At a glance
The facts most likely to change your decision.
- Vacancies
- 225 posts (provisional) 225 IMO Grade-II vacancies, including backlog vacancies, were notified; the advertisement states the number may change depending on the actual requirement.
- Education
- Professional degree A recognised MBBS degree under the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956 (First/Second Schedule, or Part-II of the Third Schedule with Section 13(3) conditions) and completion of (or provisional exemption pending) the compulsory rotating internship.
- Age
- Not exceeding 35 years as on 1 August 2024; relaxable by up to 5 years for ESIC/Government employees, and further per standard SC/ST/OBC/EWS/PwBD/Ex-servicemen rules. Relaxations and cut-off dates are category-specific.
- Application fee
- No separate application fee is prescribed; eligibility is based entirely on the candidate's existing CMSE-2024 marks. Use the official payment instructions only.
- Pay
- Level-10 in the Pay Matrix (Rs 56,100 - Rs 1,77,500) plus Non-Practising Allowance, DA, HRA and Transport Allowance as applicable to Central Government employees. Gross and in-hand pay vary by posting and allowance.
- Recruitment cycle
- IMO Grade-II 2026 (CMSE-2024 merit) Central · ESIC hospitals and dispensaries across India
Vacancies & reservation
What is known, what overlaps and what remains unreported.
Category table not available here
Check the latest official notice for the post- and category-wise distribution.
How to read reservation: UR, EWS, OBC, SC and ST are vertical categories. PwBD, women, ex-servicemen and similar horizontal reservations can overlap them and must not be added again to the total.
Complete timeline
One record from notification to final outcome.
- completed
Applications closed
17 Feb 2026 (24 Feb 2026 for candidates from notified north-eastern states, Ladakh, A&N Islands and Lakshadweep)
- current
Select list / joining
Official date awaited
Who can apply?
A readable first check—not a legal eligibility decision.
Basic eligibility paths
- Only candidates whose names appear in the CMSE-2024 candidate list on the Pratibha Setu Portal (as on the 17 Feb 2026 closing date) are eligible; other applications are summarily rejected.
- Must be an Indian citizen, or a subject of Nepal/Bhutan, or a Tibetan refugee/person of Indian origin covered by the notified migrant categories, per the advertisement.
Relaxations & certificates
- SC/ST, OBC-NCL, PwBD and ex-servicemen relaxations follow the applicable notification.
- Always check the certificate format and cut-off date in the official notice.
Selection process & syllabus
Stage by stage, without mixing recruitment years.
Selection stages
- 1Eligibility screening against each candidate's CMSE-2024 details on the Pratibha Setu Portal
- 2Merit list based purely on CMSE-2024 marks (no separate ESIC written test or interview)
- 3Document verification and joining
Syllabus snapshot
- No separate NBEMS/ESIC syllabus; selection uses each candidate's UPSC CMSE-2024 marks.
Application document checklist
Prepare before the portal gets busy.
Recent passport-size photograph and scanned signature
Government photo ID with the same name used in the application
Education certificates and marksheets
Category, EWS, PwBD or ex-serviceman certificate, if claimed
Domicile or language proof where the notification requires it
Official links & source record
Go straight to the recruiting body.
- Primary source
- Recruitment of Insurance Medical Officers Grade-II (IMO Gr. II) in ESI Corporation — official advertisement
- Published / changed
- Applications closed 17 Feb 2026
- Last checked
- 4 Aug 2026, 17:50 IST
Official notices, corrigenda and recruiting-body pages have final authority. This page is a reading aid.