UPSC CMS 2026 Interviews From 12 October — Schedule Out for 2,842 Candidates
UPSC is holding the personality tests for the Combined Medical Services Examination 2026 from Monday 12 October 2026. The schedule for 2,842 candidates runs to 17 December; e-summon letters are to be downloaded from upsconline.nic.in. The written examination was on 2 August and its result on 1 September.
Key details
- Vacancies
- ≈1,358
Useful links
Checked against www.upsc.gov.in on 12 Oct 2026.
Vacancies by post
| Post | Vacancies |
|---|---|
| Category I — Medical Officers Grade, GDMO sub-cadre of Central Health Service | 864 |
| Category II — Assistant Divisional Medical Officer, Railways | 450 |
| Category II — General Duty Medical Officer, New Delhi Municipal Council | 14 |
| Category II — General Duty Medical Officer Grade-II, Municipal Corporation of Delhi | 30 |
| Total | 1,358 |
Important dates
| Event | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Examination notice issued | Next upCompleted | |
| Written examination | Next upCompleted | |
| Written result | Next upCompleted | |
| Detailed form update window closed (18:00) | Next upCompleted | |
| Personality tests begin | Next upCompleted | |
| Last interview date in the schedule | Next upCompleted |
Eligibility
- Age counted as on
- Age limit
- Under 32 years on 1 August 2026 (born not earlier than 2 August 1994); under 35 for Medical Officers in the GDMO sub-cadre of the Central Health Service.
- Age relaxation
- Up to 5 years for SC/ST and 3 years for OBC, with further relaxations in the notice.
- Qualification
- Passed the written and practical parts of the final MBBS examination.
About this notification
The Union Public Service Commission began the personality tests (interviews) for the Combined Medical Services Examination 2026 on Monday, 12 October 2026. Its notice of 25 September carries the roll-number-wise schedule for 2,842 candidates, in forenoon (9:00 am) and afternoon (1:00 pm) sessions; the last date in the schedule is Thursday, 17 December 2026. E-summon letters are to be downloaded from upsconline.nic.in, and requests to change an interview date or time will not ordinarily be entertained.
A candidate who did not finally submit the updated application form by 21 September 2026 (6:00 pm) has had the candidature cancelled and gets no summon letter. Interviewees are reimbursed second/sleeper-class train fare.
The written examination was held on 2 August 2026 and its result declared on 1 September. The examination notice lists tentative vacancies of 864 in Category I (Central Health Service) and, in Category II, 450 in the Railways, 14 in NDMC and 30 in MCD — liable to alteration.