The Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) has invited applications for admission to undergraduate medical and nursing courses for the academic session 2026-27 under the Ward of Insured Person quota. The Labour and Employment Ministry said the admission opportunity is available exclusively for the dependent children of workers covered under the Employees’ State Insurance (ESI) Scheme.
A total of 783 seats have been provisionally earmarked under the Ward of IP quota, comprising 695 MBBS seats, 28 BDS seats and 60 B.Sc. Nursing seats across 22 medical, dental and nursing institutions. The admissions will be conducted through the centralised counselling process administered by the Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
The Ward of IP quota is one of the flagship welfare initiatives of ESIC aimed at supporting the educational aspirations of workers’ families. The scheme enables eligible students to pursue professional medical and nursing education at highly subsidised tuition fees. Students admitted under the quota are required to pay an annual tuition fee of only 24 thousand rupees for MBBS and BDS courses and ten thousand for B.Sc. Nursing courses, making quality medical education accessible and affordable for beneficiaries of the ESI Scheme.
