ESIC reserves approximately 880 seats—comprising around 700 seats for the MBBS course and the remaining seats across BDS, BSc Nursing and Paramedical/Allied Health Sciences courses
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The Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) has contributed 4,961 doctors to the nation through its medical institutions, including 1,682 children of insured workers. At the postgraduate level, more than 1,200 students have passed out, strengthening the country’s pool of specialised doctors, the Ministry of Labour and Employment said on Thursday.To support workers’ families, ESIC reserves approximately 880 seats—comprising around 700 seats for the MBBS course and the remaining seats across BDS, BSc Nursing and Paramedical/Allied Health Sciences courses— annually under the ‘Ward of Insured Persons (IP)’ Quota across its medical colleges.The Ministry stated that the government’s commitment to social security for workers is reflected in the disbursement of cash benefits and quality healthcare to its beneficiaries through an extensive infrastructure comprising of 169 hospitals, 1,603 dispensaries, 17 medical colleges, two dental colleges, two nursing colleges, three para-medical college, supported by 65 Regional/Sub-Regional Offices, 612 Branch Offices, and 117 Dispensary-cum-Branch Offices.The ESI scheme is presently implemented in 728 out of a total of 787 districts across the country.ESIC contributionAs India strides toward its ambitious goal of creating 75,000 new medical seats, ESIC is contributing significantly to this goal by steadily expanding its medical education infrastructure to widen the pathways available to the country’s young aspirants, as per the Ministry.Today, 17 ESIC Medical Colleges stand operational across the country, offering UG Courses (1,550 MBBS seats) and PG courses (559 MD/MS seats, 182 DNB seats, 17 DrNB seats, 31 DM/M.Ch seats, 10 PhD seats).Additionally, there are three state-run medical colleges which contribute a further 330 MBBS seats. Further there are two ESIC Dental Colleges offering 124 seats, two Nursing colleges offering 120 BSc Nursing seats and three paramedical colleges offering 292 seats to students who aspire to serve society through medical sciences.With more medical colleges in the pipeline, ESIC is poised to further expand access to quality medical education, opening doors of opportunity for countless young minds who dream of becoming doctors, regardless of the circumstances into which they were born, said the Ministry.Published on August 20, 2026
