Expected Number of Questions:
According to our analysis, one can expect approximately following numbers of MCQs from each section out of total 200 questions:
CTVS: 25
Neurosurgery & Head and Neck surgery: 35
GIT & Hepatobiliary: 50
Endocrine surgery: 15
Urology: 25
Plastic surgery: 10
PSM: 10
Miscellaneous: 30
CTVS:
Congenital heart disease - ASD, VSD, Fallot’s tetrology, PDA, TAPVC
Arterial diseases
Venous disorders
Lymphatic diseases
CA Lung
NEUROSURGERY / HEAD & NECK:
GCS
Various Neurosurgical Scores
ICU Scores
EDH/ SDH/ SAH
Head injury
CNS Tumours
Oral cancers
Neck Dissection
Cleft lip, Cleft palate
Salivary gland Tumours
UROLOGY:
Renal calculi
RCC / Wilm’s Tumour
Renal investigations
Polycystic kidney disease
Vesicoureteric reflux
CA Urinary bladder
BPH/ CA Prostate
Urethral injury
Undescended testis
Testicular Tumours
GIT including HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM:
Hydatid cyst
Hepatocellular CA
FNH
Hepatic adenoma
Liver transplantation
Liver anatomy & trauma
Portal hypertension & shunts
CA Gall bladder
Choledocholithiasis
Cholangio CA
Acute pancreatitis & it’s complications
Pseudocyst pancreas
Pancreatic neoplasms
CDH
Achalasia cardia
CA esophagus
Pseudomyxoma peritonei
CA stomach
Intestinal instruction
Meckel’s diverticulum
Carcinoid Tumours
Hirschsprung’s disease
FAP/ HNPCC
CA Colon
Inflammatory bowel disease
CA rectum
Hernias
Abdominal wall anatomy
ENDOCRINE SURGERY:
CA Breast
Breast reconstruction
Differentiated thyroid cancer
Solitary thyroid nodules
Goitre
Grave’s disease
Post thyroidectomy complications
MEN 1 / 2A / 2B
Pheochromocytoma
Neuroblastoma
PLASTIC SURGERY:
Burns
Skin grafting
Squamous cell carcinoma
Malignant melanoma
Basal cell carcinoma
Flaps
Z Plasty
MISCELLANEOUS:
PSM/ Biostatistics
Blood transfusion
Transplantation
Shock
Fluid & electrolytes
Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN)