ESIC Medical Colleges - NEET UG Counselling 2026

ESIC MBBS Colleges - NEET UG Counselling 2026

Admission Policy for MBBS Admissions 2026-27

ESI Corporation, a statutory body established by an Act of Parliament, i. e. ESI Act, 1948 [34 of 1948], subsumed in Social Security Code 2020, under the administrative control of Ministry of Labour & Employment, Govt. of India, has established Medical Education Institutions in the country at large.

The approved policy and procedure for admission to under graduate (MBBS/BDS/BSc Nursing) courses in ESIC Medical Education Institutions, provides ‘Seats allocated for wards of insured persons (IPs)’ after allocation to ‘All India Quota’ and the ‘State Government Quota‘.

‘Ward of Insured Persons’ under ESI Scheme who meet the laid down eligibility criteria and have applied for National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (UG) – 2026 [NEET (UG) can apply for admission to UG course (MBBS / BDS / BSc Nursing) in ESIC Medical / Dental / Nursing Colleges and some Government Medical Colleges under ‘Seats allocated for wards of insured persons (IPs)’ for academic session 2026-27 as per admission policy and procedure approved by the Government of India / ESI Corporation.

All India Quota: ‘All India Quota’ will be 15% of total available seats in each of its Medical Institutions, or, All India Quota will be as per the prevailing Central Government’s [i.e. Ministry of H & FW] directives for the said quota, from time to time. It will be filled up as per policy, including reservation policy, and procedures of the Central Government.

State Government Quota: Based on the location of the ESI’s Medical Education Institution, a ‘State Government Quota’ will be as per the policy of respective States applicable to un-aided non-minority Institutions, or in the absence thereof, as may be mutually agreed to, between the respective State Government and the ESI Corporation from time to time. The Admissions to these seats will be made according to the policy, including reservation policy, and procedures of the State Government concerned, and these seats will be filled up accordingly.

Seats allocated for wards of insured persons (IPs): The remaining seats after allocation to All India Quota and the State Govt. Quota shall be treated as ‘Seats allocated for wards of insured persons (IPs)’. It shall comprise of seats ‘pooled’ together on All India basis from various ESIC Medical / Dental Colleges, as the case may be. The seats shall be allotted to the ‘Wards of Insured Persons’ (IPs) on All India basis and shall be filled-up through merit cum preference basis, following due process specified below or as may be specified by ESIC from time to time.

Methodology for filling up of ‘Seats allocated for wards of insured persons (IPs)’: Available seats of ‘Seats allocated for wards of insured persons (IPs)’ in various States will be pooled on ‘All India Basis’ and allotted, among the wards of Insured persons (IPs). The ‘guiding principles’ for filling up of ‘Seats allocated for wards of insured persons (IPs)’ will be as under: -

1. The ‘Seats allocated for wards of insured persons (IPs)’ will be filled through merit cum preference basis.
2. Reservation policy of the Central Government will be followed, within the ‘Seats allocated for wards of insured persons (IPs)’ enumerated above.
3. Candidates seeking admission under ‘Seats allocated for wards of insured persons (IPs)’ will have to fulfill the following eligibility criteria:
3.1 Minimum eligibility criteria for admission will be as per MCC / NTA / NEET / NMC / DCI regulations.
3.2 Submit ‘Ward of Insured Person certificate’ issued by Competent / designated Authority for the purpose by ESIC.
4. Prospective / desirous and eligible candidates will be required to appear in an All India competitive examinations in force or any other similar equivalent approved Central entrance test as may be specified from time to time by ESIC.
5. After qualifying in such Centralized test, candidates have to respond to the advertisement by the ESIC and, apply for admission under the ‘Seats allocated for wards of insured persons (IPs)’.
6. Merit list would be prepared based on the All India rank of eligible applicants in the specified test / merit list for the year, consistent with the reservation policy of the Central Government for preparation of category-wise inter-se merit.
7. Candidates will be allotted the seats, based on their merit cum preference of Institution and category, through a centralized counseling for the ‘Seats allocated for wards of insured persons (IPs)’.
8. Mop-up Counseling: Mop-up counseling would be conducted as per feasibility. Seats falling vacant / remaining unfilled / leftover, due to any reason, would be offered to remaining candidates as per the guidelines of the counseling Authority.

Unfilled / left over seats, if any, after conclusion of all counseling will be surrendered to the respective State Government for inclusion in the State Government Quota, to be filled up as per policy, including reservation policy, and procedures of the State Government in a manner so as to comply with the laid down time schedule for completion of admission process.

Fee structure Stipulation: Fee structure (Tuition fee & other approved fee) in ESIC Education Institutions will be as per approval by ESIC from time to time. There will be no capitation fee or profiteering in any form.

Execution of Bond for Service: All Candidates seeking admission to any ESIC Education Institution will have to execute a bond for ₹ 5 lakh to serve any ESIC / ESI Scheme (ESIS institution run by State Government) for a period of 01 year or as may be specified, from time to time. Further, the candidate would have the option to (i) furnish Bank Guarantee amounting to ₹ 5 lakh, 1 month before completion of internship, for a period of 14 months in lieu of the amount and original documents of the student would be retained by the Corporation pending the submission of Bank Guarantee; OR (ii) not furnish Bank Guarantee, as above, when original documents would be retained by ESIC till Bond conditions are met with, i.e. completion of service under bond or payment in lieu. Period of rural service, if any, as per policy of the Central or State Government, will be inclusive in the one-year period of the bond.

Insured person: For availing the benefit of MBBS / BDS seats for his / her wards shall be as defined under Section (2), subsection (14) of the ESI Act, 1948’, as on the last day of the contribution period immediately preceding the date of notification for NEET-UG for the relevant year. Definition under Section (2), subsection (14) of the ESI Act, 1948 is reproduced as under;

‘Insured person’ means a person who is or was an employee in respect of whom contributions are or were payable under this Act and who is by reason thereof, entitled to any of the benefits provided under this Act.

Note: The critical date for eligibility under ‘Seats allocated for wards of insured persons (IPs)’ for 2025-26 would be 30.09.2024, i.e. only a person who is ‘Insured Person’ as per the Act, as on 30.09.2024 would be eligible for availing benefit under the ‘Seats allocated for wards of insured persons (IPs)’ for his / her child / children.

‘Ward of Insured Person’ will be children / child of an Insured person who are / is eligible for benefit under the ESI Act as on the last date of submission of application form for NEET- UG for the relevant year.

Note: The critical date for determining age of the Ward of the IP as per Section 2 (11) (iii) of the ESI Act, 1948, for the benefit of admission to MBBS / BDS course under Insured Person Quota, would be last date of submission of application form for NEET- UG for the relevant year.

Regional Director / Other Officer / Authority / Committee under ESIC as may be specified by ESIC from time to time shall be the Competent Authority to issue the ‘Ward of Insured Person’ certificate. The specified Competent Authority of ESIC will issue the certificate.

After allotment of seat, Demand Draft (DD) of Rs.24000/- drawn in favor of ‘ESI Fund A/c No. 2’, payable at city where the college is located, to be deposited at the time of the admission process at the ESIC Medical / Dental. For the Nursing College Demand Draft (DD) of Rs.10,000/- drawn in favor of ‘ESI Fund A/c No. 2’, payable at city where the college is located, to be deposited at the time of the admission. There will be no capitation fee or profiteering in any form.
The above mentioned would not be applicable to students allotted MBBS seat at Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Government Medical College, Ner Chowk, Mandi (HP) and Government Medical College, Paripally, Kollam, Kerala. The student will have to deposit the annual tuition fee of Rs. 24,000/- in the form specified by the college.

Completion of Admission process at the concerned Medical / Dental / Nursing College, ESIC or otherwise, after allotment of seat:
Candidate should bring the following documents in original along with selfattested copies for verification, failing which they will not be allowed to complete the admission process.

a) ESIC Pehchan card
b) Copy of – Birth Certificate / Matriculation Certificate for proof of Date of Birth,
c) Senior Secondary School certificate (+2). Provisional, if final has not been issued.
d) National Eligibility cum Entrance Test – 2025 [NEET (UG) - 2026] Admit card.
e) NEET - 2025 score card indicating All India Rank.
f) ‘Ward of Insured Person Certificate’ issued by ESIC [Annexure–3 (A) or 3 (B) as applicable].
g) SC / ST / OBC / PH / EWS Certificate as applicable; and in the format as per NEET - 2026
h) brochure. The PH certificate would be subject to verification by Competent ESIC Board, if required.
i) EWS Certificate by Competent Authority.
j) For FEMALE CANDIDATES ONLY
    • Affidavit by candidate as per Annexure
    • Affidavit by IP as per Annexure
k) Any other documents as per requirement of NTA / NEET etc.

Candidates are advised to visit the DGHS (www.mcc.nic.in) website regularly for further details in this regard.

The Reservation Policy for ESIC Insured Persons Quota is as follows: 
S.C.- 15% 
S.T.- 7.5% 
O.B.C.- (Non-Creamy Layer) as per the Central OBC list- 27% 
EWS- as per Central Government norms- 10%
PwD- horizontal reservation as per NMC norms- 5% 

Reservation of seats under PWD category is 5% & as per NMC norms (Gazette Notification No. MCI-34(41)/2018-Med./170045 Dated 04/02/2019) 

Candidates who want to avail 5% PwD reservation in UG Seats of Govt./Central Medical institutions should obtain disability certificate as per NMC norms (Gazette Notification No. MCI-34(41)/2018-Med./170045 Dated 04/02/2019), from the designated Disability Centers.

General Instructions for Admission in ESIC MBBS course 2026-27

1. Students must report at Academic Block, Medical College Building for MBBS admission on or before date indicated on their selection letter issued by MCC/UHSR. If any student fails to report before last date, his/her admission will stand cancelled and the same will be intimated to concerned authorities.
2. One of the parent / guardian must accompany student at the time of admission or when surrendering of seat is done as some documents are to be signed by them. Parent/Guardian must carry two ID Proofs of self.
3. The admission process may take more than one day. Outstation candidates are requested to make their own staying arrangements accordingly.
4. The admission offered to a candidate will be only provisional. DME & UHSR are final authorities for admission approval.
5. The original documents will be sent to Pt B.D.Sharma University of Health Sciences, Rohtak for admission approval. The students are instructed to keep at least 3 Xerox copies of original documents with themselves for future use.
6. Each Candidate must submit the following original certificate shown in the check list as applicable along with one set of self-attested copies. The originals and Xerox must be produced in the prescribed sequence. CANDIDATE MUST PROVIDE ONE FILE FOLDER AND A4 POSTAL ENVELOPE FOR THEIR ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS.
7. In case of AIQ/ESIC Ward of IP-NEET seats-seat surrender procedure will be duly followed.
8. Candidates must carry scanned copies of all their original documents (in a soft copy format) to be submitted at the time of admission along with the physical originals.
9. Reporting timings :
Monday to Friday 09.00 am to 04:00 pm
Saturday 09:00 am to 01:00 pm

Documents Required for ESIC MBBS Course 2026-27

The candidates, at the time of admission must bring the following Original Certificate/Documents along with Two Set of duly self-attested photocopies of these in a File Folder.
1. Seat Allotment Letter
2. Hall Ticket / Admit Card of NEET-UG 2026-27
3. NEET UG 2026 - Score Card
4. UG Bond on 100 Rs. Stamp Paper (As per Performa)
5. College Fee Paid Challan From SBI Online Portal (At the Time of Admission)
6. Passport Size Photo – 4 No.s (same as affixed on the application form)
7. 10th / Matriculation Marks Sheet + Passing Certificate
8. 10+2 / Sr. Secondary Marks Sheet + Passing Certificate
9. Migration Certificate
10. Gap Certificate (If Applicable)
11. Character Certificate
12. Category Certificate (if applicable)
13. Anti-Ragging Declaration (Affidavit on 20 Rs. Stamp Paper) (Student)
14. Anti-Ragging Declaration (Affidavit on 20 Rs. Stamp Paper ) (Father/Mother)
15. Undertakings (As per Performa)
16. Certificate for Bench Mark Disabilities (If Applicable)
17. Certificate of Dependent of Freedom Fighter (if applicable)
18. Certificate of Ex SM (if applicable)
19. Aadhaar Card (Student)
20. Aadhaar Card (Father & Mother)
21. Printout of Application Form
22. ABC ID (Academic Bank Credit ID registered on DigiLocker)
Additional Documents to be submitted by “State Quota” Students in addition to above
23. Domicile / Residence Certificate issued by SDO/Revenue Officer
24. Income Certificate in case of reserved category
25. Family ID (As Appliacble for State)
Additional Documents to be submitted by “IP Quota” Students in addition to above
26. ESIC Pehchan Card
27. Ward of IP Certificate
28. Declaration (Affidavit on 20 Rs. Stamp Paper) by the Female Student
29. Declaration (Affidavit on 20 Rs. Stamp Paper) by the IP (Parent) of Female Student
(Note: Clearly Scanned Soft Copies of all the above said documents (with the name of the respective document) should be submitted in the Pen drive at the time of document verification in college (in JPG or pdf formats).

Payment Instructions:

Fee can be paid through the online SBI portal which will be available at the time of document verification (via Internet Banking, Credit Card, Debit Card, etc.).

Payment of Rs. 8940/- may be made through any UPI App at the time of reporting to the college.

Payment Instructions:

Fee can be paid through the online SBI portal which will be available at the time of document verification (via Internet Banking, Credit Card, Debit Card, etc.). For State Quota students: If tuition fee is paid at the university, then there is no need to pay tuition fee at ESIC college.

Payment of Rs. 8940/- may be made through any UPI App at the time of reporting in college.

*Hostel Fee & Hostel Security Deposit are payable only for those opting for Hostel Facility. Students who do not opt for Hostel may exclude both charges from the total payable fee.

Note: As the MBBS Course is 4½ years Course, the tuition fee to be charged for the final year will be half of the Annual Tuition Fee.

Admission, seat, and fee-related information is based on official notifications and counselling guidelines issued by the Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC), Medical Counselling Committee (MCC), and respective government authorities. Policies, fees, and admission rules are subject to revision as per ESIC and Government of India updates for NEET UG 2026.

Students can also check the complete ESIC MBBS Fee Structure 2026 , ESIC MBBS Seat Matrix , ESIC Medical Colleges in India , and ESIC MBBS Cutoff for detailed counselling and admission guidance through NEET UG 2026.