The UPSC optional subjects list consists of 48 subjects including Medical Science. The Medical Science syllabus for IAS Exam focuses on the candidates’ understanding of the basic concepts and application of knowledge to problems faced by patients. The topics included in this subject are related to basic medical knowledge, general medicine and community medicine.
UPSC Medical Science Syllabus PDF:-Download Syllabus PDF
Candidates should choose Medical Science as an optional subject in UPSC Mains exam when they have very high competence and a strong interest in the subject so that they can easily prepare for the exam. Candidates who have studied Medical Science in their undergraduate degree or who work as doctors, biomedical engineers, nurses or pharmacists can take up this optional.
In this article, we provide you with the detailed UPSC Medical Science Syllabus and also the IAS Medical Science Syllabus PDF.
Medical Science Syllabus For UPSC
IAS Medical Science Optional Subject has 2 papers (paper I and paper II) in UPSC Mains. Each paper is of 250 marks with a total of 500 marks.
The UPSC Medical Science booklist is provided in the linked article.
Find below the UPSC Medical Science syllabus:
Syllabus Of Medical Science Optional Paper I For IAS
IAS aspirants targeting UPSC 2023, may check the linked article to strategize better for civil service examination.
Syllabus For Medical Science Optional Paper-II
Aspirants who are doubtful about their preparation strategy for UPSC Medical Science Syllabus can check Strategy For Medical Science Optional Syllabus in the linked article.
Medical Science optional is one of the few papers in UPSC Mains which is highly specialised and hence has very few takers. Preparation can be done by studying the previous years’ papers and also taking Medical Science test series.
For details on similar optional subjects syllabus, check the linked article.
UPSC aspirants may refer to some relevant articles to UPSC Medical Science and IAS exam in the table below:
| UPSC Notification | UPSC Online Application Form 2023 |
| Medical Science as an Optional subject | UPSC Question Papers |
| UPSC Notes | IAS Statistics Optional Syllabus |
| UPSC Books | NCERT Notes |
I want to know how to prepare IAS exam and how to make first attempt successful
1. Understand UPSC Syllabus
2. Start with NCERTs and complement with daily newspaper.
3. Refer to UPSC previous years’ question papers.
4. Read Rajiv Ahir’s Brief of Modern History, M. Laxmikanth’s Indian Polity for GS 1 and 2 respectively.
5. Revise often.
6. Take mock tests periodically.
i need some tips in medical science as optional
Read the strategy for Medical Science Optional for UPSC.