Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) has released the notifications for recruitment to the post of Stenographer (Steno.), Upper Division Clerk (UDC), and Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS) earlier on December 28. 2021. A total of 3865 vacancies have been announced by the corporation to select candidates across the country. Out of which, a total of 1736 vacancies have been announced for the post of UDC across the country. Interested applicants can find the state-wise vacancy division on the official website of ESIC at esic.nic.in. Registration for ESIC UDC is scheduled to commence on January 15, 2022, and conclude on February 15, 2022.
Exam dates for the post of UDC along with the other two post’s have not been released yet. However, applicants can expect the exams to be conducted in March 2022. Accordingly, candidates must complete their preparation and get themselves exam-ready. ESIC conducts UDC in three important phases namely- Prelims, Mains, and the Computer Skills Test.
Syllabus for the ESIC UDC exam includes General Intelligence, General Awareness, Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude, and English Comprehension in the preliminary and main exam phases. Meanwhile, the computer skill test includes the test of a candidate’s efficiency with PowerPoint, MS Word and MS Excel.
With around 3 months left for the exam, applicants must complete their preparation and start revising for the exam. Revision can be done by solving the previous year’s question paper of the ESIC UDC exam. Candidates can use the links mentioned below to easily access the PQP while revising for the exam:
ESIC UDC Previous Year Question Paper – 1
ESIC UDC Previous Year Question Paper – 2
ESIC UDC Previous Year Question Paper – 3
ESIC UDC Previous Year Question Paper – 4
ESIC UDC Previous Year Question Paper – 5
ESIC UDC Previous Year Question Paper – 6
ESIC UDC Previous Year Question Paper – 7
ESIC UDC Previous Year Question Paper – 8
ESIC UDC Sample Question Paper
ESIC UDC Cut off marks
Previously, ESIC UDC exam was conducted in the year 2019. Applicants can study previous year’s cut off’s to get a rough estimate of marks they should score to get qualified. State wise cut off marks for both UDC prelims and mains exam is listed down in the table mentioned below:
ESIC UDC 2019 Prelims cut off:
| Region | UR | SC | ST | OBC | EWS | PWD A | PWD B | PWDC | PWD D&E | EXS |
| Andhra Pradesh | 165 | 151 | 126 | — | 127 | 85.5 | — | — | — | 126.5 |
| Bihar | 165 | 122.5 | 123 | 163 | 155.5 | 105 | 63 | — | — | 138.5 |
| Chhattisgarh | 141 | 99.5 | 96 | 125.5 | 92 | — | 80.5 | — | — | 88.5 |
| Delhi D (M) D | 148 | 111.5 | 109.5 | 117.5 | 97 | 146 | 96.5 | 66 | 102.5 | 74 |
| Delhi HQRS | 157.5 | 142 | 127.5 | 140.5 | 131.5 | — | 65 | 84.5 | — | 120 |
| Delhi RO | 169.5 | 147 | 114.5 | 155 | 149.5 | 80.5 | 63.5 | 140 | 123.5 | 135.5 |
| Goa | 156 | — | — | 140.5 | 141 | — | — | — | — | 126 |
| Gujarat | 161 | 151 | 118.5 | 145.5 | 135 | 68.5 | 93.5 | 110 | 64 | 105 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 150 | 112 | — | 107 | 120.5 | 61.5 | — | — | — | 122 |
| J&K | 151 | — | 80.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jharkhand | 168.5 | 114 | 124 | — | 123 | — | — | — | — | 119.5 |
| Karnataka | 153.5 | 128.5 | 118 | 141 | 125 | 62 | 62.5 | 115 | 67.5 | 83 |
| Kerala | 167.5 | 118.5 | — | 162.5 | 129 | 71.5 | 74 | 79.5 | 107.5 | 125.5 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 153 | 118.5 | 112 | 139.5 | 104 | 84.5 | 75.5 | — | — | 82 |
| Maharashtra | 161 | 151 | 126 | 150 | 133.5 | 118.5 | 63.5 | 122.5 | 92.5 | 111.5 |
| North East Regions | 158 | 117 | 132.5 | 129 | 99.5 | — | — | — | — | 73.5 |
| Orissa | 163.5 | 152 | 118.5 | 161 | 137.5 | — | 62.5 | — | — | 148 |
| Puducherry | 155 | 126.5 | — | 155 | 126 | — | — | — | — | 95 |
| Punjab | 169 | 131.5 | — | 146.5 | 119.5 | 61 | — | 63.5 | — | 118 |
| Rajasthan | 164 | 135 | 141.5 | 151.5 | 145.5 | 69.5 | 80 | 101 | 142 | 125.5 |
| Tamil Nadu | 163.5 | 147 | 109.5 | 159.5 | 117 | 86.5 | 77.5 | 137.5 | 88 | 71.5 |
| Telangana | 163 | 146 | 136 | 152.5 | 139 | — | 60.5 | 115.5 | — | 103 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 162.5 | 132 | — | 147 | 144 | 92.5 | 63 | 124.5 | — | 143 |
| Uttrakhand | 163 | — | — | 123 | 131.5 | 82 | — | — | — | 144 |
| West Bengal | 165 | 133 | 98 | 151 | 119.5 | — | 88.5 | 114.5 | 76.5 | 128 |
ESIC UDC 2019 Mains cut off
| Region | UR | SC | ST | OBC | EWS | PWD A | PWD B | PWDC | PWD D&E | EXS |
| Andhra Pradesh | 117.5 | 96.5 | 86 | — | 93 | 64.75 | — | — | — | 76.75 |
| Bihar | 121.25 | 83.75 | 78.25 | 117.25 | 109.5 | 65.75 | 62.25 | — | — | 92 |
| Chhattisgarh | 109.25 | 85.25 | 71.25 | 102.5 | 96.25 | — | 61.5 | — | — | 70 |
| Delhi D (M) D | 111 | 74.25 | 77.25 | 87.5 | 90.75 | 78 | 64.25 | 80.5 | 60 | 70 |
| Delhi HQRS | 117.5 | 104.75 | 83.25 | 94 | 96.25 | — | 63.75 | 61.5 | — | 84.25 |
| Delhi RO | 126.25 | 100.25 | 80.25 | 108 | 103 | 69.75 | — | 96.75 | 101 | 89 |
| Goa | 111.25 | — | — | 100 | 105.5 | — | — | — | — | 83.75 |
| Gujarat | 119 | 106 | 82.5 | 104.25 | 102.5 | 60.75 | 66.75 | 83 | — | 76 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 116.75 | 91.75 | — | 87.75 | 91.25 | 81 | — | — | — | 82.25 |
| J&K | 109.25 | — | 90.25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jharkhand | 123 | 77.75 | 83.25 | — | 92 | — | — | — | — | 83.25 |
| Karnataka | 115.75 | 96.25 | 87.5 | 105.75 | 98.75 | 67.25 | 61.5 | 79.25 | 69.5 | 70.5 |
| Kerala | 123.5 | 88.5 | — | 116.5 | 93 | 66.75 | 70.75 | 66.75 | — | 87.75 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 118.25 | 91.25 | 77.5 | 105 | 91.25 | 70.25 | — | — | — | 74.75 |
| North East Regions | 114.5 | 87.25 | 92.75 | 98.75 | 91.25 | — | — | — | — | 70 |
| Orissa | 121.5 | 107.25 | 85.5 | 115.5 | 104.5 | — | 60 | — | — | 94 |
| Puducherry | 118.25 | 96 | — | 116.5 | 93.25 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Punjab | 129.75 | 93.25 | — | 107.5 | 97.25 | 77.25 | — | 60.5 | — | 84 |
| Rajasthan | 119.5 | 86 | 92.25 | 109 | 98.5 | 61 | 75.75 | 69.25 | 76.75 | 87.75 |
| Tamil Nadu | 123.25 | 106.25 | 79.5 | 119.25 | 96.5 | 103.25 | 63.5 | 101.75 | 73.5 | 70 |
| Telangana | 121.75 | 103.25 | 99.25 | 111.5 | 110.25 | — | 67.75 | 72 | — | 77.5 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 123.25 | 91.75 | — | 108 | 106.5 | 82.25 | 63.5 | 94.25 | — | 94.25 |
| Uttrakhand | 119 | — | — | 101.75 | 92.75 | 61 | — | — | — | 90.25 |
| West Bengal | 120.75 | 93.75 | 70.75 | 102.25 | 90 | — | 61 | 76 | 61.5 | 85.75 |
ESIC is a legal body that falls under the responsibility of the Ministry for Labor and Employment, Government of India. Applicants will be chosen through an immediate enrollment process consistently for different districts. The selection criteria remains simple as it is wherein candidates have to appear for a nation-wide online test followed by the Language Proficiency Test. Complete details regarding the selection process, exam syllabus, exam pattern, eligibility criteria, registration fee and vacancy have been mentioned in the ESIC Recruitment Notification PDF. Applicants can download the pdf from the official website of ESIC mentioned above.
