CMS is conducted with two papers where paper 1 is General Medicine and Paediatrics and paper 2 consists of Surgery, Gynaecology and Obstetrics and Preventive & Social Medicine.

Syllabus for Part 1 – General Medicine and Paediatrics which is of marks 250 include the following

General Ability will include the following topics

• 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 including Cardiology, Neurology, Dermatology and Psychiatry will have the following topics:-

• Cardiology
• Respiratory diseases
• Gastro-intestinal
• Genito-Urinary
• Neurology
• Haematology
• Endocrinology
• Metabolic disorders
• Infections/Communicable Diseases which will be for Virus, Rickets, Bacterial, Spirochetal, Protozoan, Metazoan, Fungus
• Nutrition/Growth
• Diseases of the skin (Dermatology)
• Musculoskelatal System
• Psychiatry
• General

Syllabus for Surgery including ENT, Ophthalmology, Traumatology and orthopaedics will include the following topics:-

• General Surgery to have Wounds, Infections, Tumours, Lymphatic, Blood vessels, Cysts/sinuses, Head and neck, Breast, Alimentary tract which will include Oesophagus, Stomach, Intestines, Anus, Developmental
• Liver, Bile, Pancreas
• Spleen
• Peritoneum
• Abdominal wall
• Abdominal injuries
• Urological Surgery
• Neuro Surgery
• Otorhinolaryngology E.N.T.
• Thoracic surgery
• Orthopedic surgery
• Ophthalmology
• Anesthesiology
• Traumatology

Part B of Paper 2 which is  GYNAECOLOGY & OBSTETRICS will include the topics

I OBSTETRICS

• Ante-natal conditions
• Intra-natal conditions
• Post-natal conditions
• Management of normal labours or complicated labour

II GYNAECOLOGY

• Questions on applied anatomy
• Questions on applied physiology of menstruation and fertilization
• Questions on infections in genital tract
• Questions on neoplasma in the genital tract
• Questions on displacement of the uterus

III FAMILY PLANNING

• Conventional contraceptives
• D. and oral pills
• Operative procedure, sterilization and organization of programmes in the urban and rural surroundings
• Medical Termination of Pregnancy

There is one more topic which is PREVENTIVE SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY MEDICINE will include

• 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 Programme