F. No.

130 14/05/2024-AIS-J
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training

Room No. 209-C

North Block, New Delhi
Dated, the 3rd January, 2025

NOTICE

Subject: Civil Services Examination (CSE)-2024 - Medical Examination of

Candidates - reg.

As per the procedure laid down in the Civil Services Examination Rules-2024, the
Medical Examination of the candidates appearing in Interview/Personality Test is
conducted for checking the physical health of a candidate preferably on the next day of
Interview/Personality Test. Rule 18 of CSE Rules-2024 stipulates that a candidate must be
in good mental and bodily health and free from any physical defect likely to interfere with
the discharge of duties as an officer of a Service. Any candidate, who afier such Medical
Examinations as may be prescribed by the Government or the appointing authority, as the
case may be, is found not to satisf' these requirements, will not be appointed. This applies
to all candidates, except in case of those recruited against vacancies meant for "Persons
with Benchmark Disability" category to the extent of the admissible disability. jji.
prescribed Medical Examination is an essential part of the Civil Services
Examination process and is, therefore, mandatory.

2. No candidate shall be appointed in any Service through Civil Services

Examination-2024 without completing Medical Examination. The onus to cooperate
fully with and to desist from non-appearance on scheduled dates or leaving
incomplete the Medical Examination or malingering etc. during the entire process of
Medical Examination shall be upon the candidates. Failure for any reason whatsoever
on part of candidates to complete the Medical Examination/s as per the specified details or
within the time-limit as may be prescribed by the Government or the appointing authority
or as per the advice of the Expert Panel(s) or Medical Board(s), as the case may be, shall
render such candidates liable for cancellation of their candidature at the Civil Services
Examination-2024 ; and no extra opportunities for completion of the prescribed Medical
Examination/s shall be provided in any case.

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3. The candidates, whether their names are recommended in the Main List by UPSC
or otherwise, are advised to go through the provisions of Civil Services Examination-2024
Rules regarding Medical Examination. The candidates are also advised to visit this
Department's website regularly at the following link for new notifications:
https ://cseplus.nic.in

4. Candidates are specifically advised to follow the instructions as mentioned below,

apart from other instructions contained in Civil Services Examination Rules-2024.

Schedulin2 of Medical Examination

5. The Medical Examination shall be conducted by the Government in New Delhi in
designated hospitals viz. Safdarjung Hospital, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, Lok
Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital, Sucheta Kriplani Hospital, Guru Teg Bahadur
Hospital, Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital, B.R. Ambedkar Hospital, Guru Nanak Eye
Centre, New Delhi, AIIMS, New Delhi and Army Hospital (Research & Referral), Delhi.
The date and venue of the Medical Examination shall be communicated by the UPSC on
the date of Interview/Personality Test to the respective candidates based on the decision of
the Government of India in this regard, which shall be final.

6. The general Medical Examination of the Person with Benchmark Disability

(PwBD) category candidates would be scheduled only at Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi.
However, the Benchmark Disability for PwBD category candidates would be tested for
confirmation by a Benchmark Disability Expert Panel (BDEP) constituted at AIIMS, New
Delhi. The BDEP, AIIMS, New Delhi shall, after due examination, furnish in every case a
Report clearly certifying the percentage of Benchmark Disability or any other finding. The
Central Standing Medical Board (CSMB) will give its recommendation on the basis of the
report of the general Medical Examination and the report of the BDEP, AIIMS, New
Delhi.

7. Under no circumstances would any request for rescheduling of Medical

Examination be considered. Therefore, the candidates are requested in their own interest,
to get their Medical Examination completed as per the schedule communicated to them.
Candidates are informed that their presence may be required for a period of 4-5 days
in case any investigation/hospitalization is considered necessary by the
CSMBlllospital. All candidates are directed to keep themselves available till
completion of their Medical Examination and plan their travelling, board and
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lodging accordingly. The candidate should leave the Medical Examination only after
obtaining a relieving letter in the prescribed format (Attendance Slip - Annexure-I) to
be issued by the Chairman, CSMB or an authorized representative and to submit it
to UPSC in original without fail and is also required to keep this in possession as a
proof of completing the Medical Examination. The onus of appearing and fully
cooperating in the Medical Examination process till its completion lies solely with the
candidate. Failure to complete the Medical Examination process as per CSE Rules-
2024 within the time schedule prescribed would render a candidate liable for
cancellation of candidature.

Registration of candidates on this Department's website

8. All candidates would receive a message/e-mail alert on their registered mobile
number/e-mail ID once the Medical Examination of the candidates is scheduled by this
Department. After receiving it from this Department, candidates are required to login and
complete the registration process on this Department's website at the following link as
advised in the message/e-mail received before the date of their Interview/Personality Test:
https ://cseplus.nic.in

9. The candidates can download the instructions regarding their Medical Examination
by logging into this Department's website by using their registered email-ID and password
generated during the registration process. The candidates are required to appear before the
Medical Board as per the schedule mentioned in their Medical Examination Scheduling
Letter without fail. The candidates are further advised to adhere to the instructions
mentioned in the Medical Examination letters and the instructions conveyed to them by the
staff and officers of Medical Board of the concerned hospital.

10. The candidates are required to fill up the declaration form by logging into this
Department's website and they must carry at least two printed copies of the declaration
form and Medical Examination Form to the designated hospital where their Medical
Examination is scheduled. A copy of this Medical Examination form is to be handed over
to the Medical Board for further necessary action.

Communication of findin2s of Medical Examination

11. As per Civil Services Examination-2024 Regulation 4 (4) of Appendix-Ill, a
candidate's Medical Examination report along with the recommendations will be published
on the dedicated webpage of the candidate which is accessible only to the candidate
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concerned through dedicated password on DoPT's website within 7 (seven) working days
from the date of receipt of medical reports from the hospital by DoPT.

Temporarily Unfit Status

12. As per the Civil Services Examination-2024 Regulation 8(1)(XI) of Appendix-Ill,
In the case of candidate who is declared to be 'Temporarily Unfit', the period specUled for
re-examination should not ordinarily exceed three months at the maximum. However, in
case of the candidate, being declared 'temporarily unfit 'on account of BMI >35, the
period specfIed for re-examination should not ordinarily exceed six months at the
maximum. On re-examination after the specfied period, the said candidate should not be
declared temporarily unfit for a further period but a final decision in regard to the
candidate 's fitness for appointment or otherwise should be given. Therefore, the
candidates are advised that the period within which the candidate has to get treated as per
the findings of the Medical Examination will commence from the date of uploading of
Medical Examination Report on the website of this Department, as stated above.

13. In case a candidate is declared 'Temporarily Unfit' by the CSMB, the candidate is
advised to get himself/herself assessed for fitness by a Registered Medical Practitioner and
submit the Fitness Certificate to this Department issued by the concerned Registered
Medical Practitioner. The Candidates are required to upload scanned copy of the Medical
Fitness Certificate on DoPT's website on the dedicated web-page of the candidate. The
candidate would be informed about scheduling of reassessment through email. The
candidate is also advised to furnish the original Medical Fitness Certificate to DoPT
through speed post/registered post within a stipulated time from the date of uploading of
Medical Examination Report on the website of DoPT, to enable this Department to
schedule reassessment of their fitness by the CSMB and thereafter, Service Allocation can
be finalized without any further delay. This would eliminate chances of delayed joining
and training of the candidates allocated to a Service.

14. All candidates who are declared 'Temporarily Unfit' are advised to undergo and
complete their Medical Examination within the stipulated period. The candidates are
advised not to wait for the final result to be declared by UPSC.
Note-I: The candidates who are declared 'Temporarily Unfit' cannot file any
appeal against the findings of CSMB through web portal until their
Medical Examination is completed.
Note-Il: Fitness Certificate issued by the Registered Medical Practitioner is only to
indicate that the candidate's case is fit to be reassessed by the CSMB.
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Note-IL!: The findings of the CSMB in this regard would be final unless an appeal is
filed under the CSE Rules-2024 against the same. In that case, the findings
of the Appellate Medical Board (AMB) would be final.

All Candidates (other than PwBD category candidate) declared Unfit for a particular
service(s)! All Services on general medical standards

15. Some candidates (other than PwBD category candidate) are declared 'Unfit for
Police Services/Unfit for Technical Services/Unfit for All Services' by the Central
Standing Medical Board (CSMB). In case of dissatisfactionldisagreement with the report
of the CSMB or its recommendations, such a candidate may prefer an appeal online to
DoPT through the dedicated web-page of the candidate on DoPT's website at the link
https://cseplus.njc.in within 7 (seven) working days from the date of publication of
medical report on the website.

16. If a candidate fails to prefer an appeal within the aforementioned period of 7 (seven)
working days, no request for re-consideration for the appeal would be entertained and the
findings as communicated by the CSMB would be treated as final for Service Allocation,
in case the name of the candidate is recommended by UPSC.

17. After filing of appeal by a candidate within the stipulated period, the Medical
Examination by the Appellate Medical Board (AMB) would be arranged at a designated
Hospital in Delhi, preferably other than the one in which previous Medical Examination
was conducted. The candidate would have to be present before the AMB on the date and
time indicated in the notice for the same which will be uploaded in the website on the
dedicated page for the candidate concerned. No separate notice would be sent by post.
Failure to appear before the AMB on the appointed day would tantamount to
forfeiture of the opportunity of appeal for the candidate. No further opportunity for
appeal shall be provided in such a case and the recommendation of the CSMB would
be deemed final. Please refer to Regulation 4 (6) of CSE Rules, 2024 in this regard.

PwBD candidates declared Unfit for a particular service(s)! All Services

18. The Medical Examinations for the PwBD category candidates consist of (a) General
Medical Examination; and (b) Examination for Benchmark Disability.

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19. In case a PwBD category candidate who is claiming reservation under the RPwD
Act, 2016 files an appeal against the findings of the General Medical Examination Report
(i.e. other than the percentage of disability aspect), the Medical Examination by the
Appellate Medical Board (AMB) would be arranged at any hospital in New Delhi other
than Safdarjung Hospital. The candidate would have to be present before the AMB on the
date and time indicated in the notice for the same which would be uploaded on the website
on the dedicated page for the candidate concerned. No separate notice by post would be
sent. The opinion of this AMB would be final and no appeal would lie against its opinion.
Failure to appear before the AMB on the appointed day would tantamount to
forfeiture of the opportunity of appeal for the candidate and the recommendation of
CSMB would be deemed to be final.

20. In case a PwBD category candidate claiming reservation under the RPwD Act, 2016
whose percentage of disability is found to be less than 40% (i.e. less than the Benchmark)
by a Benchmark Disability Expert Panel (BDEP) files an appeal against such finding on
the aspect of percentage of disability, Candidate filing an appeal against the report of the
BDEP will be referred to Appellate Disability Medical Board (ADMB) constituted at
Army Hospital (Research & Referral), Delhi. ADMB will comprise of members who
would be of suitable rank and position and the same would invariably be headed by HOD.
The candidate will have to be present before this Board on the date and time indicated in
the notice for the same which will be uploaded on the website on the dedicated page for
the candidate concerned. No separate notice by post would be sent. The opinion of this
ADMB would be final and no appeal would lie against its opinion. Failure to appear
before the ADMB on the appointed day would tantamount to forfeiture of the
opportunity of appeal for the candidate and the recommendation of CSMB regarding
Benchmark Disability would be deemed to be final.

Miscellaneous
21. The candidates are further advised to regularly check the website of this Department
and their registered e-mail with this Department, which they have mentioned in UPSC
Detailed Application Form (DAF) of CSE (Main), for updates from this Department
regarding Medical Examination, etc.

22. All communications either by post or e-mail to this Department should necessarily
include the following details/information clearly: (i) Roll No.; (ii) Name of the
examination with CSE year; (iii) Full Name in Block letters; (iv) Contact No. & Full Postal
Address; and (v) E-mail ID.
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23. All communications should be addressed to the undersigned by name by
Registered/Speed Post/E-mail. For updates on Medical Examination Results, Service
Allocation and any kind of verification, candidates are advised to visit this Department's
website i.e. https ://cseplus.nic. in.

24. Candidates are requested to strictly comply with the directions/instructions issued
by Department with regard to Medical Examination as communicated to them through this
Notice and any communications thereafter, as may be further issued from time to time.

25. For any assistance please contact:

Under Secretary (AIS-I), DoPT (Telephone: 23092695, e-mail: [email protected])
Section Officer (AIS-I), DoPT (Telephone: 23040332, e-mail: [email protected])

(Anshuman Mishra)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
Tel: 23092695
e-mail: [email protected] [email protected]

To

1. All candidates of CSE-2024 on registered email.

2. All CSMBs as per list attached.
3. The Medical Superintendent, AIIMS, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi - 110029.
4. UPSC. Dholpur House, Shahjahan Road, New Delhi-i 10069.
5. Dr. Rupali Roy, ADG, DGHS, 529-C, Nirman Bhawan, Maulana Azad Road New
Delhi- 110108.
6. NIC for uploading on this Department's website.

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