Kerala PSC Medical officer Syllabus

The applicant has to go through a written examination to be enrolled for the post of Kerala PSC Assistant Surgeon. You can simply find the syllabus for the written examination along with the Kerala PSC Assistant Surgeon exam pattern on the official site. following are the module names and the detailed syllabus for each of them from the Kerala PSC Assistant Surgeon exam syllabus: 

1. Biochemistry
2. Community Medicine
3. Forensic Medicine and Toxicology
4. Human Anatomy
5. Microbiology
6. Medicine and its Allied Speciality
7. Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
8. Human Physiology and Biophysics
9. Pathology
10. Pharmacology
11. Radiotherapy 
12. Anaesthesiology 
13. Paediatric 
14. Obstetrics and Gynaecology
15. Ophthalmology
16. Radiology
17. Orthopedic
18. Dermatology
19. Psychiatry
20. Surgery and Its Allied Specialities
21. Family Welfare
22. Otorhinolaryngology

Anatomy Syllabus 2021

1. General Anatomy
2. General Embryology
3. Upper Limb
4. Lower Limb
5. Thorax
6. Head and Neck
7. Brain and Spinal Cord
8. Abdomen, Pelvis, and Perineum
9. Genetics

Microbiology Syllabus 2021

1. General microbiology
2. Systematic bacteriology
3. Virology
4. Immunology
5. Parasitology
6. Mycology

 Biochemistry Syllabus 2021

1. Proteins
2. Carbohydrates
3. Lipids
4. Metabolism of Lipids
5. Metabolism of Amino acids
6. Hemoglobin
7. Vitamins
8. Mineral Metabolism, etc.

 Pharmacology Syllabus 2021

1. General pharmacology and basic concepts of clinical pharmacology
2. Autonomic nervous system
3. Autacoids and related drugs
4. Central nervous system
5. Cardiovascular system
6. Drugs affecting blood and blood formation

 Human Psychology and Biophysics Syllabus 2021

1. Hematology
2. Cardiovascular System
3. Respiratory System
4. Gastrointestinal System
5. Renal System
6. Skin and Temperature regulation, etc

 Forensic Medicine and Toxicology Syllabus 2021

1. Definition of forensic medicine, forensic pathology, and medical jurisprudence
2. Introduction to the subject, historical aspects of forensic medicine
3. Inquest procedures
4. Courts in India and their powers
5. Supreme Court, High Court, Sessions Court, Assistant Sessions Court, and Magistrate Courts
6. Court procedures, Summons, warrant, Conduct money, Oath/affirmation
7. Types of witnesses, recording of evidence, the conduct of doctor in the witness box, perjury, hostile witness
8. Medical certificates and medico-legal reports

Community Medicine Syllabus 2021

1. Concept of health and disease
2. Social and behavioral sciences
3. Environment and Health

Pathology Syllabus 2021

1. Cardiovascular pathology
2. Respiratory pathology
3. Renal and urinary tract pathology
4. Pathology of the gastrointestinal tract
5. Liver and Biliary tract pathology
6. Lymphoreticular system.
7. Reproductive system.
8. Osteopathology
9. Endocrine Pathology
10. Neuropathology
11. Dermato-pathology

Ophthalmology Syllabus 2021

1. Acute conjunctivitis, Trachoma, Allergic conjunctivitis
2. Pinguecula, pterygium, Xerosis/ bigot spots, Dry eye
3. Siderosis bulbi, Chalcosis, medico legal aspects.
4. Definition and types of blindness.
5. Causes of blindness

Radiology Syllabus 2021

1. Production of X-rays
2. Biological changes
3. Skeletal radiology chest and Mediastinum
4. Gastrointestinal system
5. Hepatobiliary system
6. Genitourinary system
7. Neuroimaging modalities
8. Emergency radiology

Medicine and its Allied Specialties Syllabus 2021

1. Nutrition and nutritional disorders
2. Fluid and electrolyte balance
3. Disturbance of body temperature
4. Immunology
5. Genetics
6. Environmental and occupational problems
7. Respiratory system
8. Hematology
9. Renal medicine
10. Central nervous system
11. Geriatrics
12. Critical care
13. Rheumatology
14. Endocrine disease
15. Pain and principles of palliative care
16. Clinical pharmacy and therapeutics

Kerala PSC Assistant Surgeon Exam Pattern 2021

The interpretation  of the Kerala PSC Asst. Surgeon Exam Pattern will help candidates to get the idea of the exam paper so that they can get a direction for the preparation of the written exam. The exam pattern lets applicants know the number of questions from each section and the total number of questions to solve in the specified time. The correct understanding of the Kerala PSC Assistant Surgeon syllabus and exam pattern is very necessary for the candidates as it gives a direction to your exam preparation. The candidate  has to clear the written exam to get shortlisted for the interview. The exam pattern will help the students to allot time to solve each section properly. Below is the Kerala PSC Assistant Surgeon Exam Pattern:

Topic	No. of Questions	Total Marks	Time Duration
Biochemistry	100	100	1 hr 15 minutes
Community Medicine
Forensic Medicine and Toxicology
Human Anatomy
Microbiology
Medicine and its Allied Speciality
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Human Physiology and Biophysics
Pathology
Pharmacology
Family Welfare
Ophthalmology
Radiology
Otorhinolaryngology
Psychiatry
Dermatology
Surgery and its Allied Specialities
Orthopaedic
Radiotherapy
Anaesthesiology
Paediatric
Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Total	100	100	–

Kerala PSC Assistant Surgeon books to be referred

Applicants  should prepare for Kerala PSC Assistant Surgeon recruitment examination through below mentioned books that are directed as per the Kerala PSC Asst. syllabus and exam pattern.

Book	Section	Publisher	Author
Medical Sciences Assistant Surgeon	Overall	Sakhti’s	—-
Surface And Radiological Anatomy With A Clinical Perspective	Human Anatomy	Jaypee	Appaji Ashwini C
Fundamentals of Biochemistry	Biochemistry	S. Chand	J.L. Jain
Principles of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology	Forensic Medicine & Toxicology	Jaypee	Rajesh Bardale
Medical Microbiology & Immunology	Microbiology	McGraw Hill	Elizabeth Joyce

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