ARYABHATTA KNOWLEDGE UNIVERSITY
A.N. Sinha Institute of Social Studies Campus (West),
North Gandhi Maidan,
(Near D.M. Residence)
Patna-800 001, Phone: +91612-2219106,
website: www.akubihar.ac.in
COMMUNITY MEDICINE (Paper Code: Paper I – 201081 and Paper II – 201082)
Distribution Marks:
Written Paper - 120 Marks
(Paper I – 60, Paper II - 60)
Oral - 10 Marks
Practical - 30 Marks
Internal Assessment - 40 Marks
(Written – 20, Practical – 20)
Total -200 marks
Written Paper - 0ne
Time allowed - 3 hours (for each paper)
Full Marks - 120 (60 for each Paper)
All question for both the papers are to be set by a single external examiner preferably from outside the state.
Examiners:-
There shall be four examiners – Two external from outside the state preferably and two internal from within
the State.
A candidate will be declared to have passed the examination in the subject provided he or she secure 50% in
aggregate with a minimum of 50% of the total marks in written and oral, and 50% in practical and 50% in
internal assessment.
A candidate will be declared to have passed the subject with honours provided he or she secures 75% or more marks of the total.
Questions should be objective type and short notes. Descriptive questions would be preferably avoided.
i) Paper I shall contain questions from the following topics:-
1) Concepts of Preventive Medicine, Social Medicine, Public Health & Community Medicine.
2) Evolution & Progress of Medicine
3) Social Factors relating to Health & Disease
4) Concepts of Health & Disease; Natural History of Disease; Disease causation.
5) Principals of Prevention & Control of Diseases.
6) General Epidemiology & Epidemiological Methods. Uses of Epidemiology
7) Elements of Biostatistics.
8) Study of various vaccines & Immunizations
9) Study of antiseptics & Dis-infection, Repellants & Sterilization.
10) Environment & health, Physical chemical & Biological Components of Man’s Environment.
11) Water & purification; Air & Air pollution; Housing & Health; Wastes & wastes Disposal
12) Sanitation of Village & Towns and Fairs & Festivals.
13) Medical Entomology, Rodents & Insecticides.
14) Occupational and Industrial Health & Hygiene.
15) Nutrition, Dietetics & Food Hygiene.
16) Study of Food & Water borne Diseases.
17) Study of acute infectious respiratory diseases including eruptive fevers.
18) Investigation of Epidemic & study of other locally Endemic Diseases.
19) Any other latest & recent advances in the subject.
ii) Paper II shall contain questions from the following topics:-
1) Demography & Population Dynamics, Health information System & Vital Statistics.
2) Family Planning & Population Control.
3) Maternal & Child Health Care; Infant Care Normal growth & Development.
4) Community Pediatrics & Geriatrics; School Health Service.
5) Principals of Genetics as applied to health & Disease.
6) Epidemiology of Communicable diseases including Study of Arthropod borne diseases surface
Infections & Infestations; Zoonosis.
7) Study of Tuberculosis leprosy & other chronic Illnesses.
8) Sexually transmitted Diseases (STD) & HIV; Prevention of Blood borne Diseases.
9) Epidemiology of non-communicable diseases.
10) Primary Health Care, Setup Organization & Functions.
11) Health Care Delivery system in India
12) Comprehensive Health Care including Rehabilitation of Disabled & Handicapped in India.
13) Health planning & Management.
14) National Health Programs.
15) International Health Agencies; and Voluntary Health Agencies.
16) Mental Health, Preventive psychology & Psychiatry.
17) Health Education & Communication & Counseling.
18) Disaster Management.
19) Any other latest & recent advances in the subject.
Books recommended:
Theory: -
1. Text Book of PSM- J.E.Park
2. Essential Preventive Medicine- O.P.Ghai & P.Gupta
3. Text Book of Community Medicine- Kulkarni & Baride
4. Epidemiology & Management of Health Care for all- Sathe & Sathe
4. Preventive Medicine & Public Health – Maxcy - Rosenau
5. Preventive & Social Medicine in India – B.K.Mahajan.
6. Introduction to Biostatistics – B.K.Mahajan
7. Text Book of PSM – Jaypee – Prabhakara
