Pattern & syllabus
RUHS MO exam pattern and syllabus
The RUHS Medical Officer paper is an objective, MBBS-level test covering the full undergraduate curriculum with a distinct public-health tilt. The number of questions, marking scheme and duration are fixed by the notification for each recruitment cycle — always read the current one — but the shape of the syllabus has stayed remarkably stable across sessions, which is what makes previous year questions so useful.
How the paper is structured
- Single objective paper with multiple-choice questions across all MBBS subjects.
- No single subject dominates, but Community Medicine and General Medicine together account for a large share of what is asked.
- A recognisable block of questions on Rajasthan state health schemes and National Health Programmes.
- Confirm the exact question count, time limit and whether negative marking applies from the official notification for your cycle.
Subject-wise syllabus
Community Medicine (PSM)
The highest-return subject. National Health Programmes, immunisation schedule, epidemiology basics, biostatistics, vital statistics and Rajasthan-specific health schemes recur across sessions.
General Medicine
Common infections, tuberculosis and the RNTCP/NTEP protocol, diabetes, hypertension, anaemia, poisoning and emergency management — treatment-first questions rather than rare syndromes.
Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Antenatal care, high-risk pregnancy, maternal health schemes, contraception and family planning methods, and management of common obstetric emergencies.
Paediatrics
Growth and development, IMNCI, malnutrition grading, neonatal care, immunisation and common childhood illnesses.
General Surgery & Orthopaedics
Trauma basics, wound and burn management, acute abdomen, common fractures and first-line management at a district facility.
Pre & Para-clinical recall
Anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, pharmacology, pathology, microbiology and forensic medicine appear as short factual questions — best revised through PYQs, not textbooks.
Rajasthan health schemes — the section people skip
State-run schemes and their central counterparts are finite, factual and repeatedly asked. Knowing who is covered, what is free, and which level of facility delivers the service is usually enough to answer them. Because no PG-entrance book teaches this, it is the cheapest place to gain marks — and it is covered properly in the RUHS MO notes on this site.
Pattern details are indicative and based on past papers. The current RUHS notification is the authority. Not affiliated with RUHS.