Jobs in government sector for medical graduates

BRIGHT PROSPECTS: Candidates who have passed written and practical parts of
the final MBBS examination can appear for the UIPSC examination. Photo: S.
Ramesh Kurup

A combined examination for recruitment of medical doctors to various
services and posts under the Central government is conducted annually by the
Union Public Service Commission in accordance with the norms of the Ministry
of Health and Family Welfare. There would be nearly 350 vacancies.


Services and posts
The usual services and posts are indicated below:

Assistant Divisional Medical Officer in the Railways

Assistant Divisional Medical Officer in Indian Ordnance Factories Health
Service

Junior scale posts in Central Health Services

Medical Officers in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi


General Duty Medical Officer in New Delhi Municipal Council


You may apply for admission to the examination in respect of any one or more
of the services/ posts. You will be given an opportunity to indicate your
preferences for the services / posts at the appropriate time. You need to
submit only one application, even if you want to beconsidered for different
services/ posts.


Conditions of eligibility


You should not have attained the age of 32 years as on January 1 of the year
of the examination. There will be the usual relaxation in the upper age
limit for the eligible categories. You should have passed the written and
practical parts of the final M.B.B.S. examination. Final year students may
also apply; but they should produce proof of having passed the written and
practical part of the final M.B.B.S. examination along with the detailed
application to the Commission, after qualifying in the written examination.


Those who have not completed the compulsory rotatory internship are eligible
for admission to the examination. But they will be appointed only after they
complete the internship. Candidates should be physically and medically fit,
in accordance with the prescribed norms.



Structure of the exam

The overall structure comprises two parts.

Part I – Written examination; two papers ; 2 x 250 = 500 marks

Part II – Interview: 100 marks.

Let us look at the contents of the written papers in some detail.



Paper 1 has three components, with a total of 120 questions

General ability: 30 questions

General medicine: 70 questions

Paediatrics: 20 questions

General ability: Indian Society, Heritage & Culture, Polity, Economy, Human
Development Indices and the Development Programmes; Natural Resources, their
distribution, exploitation, conservation and related issues; Basic concepts
of Ecology and Environment and their impact on health and economy; Impact of
changing demographic trends on health, environment and society; Indian
Agriculture, Industry, Trade, Transportation and Service Sectors; Natural
and man-made disasters and their management; Food adulteration, Food
processing, food distribution, food storage and their relevance to public
health; Recent trends in Science and Technology

General Medicine: Cardiology, Respiratory diseases, Gastro-intestinal,
Genito-Urinary, Neurology, Hematology, Endocrinology, Metabolic disorders,
Infections/Communicable Diseases (Virus, Rickets, Bacterial, Spirochetal,
Protozoan, Metazoan, Fungus), Nutrition / Growth, Dermatology,
Musculoskelatal System, Psychiatry, General Paediatrics


Paper 2 also has three components, with a total of 120 questions


Surgery: 40 questions


Gynaecology and Obstetrics: 40 questions


Preventive and Social Medicine: 40 questions


Surgery: General Surgery [Wounds, Infections, Tumours, Lymphatic, Blood
vessels, Cysts / sinuses, Head and neck, Breast, Alimentary tract (
Oesophagus, Stomach, Intestines, Anus, Developmental), Liver, Bile,
Pancreas, Spleen, Peritoneum, Abdominal wall, Abdominal injuries],
Urological Surgery, Neuro Surgery, Otorhinolaryngology, Thoracic surgery,
Orthopedic surgery, Ophthalmology, Anesthesiology, Traumatology


Gynaecology and obstetrics: Obstetrics (Ante-natal conditions, Intra-natal
conditions, Post-natal conditions, Management of normal labour or
complicated labour); Gynaecology (applied anatomy, Applied physiology of
menstruation and fertilization, Infections in genital tract, Neoplasma in
the genital tract, Displacement of the uterus); Family planning
(Conventional contraceptives , U.D. and oral pills, Operative procedure,
sterilization and organization of programmes in the urban and rural
surroundings, Medical Termination of Pregnancy)


Preventive social and community medicine: Social and Community Medicine,
Concept of Health, Disease and Preventive Medicine, Health Administration
and Planning, General Epidemiology, Demography and Health Statistics,
Communicable Diseases, Environmental Health, Nutrition and Health,
Non-communicable diseases, Occupational Health, Genetics and Health,
International Health, Medical Sociology and Health Education, Maternal and
Child Health, National Programmes

The questions in both the papers will be of the multiple-choice
objective-type, with four options in each question. Wrong answers will be
penalised through negative marks; one-third of the marks assigned to the
question will be deducted as penalty. Giving more than one answer will be
treated as a wrong answer, even if one of the given answers happens to be
correct. Consequently there will be the usual penalty for the error.
However, if a question is left blank, there will be no penalty. Calculators
are not permitted in the examination hall.


Interview / personality test


Candidates who qualify in the written examination will be invited to attend
the interview / personality test to be conducted by the UPSC.


The interview will be in the form of a comprehensive personality test. It
will not be a cross-examination. This exercise is a supplement to the
written examination in which the general awareness in relation to the
medical profession as also academic knowledge in medicine and surgery has
already been assessed.


The interview would focus on aspects such as the candidate's intellectual
curiosity, critical powers of assimilation, balance of judgment and
alertness of mind, ability for social cohesion, integrity of character,
initiative, and capability for leadership. There is a common form for
submitting applications to the UPSC, which is available in the main post
offices.


The form along with an Information Brochure, an acknowledgement card, and an
envelope for sending the application costs twenty rupees.

A fee of hundred rupees has to be paid in the form of a Central recruitment
fee stamp to be affixed to the application form and got cancelled by the
post office. SC/ST and physically challenged candidates as well as women
applicants need not pay this fee.