SPM Study & Revision Schedule – KNRUHS (Paper
1 & 2)
Exam Dates: Paper 1 – 15 Nov 2025 | Paper 2 – 17 Nov 2025
Duration: 14 Oct – 14 Nov (4 weeks study + 2 days final revision).
■ Week 1 (Oct 14 – Oct 20) – Paper 1 Basics
Day Topics
14 Oct Concepts of Health & Disease
15 Oct Principles of Epidemiology
16 Oct Epidemiological Methods
17 Oct Screening for Disease
18 Oct Health Information & Basic Medical Statistics
19 Oct Revision of above + short notes
20 Oct Practice MCQs / previous questions
■ Week 2 (Oct 21 – Oct 27) – Paper 1 Applied
Day Topics
21 Oct Social Sciences & Health
22 Oct Environment & Health
23 Oct Nutrition & Health
24 Oct Hospital Waste Management
25 Oct Disaster Management
26 Oct Genetics & Health
27 Oct Mental Health + full Paper 1 revision summary
■ Week 3 (Oct 28 – Nov 3) – Paper 2 Diseases
Day Topics
28 Oct Epidemiology of Communicable Diseases (overview + key diseases)
29 Oct Specific communicable diseases (TB, Malaria, HIV, etc.)
30 Oct Epidemiology of Non-Communicable Diseases
31 Oct Demography & Family Planning
1 Nov Preventive Medicine in Obstetrics
2 Nov Preventive Medicine in Pediatrics
3 Nov Preventive Medicine in Geriatrics + mini-revision
■ Week 4 (Nov 4 – Nov 10) – Paper 2 Community & Systems
Day Topics
4 Nov Occupational Health
5 Nov Health Care of Community
6 Nov International Health
7 Nov Health Programmes in India
8 Nov Communication for Health Education
9 Nov Health Planning & Management
10 Nov Full Paper 2 revision summary
■ Final Revision (Nov 11 – 14)
Day Topics
11 Nov Paper 1 quick revision (concepts, definitions, statistics)
12 Nov Paper 1 high-yield questions & diagrams
13 Nov Paper 2 quick revision (disease epidemiology & health programmes)
14 Nov Paper 2 high-yield questions & short notes review
■ Exam Days
Day Topics
15 Nov (Sat) Paper 1 Exam – Morning: revise definitions, epidemiological methods, statistics formulas
16 Nov (Sun) Light revision for Paper 2 (no new study)
17 Nov (Mon) Paper 2 Exam – Morning: revise communicable diseases & national health programmes
Study Tips:
• Use Park’s Textbook of PSM as main source.
• Make mnemonics for key definitions & indices.
• Practice KNRUHS previous papers.
• Keep color-coded notes (concepts, stats, programmes).
• Revise 30 minutes daily before bed.
• Use 11–14 Nov only for revision, not new topics.