The Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC), under the Ministry of Labour & Employment, Government of India, has invited applications for admission to undergraduate medical and nursing courses for the academic session 2026-27 under the Ward of Insured Person (Ward of IP) quota.
A total of 783 seats have been provisionally earmarked under the Ward of IP quota for the academic session 2026-27.
Seats are allocated across 22 medical, dental, and nursing institutions pan-India.
These include ESIC Medical Colleges located in various States and select State Government Medical Colleges where seats have been reserved.
The admissions will be conducted through the centralized counselling process administered by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
Annual tuition fees: ₹24,000 for MBBS and BDS courses, ₹10,000 for B.Sc. Nursing courses.
No capitation fee or donation is permitted for admission under this quota.
Eligibility requirement: The parent must be a registered Insured Person under the ESI Act and should have been an active contributor to the ESI Scheme as on 30 September 2025.
The applicant must be a dependent child of the Insured Person.
The applicant must have appeared in NEET (UG) 2026.
Age restriction: Male candidates should not be above 21 years of age as on 08 March 2026.
No age restriction for dependent unmarried female Wards of Insured Persons.
The last date for submission of online applications for the Ward of IP Certificate is 21 June 2026.
The entire application process for obtaining the certificate is online and can be completed through the ESIC portal.
Applicants must submit prescribed details and upload necessary documents including photographs, proof of age, NEET (UG) 2026 Admit Card and other relevant certificates.
Candidates must ensure that the mobile number of the Insured Person is correctly updated in the ESIC database for OTP-based authentication.
After obtaining the Ward of IP Certificate, candidates must separately register on the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) portal for participation in centralized counselling.
ESIC has requested employers covered under the ESI Scheme to inform their employees about this opportunity and display the admission notice prominently at workplaces.
Field offices have been advised to organize awareness campaigns and provide assistance to applicants.
