UPSC CMS Notification 2021: Exam Dates, Eligibility, Syllabus & Exam Pattern.

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UPSC or (Union Public Commission) conducts various competitive exams for public sector banks. The UPSC conducts the CMS exam every year. In 2021 UPSC will conduct the UPSC CMS Exam for various positions and entrants can start registering themselves in April 2021. This exam aims to hire various Govt Orgs and Departments. According to UPSC CMS Notification, UPSC will be releasing about 900+ vacancies through UPSC Official website in April 2021. However, the UPSC CMS Notification release is delayed this year because of COVID 19 outbreak.

The UPSC conducts the UPSC CMS Exam in two phases. The CBT and the Personality test. The exam date for each category of exam will release soon. The entrants who would be successful in clearing CBT will further go ahead with the Personality Test. Let’s have a look at the posts available.

Job Posts

Gen Duty Medical Gr.-II in East, North and South Delhi Municipal Corporation

Asst Divisional Medical Officer in the Railways

Asst Medical Officer in Indian Ordnance Factories Health Services

Gen Duty Medical Officer in New Delhi Municipal Council

Jr Scale Posts in Central Health Services

The entrants can choose any of these job posts while completing the UPSC CMS Online Application for the exam. Let’s have a look at the UPSC CMS Tentative Exam Dates:

Tentative UPSC CMS Notification 2021 Important Dates:

Exam Events	Dates of the events
UPSC CMS Notification Release	Date yet to be announced.
Application Start Date	Date yet to be announced.
Application End Date	Date yet to be announced.
CBT	Date yet to be announced.
CBT Result	Date yet to be announced.
Personality Test Phase	Date yet to be announced.

The above table shows the dates of the exams that will be conducted in 2021. Although the dates have not been released yet entrants must not get disheartened. Start preparing and utilizing the extra time you have got due to COVID 19 lock-down. Entrants who are aspiring to secure UPSC CMS jobs must go through the UPSC CMS Exam Pattern 1st because that is going to help them plan studies. Let’s have a look into the exam pattern 1st:

UPSC CMS Exam Pattern 2021:

CBT:

The nature of the question will be objective type.
Total marks in the exam will be 500.
There will two papers in the Exam.
Each paper will be 250 marks.
There will be 2 hours time duration for the exam to be completed.
The UPSC will allow time relaxation to disabled entrants.
Negative marking will be there in this phase of the exam. For each wrong answer, there will be a deduction of 1/3 marks.
Against each question, there will be 4 choices of answer.

The above table shows the marking scheme of the first phase of the exam. Now let’s have a look at the 2nd phase of the exam:

Personality Test:

The Personality test is only for the entrants who have qualified in the CBT phase and are called for an interview. Let’s have a look at the details:

The personality test aims to test an entrant based on various aspects like:
- General Knowledge.
- Medical knowledge.
- Personality test.
- Intellectual curiosity.
- Critical Power Assimilation.
- Judgement Balance
- Mind’s Alertness.
- Social Cohesion ability.
- Character integrity.
- Leadership capability.
The exam will have 100 marks.

After the interview, the final selection will be made for the entrants. There will be a document verification round as well and entrants need to clear it. Now we will have a look into the UPSC CMS Syllabus so that you can understand what do you have to study:

UPSC CMS Notification on Syllabus 2021:

The exam is conducted in two phases and the CBT phase has a vast syllabus to be covered. The CBT phase carries the maximum marks (500) and all entrants need to clear this phase move to the 2nd phase. The 2nd phase has only 100 marks and it is a personality test.

CBT Phase Subjects for Paper-1:

Paediatrics.
General Medicine.
General Ability

CBT Phase Subjects for Paper-2:

Gynaecology & Obstetrics.
Preventive & Social Medicine.
Surgery.

Personality Test Phase:

2nd phase doesn’t have any particular syllabus however it would be like an interview and medical-based question and questions to check your decision-making abilities will be asked. This phase will have 100 marks but the main focus should be on the CBT phase because that has the maximum score and you will have only 2 hours to answer 120 questions in each paper.

Important Notes:

Negative marking would be applicable for CBT Phase. There would be a deduction of 1/3 marks for every wrong answer.
There would not be any sectional cut off though.
Marks is not deducted for leaving questions unanswered.
There would be four choices of answers in the CBT phase to choose from. If an entrant put a check-mark on more than one option the answer will be considered as wrong and 1/3 marks will be deducted.
Disabled entrants with proper medical documents will be allowed to have the scribe option.
No entrants will be allowed for the personality test until they qualify in the CBT phase.
No pen, paper, calculator or any electrical or communication device will be allowed inside the exam hall.
Entrants must carry the hall ticket or admit card in the exam hall or they would not be allowed to enter.
Disabled entrants may have to carry relevant medical document along with the admit card in the exam hall.
Apart from Admit card entrants must carry govt photo ID card like, Adhar card, Pan card, Driving license, Passport or Voter’s ID card.

We have indicated the subjects in UPSC CMS Syllabus the subjects will have topic details as well to study and be prepared for the exam. Now let’s have a look into the UPSC CMS Eligibility as well to know who else can apply for the exam:

UPSC CMS Eligibility 2021:

Eligibility Factors	Criteria
Nationality	Entrants must be an Indian citizen. Can be a citizen of Bhutan or Nepal Can be a Tibetian refugee as well.
Age Limit	Entrants must not be more than 32 years of age.
Educational Qualification	Entrants must have passed MBBS the written & the Practical exam. Entrants who have already appeared in the written and practical exam but are waiting for their final result. They can also appear in the exam. However, if they cannot provide the final exam result in document verification, they will not get employment. An entrant who is still doing their rotational internship can also apply for the exam however, they have to complete their internship even if they are selected for employment.
Permissible Disabilities	Blindness / Low Vision / One-eyed person Locomotor Disability (Both Arms affected) Cerebral Palsy

There would also be Age Relaxation for the reserved category of entrants. Special arrangements can be made for disabled entrants if proper medical documents are provided. Keep all the factors of UPSC CMS Eligibility and choose job posts accordingly. Let’s have a look at the UPSC CMS Vacancies predicted for 2021:

UPSC CMS Vacancies 2021:

Post Names	Tentative Vacancies
Gen Duty Medical Gr.-II in East, North and South Delhi Municipal Corporation	362
Asst Divisional Medical Officer in the Railways	300
Jr Scale Posts in Central Health Services	250
Asst Medical Officer in Indian Ordnance Factories Health Services	46
Gen Duty Medical Officer in New Delhi Municipal Council	07
Total	965

The above table shows the tentative number of vacancies which may change with the availability of entrants. However, no exam preparation is complete without know the cut off marks. Although cut off marks is always released after the exam is conducted we will have look at the tentative UPSC CMS Cut Off 2021. We will also check some previous year’s cut off to make an analysis of the cut of the trend in the UPSC CMS Exam:

UPSC CMS Cut Off Marks Expected for 2021:

Category Of entrants	Cut off Out of 500	Cut off Out of 600
PH-1	101	200- 210
OBC	222	310- 320
ST	223	290- 300
SC	235	325- 335
General	261	340- 350

The above table shows the tentative Cut off Marks for the year 2021. Now let’s have a look into the previous year’s UPSC CMS Cut Off Marks 2019 and some other years:

UPSC CMS Cut Off Marks for Previous Years- Written Exam:

Entrant Category	2016	2017	2018	2019
EWS	–	–	–	126
ST	168	223	219	159
OBC	194	222	222	183
SC	193	235	246	192
General	229	261	253	224

UPSC CMS Cut Off Marks for Previous Years- Final:

Entrant Category	2016	2017	2018	2019
EWS	–	–	–	220
ST	244	290	278	225
OBC	286	308	296	268
SC	266	321	364*	271
General	310	339	325	306

FAQ:

How many tentative vacancies are there in UPSC CMS 2021?

There are 900+ tentative vacancies in UPSC CMS 2021.

When is the UPSC CMS Online Application starting?

The online application for the IBPS RRB exam is starting from 8th April 2021. However, the dates are delayed because of COVID 19 outbreak.

How many phases are there in UPSC CMS Exam and are all of them compulsory to attend for all entrants?

The UPSC CMS exam is conducted in two phases, the CBT and the Personality test. Both are mandatory for all entrants.

Is there any reservation available for disabled entrants?

here is a reservation available for disabled entrants in UPSC CMS.

What are the benefits given to candidates with a disability?

All disabled entrants are allowed to have the scribe option to assist them in writing the exam.In conclusion, the exam dates are already out now. Entrants looking forward to completing the UPSC CMS Online Application must go to the official website and finish it as soon as possible. Entrants must also prepare their UPSC CMS Study plan to crack the exam. It not very difficult to crack the exam if entrants study and do the revisions.

Author: Silki Joshi

Silki Joshi is a Content Writer with experience of 3+ years in the Edtech domain. She has mostly worked for competitive exams like Banking and SSC exams.

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