UPSC CMS Eligibility
Union Public Service Commission released the UPSC CMS Notification 2024 on 10th April 2024 on its official website. The UPSC Combined Medical Services Examination (CMS), a prestigious entrance examination conducted by the Union Public Service Commission of India selects candidates for All India, Central, and State Health Services. A total of 827 UPSC CMS vacancies are up to be filled through the recruitment drive in the year 2024.
UPSC defines a set of criteria for the Combined Medical Services Exam. The UPSC CMS Eligibility Criteria has been released along with the official notification. UPSC CMS eligibility defines the age limit, educational qualification, nationality etc. which is required to meet by the aspirants preparing for the CMS Exam. Candidates can check the UPSC CMS Eligibility from this article. We have provided the detailed UPSC CMS Eligibility Criteria 2024 in the below section.
UPSC CMS Eligibility Criteria defines the upper age limit as 32 years of age at the time of application. Candidates are required to ensure about fulfilling this age criteria. Category from unreserved category can apply 6 times for the UPSC CMS examination while an OBC candidate can apply 7 times and an SC/ST candidate can apply unlimited times (up to 37 years of age), respectively, for the CMS examination.
Category | Relaxation |
Other Backward Classes (OBC) | Up to 3 years |
Scheduled Caste (SC) | Up to 5 years |
Scheduled Tribe (ST) | Up to 5 years |
Ex-Servicemen with continuous 5 years of service (If had been not discharged from duty due to physical fitness/Invalidment/ misconduct/inefficiency) | Up to 5 years |
Defence service personnel released as a consequence of their injuries in operations during hostilities with foreign countries or in disturbed areas | Up to 3 years |
Military service person (ECOs/SSCOs with a total of 5 years of military service) as of August 1st | Up to 5 years |
Candidates with Physical Disability | Up to 10 years |
Domicile of Jammu & Kashmir | Up to 5 years |
As per the official notification, the UPSC CMS Educational Qualification demands a candidate to have a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) degree from a recognized university. Candidates check the latest CMS Educational Qualification from this section.
The Nationality for the CMS Exam has been clearly defined in the official notification by the commission. UPSC CMS Eligibility Criteria states that a candidate must be either:
(a) a Citizen of India
(b) a subject of Nepal
(c) a subject of Bhutan
(d) a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before the 1st of January, 1962 to permanently settle in India. or
(e) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka or the East African Countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire and Ethiopia or Vietnam to permanently settle in India.
The last date to apply for UPSC CMS 2024 is 30 April 2024.
A total of 827 Medical Officer vacancies are released for UPSC CMS 2024.
The age limit for the UPSC CMS Exam 2024 is between 21 to 32 years as on 1st August of the year of the examination. However, there are certain age relaxations provided for candidates belonging to reserved categories such as SC/ST and OBC.
The application fee for the UPSC CMS Exam 2024 is Rs. 200 for general and OBC candidates, and there is no fee for SC/ST and female candidates.
The UPSC CMS Notification 2024 was released on April 10, 2024.
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