Checkup Compass

The check-ups that matter at your age, and the ones you can skip.

Checkup Compass explains preventive health check-ups in plain language: which tests guidelines recommend, how often, and how to choose a package without paying for tests you do not need.

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India’s national NCD programme offers free screening for high blood pressure, diabetes and oral, breast and cervical cancer to adults aged 30 and over at government health centres.

Which check-ups fit your age?

Screening for
  • Blood pressureEvery 3 to 5 years if normal; every year if high-normal or overweight.

Based on India's national NCD screening programme, the WHO, the ADA and the US Preventive Services Task Force. Darker cards are tests to discuss with your doctor first. For adults without symptoms; your doctor may advise more if you have a condition or family history. This runs in your browser and nothing is stored. Read the full list

All articles

  • Preventive health check-up guidePublishedPreventive health checkup guide for India: which screening tests to have at each age, how often, free government screening, and master health checkups.7 min read
  • Full-body check-up packages: what is actually usefulPublishedFull body checkup test list explained: what each test in a typical package checks, which are useful at your age, which to skip, and how to compare packages.6 min read

Key facts, with sources

  • Free from age 30Screening for high BP, diabetes and oral, breast and cervical cancer under India’s NP-NCD programme.Source: NP-NCD operational guidelines, MoHFW
  • HPV test from 30The WHO's preferred cervical cancer screening test, repeated every 5 to 10 years.Source: WHO guideline, 2021
  • Targeted beats everythingGeneral check-ups with every test did not reduce deaths in a Cochrane review; screening matched to age and risk is what works.Source: Cochrane review, 2019

How every page is made

  1. Written from evidence

    Every medical claim links to a guideline or peer-reviewed research, listed at the end of each article.

  2. Edited for clarity

    Editors cut jargon and check that each page answers the questions people in India actually ask.

  3. Dated and updated

    Every page shows when it was last updated and is revised when guidelines change.