UPSC CMS 2025 Exam - Notification (Out), Application form (Released), Eligibility, Syllabus, dates

The commission issues the UPSC CMS admit card on the official website. Aspirants will be issued the UPSC CMS 2025 admit card for the computer-based examination few days before the examination. It is mandatory for candidates to carry their UPSC CMS admit card 2025 along with a government ID to the exam hall. UPSC CMS admit card for the Personality test will be released for the candidates who qualify the computer-based examination.

How to download the admit card?

The steps to download the UPSC CMS Admit card are given below. 

Step 1 – Check the link and enter the registration number and date of birth.

Step 2 – The admit card appears on the screen

Step 3 – Download UPSC CMS admit card and take the printout.

Details printed on UPSC CMS Admit card

UPSC CMS Admit card will have the following details printed on it.

• Name of the candidate

• Registration number

• Category of the candidate

• Candidate’s roll number

• Reporting time

• Address of examination centre

• Scanned colour photograph

• Examination date

• Candidate’s scanned signature

• Examination timing

The eligibility criteria of UPSC CMS exam is prescribed by Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). Candidates appearing for UPSC CMS exam must check the eligibility criteria before filling the application form. Check the detailed UPSC CMS 2025 eligibility criteria below.

Nationality

The following candidates are eligible to appear for UPSC CMS exam

• Indian, or

• Bhutan, or

• Nepal, or

• Indian origin migrants who have settled permanently in India from East African Countries of Uganda, Kenya,  Pakistan, United Republic of Tanzania, Ethiopia, Malawi, Sri Lanka , Vietnam, Zaire, Burma, or

• Tibetan refugee who settled in India permanently before January 1, 1962 with certificate issued by Government of India can apply for UPSC CMS 2025.

Age Relaxation

Union Public Service Commission activated the UPSC CMS application form 2025 correction window from March 12 to 18, 2025 on the official website. The UPSC CMS application form window was closed on March 11, 2025. The UPSC CMS 2025 application form was released on February 19, 2025. Candidates need to fill the correct details while filling the application form. Candidates who do not have Aadhar card can fill the details of any one photo identity proof like Driving License, Passport, Voter Id card, PAN Card, etc. 

General and OBC category candidates have to pay Rs.200 as their application fee while PH, females, ST/SC candidates are exempted from payment. It is advised to the candidates to fill the application form carefully because the editing of details in the application can not be done after final submission. 

Steps to fill UPSC CMS Application Form

• Open the UPSC official website - upsc.gov.in.

• Click on the ‘Apply Online link’ available on the web page.

• Online One-Time Registration (OTR)- If the applicants are not completed the One Time Registration, They have to complete it by providing some basic details such as personal and contact details.

• Login by using valid login credentials Email ID and OTP/Password or Mobile number and  OTP/Password or OTR ID and OTP/Password.

• Candidates have to fill out the UPSC CMS application form in two parts which include filling in other details, fee payment, uploading of scanned documents, signature, photo identity card document and selection of preferred exam centre.

• Check all the details furnished in the UPSC CMS application form thoroughly and edit the details if needed. 

• Once submitted, Applicants will not able to make changes in their UPSC CMS application form.

• After submission, a registration number will be generated. Candidates have to download it as a pdf file and take a printout for future reference.

Specification of photograph and signature to be uploaded

Specification about payment of application fee

Documents required at the stage of the application form

• Aadhar Card or Any valid photo identity proof

• Scanned photograph and signature

• Card details for fee payment

• Active email – id

The UPSC CMS 2025 exam pattern is specified by the exam conducting authority. UPSC helps candidates understand the pattern, types of questions, subjects, etc. UPSC CMS is conducted in 2 stages – Written exam and personality test. The written exam is conducted for 500 marks while personality test carries 100 marks.

UPSC CMS written exam comprises of 2 papers-  paper 1 (General Medicine and Pediatrics) and paper 2  (Surgery, Gynaecology & Obstetrics and Preventive & Social Medicine). Each paper is conducted for 2 hours. Both the papers of written exam will carry 250 marks. Check the detailed UPSC exam pattern below.

UPSC CMS Exam Pattern – Paper 1

UPSC CMS Exam Pattern – Paper 2

The official answer key of UPSC CMS exam will be available at upsc.gov.in. UPSC CMS answer key for all papers will be released by the commission. Candidates can check the answers from the answer key and calculate the probable score. Through the marks calculated after checking the answer key, candidates can assess their performance and know the possibility of succeeding for further rounds of selection process.

The commission will release the UPSC CMS 2025 results on the official website. Candidates qualifying the computer-based exam will be eligible to appear for personality test. UPSC releases CMS result separately for computer-based exam and personality. The exam conducting authority also releases the final result of qualified candidates of both stages. The final result is prepared adding the marks of computer-based exam and personality test.

The cutoff of UPSC CMS exam will be released by UPSC. Candidates have to qualify the minimum marks released by the commission to be eligible to appear for next round selection process. The cut off written exam is calculated out of 500 marks. The commission releases the category wise cutoff which a candidate must score to be eligible for Personality test. 

UPSC CMS cutoff will be released after the declaration of computer based examination result. The commission also releases UPSC CMS final cut off where the marks of computer based exam and personality is added. The final cutoff of UPSC CMS exam is calculated out of 600 marks.