicine:
- Total questions in Paper II = 120 (40 questions from each part.)
- The combined medical services examination syllabus for paper II will be explained in the advertisement. (Check Advertisement)
Personality Test (100 Marks):
- Personality tests carry 100 marks, such as the candidates who qualify based on the written examination results.
- Candidates who qualify in the written examination will be called for the Interview/Personality Test by the Union Public Service Commission.
- The Interview/ Personality Test will carry 100 marks.
- The Interview for Personality Test will be intended to serve as a supplement to the written examination for testing the General Knowledge and ability of the candidates in the fields of their academic study and also like a personality test to assess the candidate’s intellectual curiosity, critical powers of assimilation, the balance of judgment and alertness of mind, the ability for social cohesion, the integrity of character, initiative, and capability for leadership.
- The upsc cms exam result will be published on the official website.
Application Fees:
- Candidates are required to pay off a fee of Rs. 200/-.
- Female/SC/ST/PwBD candidates are exempted from fee payment
Mode of Payment:
- Either by using Net Banking Facility of any bank or by using Visa/Master/RuPay/Credit/Debit Card/UPI Payment
How to apply for UPSC CMS Combined Medical Services Exam 2026?
Interested and eligible candidates can apply online for upsc cms exam on the official website by 31 March 2026 (6.00 PM).
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Important Dates UPSC MBBS Vacancy:
- Date of Notification of Examination: 11 March 2026
- Last date for filling up the Application: 31 March 2026
- Date of Examination: 02 August 2026
Note:
- The e-Admit Card will be made available on the UPSC website.
- The number of vacancies mentioned above is tentative and liable to alteration.
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