UPSC CMS 2026 Apply Online — Combined Medical Services Examination Notification Out for 1358 Medical Officer Posts

Quick Highlights — UPSC CMS 2026

Detail	Information
Organization	Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)
Exam Name	Combined Medical Services Examination 2026
Notice No.	9/2026-CMS
Post Name	Medical Officer / Assistant Divisional Medical Officer / GDMO
Total Vacancies	1358 (Tentative)
Application Mode	Online
Notification Date	11 March 2026
Last Date to Apply	31 March 2026 (till 6:00 PM)
Exam Date	02 August 2026
Official Website	upsc.gov.in / upsconline.nic.in

Important Dates — UPSC CMS 2026

Event	Date
Date of Notification	11 March 2026
Start of Online Application	11 March 2026
Last Date to Apply Online	31 March 2026 (6:00 PM)
Date of Written Examination	02 August 2026
e-Admit Card Release	Last working day of preceding week of exam date

Important: Candidates are strongly advised to apply well before the last date. Do not wait till 31 March 2026 as server load may cause issues near the deadline.

Application Fee — UPSC CMS 2026

Category	Fee
General / OBC / EWS (Male)	Rs. 200/-
Female Candidates (All Categories)	Nil (Exempted)
SC / ST Candidates	Nil (Exempted)
Persons with Benchmark Disability (PwBD)	Nil (Exempted)

Fee payment is accepted via Net Banking, Visa, Master, RuPay, Credit Card, Debit Card, and UPI. Fee once paid is non-refundable.

Vacancy Details — UPSC CMS 2026

The total tentative vacancies under UPSC Combined Medical Services Examination 2026 are 1358. These are divided as follows:

Category-I

Post Name	Total Vacancies
Medical Officers Grade in General Duty — Central Health Service (CHS)	864

Category-II

Post Name	Organization	Vacancies
Assistant Divisional Medical Officer (ADMO)	Indian Railways	450
General Duty Medical Officer (GDMO)	New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC)	14
General Duty Medical Officer Grade-II (GDMO Gr-II)	Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD)	30

PwBD Reserved Vacancies

Post	PwBD Vacancies
Medical Officers — Central Health Service	34 (17 Locomotor + 17 SLD/MD)
ADMO — Railways	18 (Locomotor Disability)
GDMO — NDMC	NIL
GDMO Grade-II — MCD	2 (SLD: 1, Multiple Disability: 1)

Note: The number of vacancies mentioned above is tentative and may change. Reservations for SC, ST, OBC, EWS, and PwBD will apply as per government norms.

Eligibility Criteria — UPSC CMS 2026

Nationality

Candidates must be a Citizen of India or a subject of Nepal or Bhutan, or a Tibetan refugee who came to India before 1 January 1962, or a person of Indian origin who migrated from specified countries with intent to settle permanently in India.

Age Limit

Category	Age Limit (as on 01 August 2026)
General (Most Posts)	Maximum 32 Years (Born not earlier than 02 August 1994)
Medical Officers — Central Health Service	Maximum 35 Years
SC / ST	5 Years Relaxation
OBC	3 Years Relaxation
PwBD	10 Years Relaxation
Ex-Servicemen (5 Years Service)	5 Years Relaxation
Defence Personnel Disabled in Operations	3 Years Relaxation

Educational Qualification

• Candidate must have passed the written and practical parts of the final MBBS Examination.
• Candidates who have appeared or are yet to appear in the final MBBS exam may apply provisionally.
• Provisional candidates must submit proof of passing MBBS within the time limit after result declaration.
• Candidates who have not yet completed compulsory rotating internship are eligible to apply but will be appointed only after internship completion.

Physical and Medical Standards

Candidates must be physically and medically fit as per the standards prescribed in Appendix III of the UPSC CMS 2026 Rules. Final medical fitness will be verified at the time of appointment.

Exam Pattern — UPSC CMS 2026

The UPSC Combined Medical Services Examination 2026 is conducted in two parts:

Part I: Written Examination (500 Marks)

Paper	Subject	Total Questions	Maximum Marks	Duration
Paper I (Code 1)	General Medicine and Paediatrics	120 (96 Medicine + 24 Paediatrics)	250	2 Hours
Paper II (Code 2)	Surgery + Gynaecology and Obstetrics + Preventive and Social Medicine	120 (40 each)	250	2 Hours

Part II: Personality Test (100 Marks)

• Candidates who qualify in the written exam will be called for Interview/Personality Test.
• It tests general knowledge, academic ability, intellectual curiosity, balance of judgement, and leadership qualities.

Negative Marking

• 1/3 of marks will be deducted for every wrong answer.
• If more than one answer is marked, it will be treated as wrong.
• No penalty for unattempted questions.

Note: Both papers are fully objective (MCQ) type. Question papers are set in English only. Calculators are not permitted inside the examination hall.

Syllabus — UPSC CMS 2026

Paper I — General Medicine and Paediatrics

General Medicine topics include: Cardiology, Respiratory diseases, Gastro-intestinal, Genito-Urinary, Neurology, Hematology, Endocrinology, Metabolic disorders, Infections and Communicable Diseases (Viral, Bacterial, Protozoan, Fungal etc.), Nutrition and Growth, Dermatology, Musculoskeletal System, Psychiatry (Depression, Psychosis, Anxiety, Bipolar, Schizophrenia), Emergency Medicine, Common Poisoning, Snake bite, Tropical Medicine, Critical Care Medicine, Vaccines and Vitamin Deficiency diseases.

Paediatrics topics include: Common childhood emergencies, Basic newborn care, Normal developmental milestones, Accidents and poisonings in children, Birth defects including Autism, Immunization, Children with special needs, National child health programmes.

Paper II — Surgery, Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Preventive and Social Medicine

Surgery topics include: General Surgery, Urological Surgery, Neuro Surgery, ENT (Otorhinolaryngology), Thoracic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery, Ophthalmology, Anaesthesiology, Traumatology, Pre-operative and post-operative care, Medicolegal issues, Wound healing, Fluid and electrolyte management, Shock management.

Gynaecology and Obstetrics topics include: Ante-natal, Intra-natal and Post-natal conditions, Normal and complicated labour, Applied anatomy and physiology, Genital tract infections and neoplasms, High risk pregnancy, Abortions, Family Planning, Medicolegal examination including Rape cases.

Preventive and Social Medicine topics include: Concept of Health and Disease, Health Administration, Epidemiology, Demography, Communicable and Non-communicable Diseases, Environmental Health, Nutrition, Occupational Health, Genetics, International Health, Maternal and Child Health, National Programmes.

Selection Process — UPSC CMS 2026

• Step 1: Written Examination — Paper I and Paper II (Objective MCQ type)
• Step 2: Personality Test / Interview for candidates qualifying the written exam
• Step 3: Final merit list based on combined marks of Written Exam (500) + Personality Test (100)
• Step 4: Medical fitness examination before final appointment

Tie-breaking: If marks are equal, the candidate with more marks in written total is ranked higher. If still equal, the senior in age is preferred. If date of birth is also same, the one who completed internship earlier will be ranked higher.

Pay Scale — UPSC CMS 2026

Post	Pay Scale	Additional Benefits
Medical Officers — Central Health Service	Level-10: Rs. 56,100 to Rs. 1,77,500/-	Non-Practising Allowance (NPA)
ADMO — Indian Railways	Level-10: Rs. 56,100 to Rs. 1,77,500/-	NPA + Free Railway Passes + Privilege Ticket Orders
GDMO — NDMC	Level-10: Rs. 56,100 to Rs. 1,77,500/-	Restricted NPA
GDMO Grade-II — MCD	Level-10: Rs. 56,100 to Rs. 1,77,500/-	NPA + Admissible allowances

How to Apply Online — UPSC CMS 2026

Candidates must apply online only through the official UPSC website. No other mode of application is accepted.

1. Visit the official UPSC online portal at https://upsconline.nic.in using a desktop or laptop browser.
2. Create your account on the Online Application Portal if you are a new user. This will generate your Universal Registration Number (URN) which is valid for all UPSC examinations lifelong.
3. Fill in the Universal Registration Number (URN) Profile with your personal details including name, date of birth, category, and photo ID details. Use Aadhaar Card as the preferred ID document.
4. Complete the Common Application Form (CAF) by uploading your scanned photograph (20 KB to 200 KB in .jpg format) and signature (20 KB to 100 KB in .jpg format). Also capture a live photograph as required.
5. Fill in the Examination Specific Module for UPSC CMS 2026. Select your preferred examination centre, category, and post preferences.
6. Pay the application fee of Rs. 200 online using Net Banking, Visa, Master, RuPay, Credit Card, Debit Card, or UPI. Female, SC, ST, and PwBD candidates are exempted from fee payment.
7. Review all the details carefully and submit the application form before 31 March 2026 till 06:00 PM. Note that no correction or modification is allowed after submission.
8. Take a printout or save a soft copy of the submitted application form for future reference and communication with UPSC.

Important: Once submitted, application cannot be withdrawn or modified. Candidates in government service must also submit an undertaking that they have informed their Head of Office about applying.

Examination Centres — UPSC CMS 2026

The examination will be held at 48 centres across India. Key centres include:

Agartala, Ahmedabad, Aizawl, Bareilly, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Cuttack, Dehradun, Delhi, Dharwad, Dispur, Faridabad, Gangtok, Gautam Buddha Nagar (Noida), Ghaziabad, Gurugram, Hyderabad, Imphal, Itanagar, Jaipur, Jammu, Jorhat, Kanpur, Kochi, Kohima, Kolkata, Lucknow, Madurai, Meerut, Mumbai, Nagpur, Panaji (Goa), Patna, Sri Vijaya Puram (Port Blair), Prayagraj (Allahabad), Raipur, Ranchi, Sambalpur, Shillong, Shimla, Srinagar, Thiruvananthapuram, Tirupati, Udaipur, Visakhapatnam.

Note: Centres fill on a first-apply-first-allot basis (except Chennai, Delhi, Dispur, Kolkata, and Nagpur). Apply early to get your preferred centre.

Important Rules — UPSC CMS 2026

• Mobile phones and all electronic devices are strictly banned at examination venues.
• Candidates must reach the exam venue at least 30 minutes before the start of each session.
• Face authentication is mandatory at the examination venue for all candidates.
• OBC candidates must submit OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) certificate based on income for FY 2022-23, 2023-24, and 2024-25, issued on or after 01 April 2025.
• EWS candidates must submit Income and Asset Certificate based on FY 2024-25, issued on or after 01 April 2025 but not later than 31 March 2026.
• No change in category is allowed after submission of application under any circumstances.
• Candidates can make representations on question papers and provisional answer keys within 5 days of the exam date through the official UPSC portal.
• e-Admit Card will be available for download on the UPSC website. No admit card is sent by post or email.

Helpdesk — UPSC CMS 2026

• Phone: 011-24041001 or 011-40303444
• Email: upscsoap@nic.in
• Working Hours: 10:00 AM to 5:30 PM (All working days from 11 March 2026 to 31 March 2026)

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) — UPSC CMS 2026

What is the last date to apply for UPSC CMS 2026?

The last date to submit the online application for UPSC Combined Medical Services Examination 2026 is 31 March 2026 till 06:00 PM. Candidates should apply well before the deadline to avoid last-minute issues.

What is the total number of vacancies in UPSC CMS 2026?

The total tentative vacancies in UPSC CMS 2026 are 1358. These include 864 posts for Medical Officers in Central Health Service, 450 for Assistant Divisional Medical Officers in Railways, 14 for GDMO in NDMC, and 30 for GDMO Grade-II in MCD.

What is the educational qualification required for UPSC CMS 2026?

Candidates must have passed the written and practical parts of the final MBBS Examination. Candidates who have appeared or are yet to appear in the final MBBS exam may also apply provisionally.

What is the application fee for UPSC CMS 2026?

The application fee for UPSC CMS 2026 is Rs. 200. Female candidates and candidates belonging to SC, ST, and Persons with Benchmark Disability (PwBD) categories are fully exempted from paying the fee. OBC and EWS candidates must pay the full fee.

What is the age limit for UPSC CMS 2026?

The maximum age limit is 32 years as on 1 August 2026 for most posts. For Medical Officers in Central Health Service (General Duty Sub-cadre), the upper age limit is 35 years. Age relaxation is available for SC/ST (5 years), OBC (3 years), PwBD (10 years), and Ex-servicemen as per government rules.

What is the exam pattern for UPSC CMS 2026?

UPSC CMS 2026 consists of a Written Examination (500 marks) and a Personality Test (100 marks). The written exam has two papers: Paper I covers General Medicine and Paediatrics (250 marks, 120 MCQs) and Paper II covers Surgery, Gynaecology and Obstetrics, and Preventive and Social Medicine (250 marks, 120 MCQs). There is negative marking of 1/3 marks for each wrong answer.

When is the UPSC CMS 2026 exam date?

The UPSC Combined Medical Services Examination 2026 is scheduled to be held on 2 August 2026. The exam will be conducted at 48 centres across India including major cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, and others.

What is the pay scale for posts recruited through UPSC CMS 2026?

All posts recruited through UPSC CMS 2026 are in Pay Matrix Level-10, which means a pay range of Rs. 56,100 to Rs. 1,77,500 per month. In addition, candidates are also entitled to Non-Practising Allowance (NPA) and other allowances as applicable.

Official Source

All information in this article is based on the official notification released by UPSC on 11 March 2026 (Examination Notice No. 9/2026-CMS). Candidates are advised to always refer to the official UPSC website for the most accurate and updated information.

• Official Website: https://upsc.gov.in
• Online Application Portal: https://upsconline.nic.in
• Notification: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Gazette of India dated 11 March 2026