The combined medical service examination consists of the following examination pattern:
Stage I: Written Examination (Objective type) Stage II: Personality Test | Exam Type | Paper | Subject | Weightage | Total Marks | | Written Examination | Paper I | General Medicine including Cardiology, Neurology, Dermatology and Psychiatry | 60% | 200 | | Surgery including ENT, Ophthalmology, Traumatology,and Orthopaedics | 40% | | Paper II | Paediatrics | 20% | 200 | | Gynaecology and Obstetrics | 40% | | Preventive, Social and Community Medicine | 40% | | Total Marks | Paper I & II | | | 400 | | Personality Test | | 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 in the nature of a personality test to assess the candidate’s intellectual curiosity, critical powers of assimilation, balance of judgement and alertness of mind, ability for social cohesion, integrity of character, initiative and capability for leadership. | | 200 | | |
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