[Strategy] Medical Science for UPSC Civil Service Exam

[Strategy] Medical Science for UPSC Civil Service Exam

• Years back when a medical student took up the civil services exams, he had no option but to change his subject.
• But seeing the growing numbers the UPSC added Medical Science as a subject in the civil services.
• Ever since many students have taken up the subject and even topped the exams.
• Do not alllow people to convince you that the subject is too tough and not scoring as these are the topics you have studied and practiced for five years.
• 80% of the questions are from what you have studied and like every other subject there are extra portions that are not covered in the graduation syllabus.
• So you you are at as much disadvantage as any other person.

 

Strategy General

1. Follow the syllabus, that's your best guide. Also keep your options open for the out of syllabus questions. Complete analysis of previous years questions should be done.
2. It is better to form groups to study and interact with other medicos who have already appeared for the exams.
3. Being a medical student you are probably used to working hard but remember your competition is only with the hard working and serious lot. So, your answers should stand out from others.

 

Strategy- Prelims

1. Question Banks: Question banks without keys are available across the market.
2. Bhatia has published a book, with keys. But it contains questions till 1999 only, also keys are often wrong. The III volume Bhatia series also have UPSC questions spread over the entire series.
3. AIIMS question bank will be also useful for solving MCQS. Books that are published (like Mudit Khanna) for AIIMS entrance will be also useful for revision.

Booklist

Suggested Reading for Prelims

• Human anatomy: Chaurasia (III Volumes) and Histology (Inderbir Singh) -
Basic Gray and Neuroanatomy (Inderbir Singh) for selected topics.
• Physiology: Ganong

Suggested Reading for Mains

Go back to those old MBBS days. If you could get hold of any old notes from medical
colleges of those rough professors, it will serve you better than any texts. Also, apply
the old logic, draw pictures as far as possible. Go back to selections, and read the
topic carefully.
• Human anatomy: Chaurasia (III Volumes) and Histology (Inderbir Singh)
• Physiology: Ganong
• BioChemistry: Harper
• Microbiology: Anantha Narayan (Introduction to Microbiology), Parasitology
(Jayaram Panikkar)
• Pathology: Robbins (Big Robbins)
• Medicine: George Mathew (Notes in medicine), Harrison if needed
• Surgery: Bailey (Das will be also useful for some areas)
• SPM: Park

 

Topicwise Suggested Reading

• Anatomy - Megraper or Snell
• Human Anatomy (3 Vol.) - Chaurasia
• Medical Physiology - Gyston
• Human Physiology - Chatterjee
• Pathology - Muirs or Robbins
• Microbiology - Anand Narayan or Chatterjee
• Principal and Practice of Medicines - Davidson
• Social and Preventive Medicine - Park & Park
• Surgery - Love and Bailey
• Essentials of Bio-chemistry - M C Pant
• Review in Bio-chemistry - Harper
• Heinmann Medical Dictionary - Janife
• Heinmann Dental Dictionary - Lennox


Syllabus-Click below

• Prelim
  
• Mains