Archive · 1 Oct 2026
ESIC Approves Haridwar Medical College With 50 MBBS Seats
A new medical college will be started in Haridwar.
The Employees’ State Insurance Corporation approved the plan.
The college will teach students to become doctors.
It will accept 50 students in every group.
The college will use buildings and resources from an existing ESIC hospital.
This means a separate hospital base will not be needed to begin.
Officials say the college will create more opportunities for medical education.
They also say it will help improve healthcare in the region.
The Employees’ State Insurance Corporation approved an ESIC Medical College in Haridwar.
The college will admit 50 MBBS students in each batch.
It will use infrastructure and resources from the existing Haridwar ESIC hospital.
The approval followed ESIC’s 198th meeting in New Delhi on June 30, 2026.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said the college would expand medical education and strengthen regional healthcare.
- Who
- The Employees’ State Insurance Corporation approved the college, and Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami welcomed the decision.
- What
- An ESIC Medical College will be established with 50 MBBS seats per batch.
- When
- The approval followed ESIC’s 198th meeting on June 30, 2026.
- Where
- The college will be established in Haridwar, Uttarakhand, using the existing ESIC hospital.
- Why
- The college is intended to expand medical education, strengthen regional healthcare, and make effective use of existing health infrastructure.
- Institution
- ESIC Medical College
- Location
- Haridwar, Uttarakhand
- Approved by
- Employees’ State Insurance Corporation
- Admission capacity
- 50 MBBS students per batch
- Infrastructure
- Existing Haridwar ESIC hospital
- Approval meeting
- ESIC’s 198th meeting in New Delhi
- Meeting date
- June 30, 2026