The Combined Medical Services Examination or the CMS Examination is conducted by the Union Public Service Commission for recruitment as Medical Officer in various organizations such as the Central Health Service (CHS), Indian Ordnance Factories, Indian Railways, Municipal Corporation of Delhi and New Delhi Municipal Council.
Successful candidates are admitted after an interview also known as Personality test (PT) conducted by the UPSC for those who have qualified the written examination.
There is an objective-type written examination with two papers of two hours duration, each carrying a maximum of 250 marks.
This is followed by a Personality Test carrying 100 marks of candidates who qualify on the results of the written examination.
Maximum Marks : 250 Maximum Marks : 250 Candidates who qualify in the written examination are called for an Interview/Personality Test to be conducted by the Union Public Service Commission which carries 100 marks.