ESIC Medical College Guwahati Teaching Faculty Corrigendum 2026

The Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC), a statutory body constituted under the Employees' State Insurance Act, 1948, and functioning under the administrative control of the Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India, has issued a corrigendum dated 04 July 2026 for the engagement of Teaching Faculty on a contractual basis at ESIC Medical College & Hospital, Beltola, Guwahati-22, Assam. As per the official corrigendum (No. 432-A-12/12/692/2025-Estt), this notice revises the vacancy and reservation position for the posts of Professor, Associate Professor, and Assistant Professor across 24 departments of the medical college and hospital.

As per the official corrigendum, ESIC invites applications for the immediate engagement of Teaching Faculty in the categories of Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor, and Senior Residents at ESIC Medical College & Hospital, Beltola, Guwahati-22. The corrigendum specifically updates the department-wise vacancy table and reservation break-up that was part of the original advertisement for this recruitment drive. Importantly, the corrigendum states that all other contents of the original advertisement — including eligibility criteria, application process, last date, and other terms — remain unchanged and are not restated in this corrigendum.

This post lays out the complete revised vacancy table exactly as published, department by department, along with the reservation position for each post, so that aspiring candidates for teaching faculty roles at a premier ESIC-run medical institution in Northeast India can quickly check where they stand. Because the original advertisement carrying the application timeline, exact eligibility qualifications, and fee structure has not been made available in this workflow, this post does not restate or guess any of those figures — candidates should refer to the original ESIC Medical College, Beltola advertisement and the ESIC official website for those details.

📄 What Is a Corrigendum, and Why Does It Matter Here?

(General explanatory background, not specific to this notice.) In government and institutional recruitment, a corrigendum is a formal notice issued to correct, amend, or update specific details of a previously published advertisement, without reissuing the entire document. Corrigenda are commonly used to fix errors in vacancy numbers, extend or revise dates, correct eligibility clauses, or amend reservation figures, while leaving the rest of the original notification intact. In this case, as per the official corrigendum dated 04 July 2026, ESIC Medical College & Hospital, Beltola has used this mechanism specifically to update the department-wise vacancy and reservation table for Professor, Associate Professor, and Assistant Professor posts under its ongoing contractual Teaching Faculty engagement drive. Candidates should always read a corrigendum together with the original advertisement it amends, since the corrigendum typically covers only the specific points it addresses and leaves everything else in the original notice unchanged — exactly as is explicitly stated at the end of this document.

📋 Quick Overview

📅 Important Dates

Note: The date of the original advertisement, and the application window, interview or walk-in dates (if any), are not stated in this corrigendum. As per the corrigendum, "all other contents in the aforementioned advertisement shall remain unchanged" — candidates should refer to the original ESIC Medical College & Hospital, Beltola advertisement for these dates.

🏛️ About ESIC Medical College & Hospital, Beltola, Guwahati

ESIC Medical College & Hospital, Beltola, Guwahati-22 is one of the medical colleges and hospitals run by the Employees' State Insurance Corporation, which is a statutory body constituted under the ESI Act, 1948, and operates under the administrative control of the Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India. ESIC operates a network of medical colleges and hospitals across the country to provide healthcare services to insured persons and their dependents under the ESI Scheme, while also training doctors and running postgraduate and undergraduate medical education programs. The Guwahati institution, located at Beltola, serves the Northeast region and periodically engages teaching faculty on a contractual basis to support both patient care and medical education, making corrigenda like this one a routine but important part of tracking ongoing recruitment activity at the college.

(General background on the ESI Scheme, not specific to this notice.) The Employees' State Insurance Scheme is a self-financing social security and health insurance scheme for Indian workers, administered by ESIC. Employees earning wages up to a government-notified ceiling in covered establishments are enrolled under the scheme, and in return receive access to medical care, cash benefits during sickness or maternity, disablement benefits, and dependent benefits, among others, through a network of ESIC dispensaries, hospitals, and medical colleges spread across the country. ESIC medical colleges, including the one at Beltola, Guwahati, are set up to expand the pool of doctors trained under the scheme's own hospital network while simultaneously widening access to specialist and super-specialist treatment for insured persons and their families in the region the college serves.

Teaching faculty engaged at such institutions typically combine two roles: an academic role, involving the teaching and mentoring of MBBS and postgraduate medical students, and a clinical role, involving patient care within the hospital's various departments. This dual mandate is a general characteristic of medical college faculty positions across India and is not unique to this particular notice.

📊 Revised Vacancy Details (As Per Corrigendum)

As per the official corrigendum dated 04 July 2026, the table below gives the department-wise number of vacancies for Professor, Associate Professor, and Assistant Professor posts, along with the reservation category against each vacancy. This table supersedes the vacancy figures in the original advertisement; all other terms of the original advertisement remain unchanged.

📌 Category-wise Total Vacancies (As Per Corrigendum)

Note: The corrigendum does not state an EWS figure within the Assistant Professor category total; only UR (03), OBC (07), and SC (04) are given, adding up to the stated total of 14. This is reproduced exactly as published, without adding or estimating a missing figure.

As per the official corrigendum, the combined total number of revised vacancies across Professor, Associate Professor, and Assistant Professor posts is 34 (06 + 14 + 14). The corrigendum does not provide a specific vacancy count for the Senior Resident category in this table, even though Senior Residents are mentioned among the posts for which applications are invited; candidates interested in Senior Resident posts should check the original advertisement for that category's vacancy details.

🔍 Department-wise Reading of the Revised Vacancies

Going department by department helps candidates quickly locate opportunities relevant to their specialization, particularly given how the vacancies in this corrigendum are spread unevenly — some departments carrying vacancies at multiple faculty levels, while others show none in this revised round. As per the official corrigendum:

Anatomy, the foundational pre-clinical subject dealing with the structure of the human body, has no Professor vacancy, one Associate Professor vacancy under the Unreserved (UR) category, and one Assistant Professor vacancy under the OBC category.

Physiology, another core pre-clinical department focused on the normal functioning of body systems, carries a single vacancy at the Associate Professor level, reserved for the SC category, with no vacancy at Professor or Assistant Professor level in this revised table.

Biochemistry, which deals with the chemical processes within living organisms and is central to laboratory diagnostics, has one Assistant Professor vacancy under the Unreserved category; there is no vacancy for Professor or Associate Professor in this department as per the corrigendum.

Pharmacology, the department concerned with drug action, dosage, and therapeutics, shows one vacancy each at the Professor and Associate Professor levels, both reserved for the OBC category, with no Assistant Professor vacancy listed.

Pathology, which covers the study of disease through laboratory and microscopic examination, shows no vacancies at any of the three faculty levels covered in this corrigendum.

Microbiology, dealing with the diagnosis of infectious disease through the study of micro-organisms, has a single Associate Professor vacancy reserved under the EWS category; Professor and Assistant Professor posts show no vacancy.

Forensic Medicine & Toxicology (FMT), the medico-legal specialty responsible for autopsy examination and legal medical opinion, has one Professor vacancy under the OBC category, with no vacancies shown at Associate Professor or Assistant Professor level.

Community Medicine, the department focused on preventive and social medicine and public health, carries one Associate Professor vacancy under the OBC category; there is no Professor or Assistant Professor vacancy listed for this department.

General Medicine, one of the core clinical departments handling adult internal medicine, has two Assistant Professor vacancies — one Unreserved and one SC — with no vacancies shown at Professor or Associate Professor level in this table.

Paediatrics, the clinical specialty dealing with the healthcare of infants, children, and adolescents, has one Professor vacancy under OBC and one Associate Professor vacancy under EWS, with no Assistant Professor vacancy in this revised list.

Dermatology, the specialty concerned with skin, hair, nail, and related conditions, shows one Associate Professor vacancy under UR and one Assistant Professor vacancy under OBC; there is no Professor-level vacancy.

Psychiatry, the specialty dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental health conditions, has one Associate Professor vacancy reserved for SC and one Assistant Professor vacancy reserved for OBC, with no vacancy at the Professor level.

Dental shows no vacancies at any level in this corrigendum's revised table.

General Surgery, the core surgical specialty covering a broad range of operative procedures, is notable for having vacancies at all three levels: one Professor post reserved for ST, one Associate Professor post under UR, and one Assistant Professor post also under UR.

Orthopaedics, the specialty focused on the musculoskeletal system, bones, and joints, has one Professor vacancy reserved for EWS and one Associate Professor vacancy under UR, with no vacancy shown at Assistant Professor level.

ENT (Ear, Nose & Throat), the specialty dealing with disorders of the head and neck region, carries a single Associate Professor vacancy under OBC, with no Professor or Assistant Professor vacancy in this table.

Ophthalmology, the specialty concerned with eye and vision care, has one Assistant Professor vacancy reserved for OBC, with no vacancies shown at Professor or Associate Professor levels.

Obstetrics & Gynaecology, the specialty covering pregnancy, childbirth, and women's reproductive health, shows no vacancies at any of the three levels covered here.

Anaesthesia, the specialty responsible for peri-operative care, pain management, and critical care support during surgery, has one Professor vacancy under SC and one Associate Professor vacancy under OBC, with no Assistant Professor vacancy listed.

Radiodiagnosis, the specialty covering diagnostic imaging such as X-ray, ultrasound, and CT/MRI interpretation, carries one Associate Professor vacancy under SC and two Assistant Professor vacancies split between SC and OBC categories, with no Professor vacancy shown.

Chest (Respiratory / Pulmonary Medicine), the specialty dealing with lung and airway disorders, shows no vacancies at any of the three levels in this revised table.

Accident & Emergency, the department responsible for emergency and trauma care, has two Assistant Professor vacancies, one under OBC and one under SC, with no Professor or Associate Professor vacancy listed.

ICU (Critical Care), responsible for the management of critically ill patients requiring intensive monitoring and life support, similarly carries two Assistant Professor vacancies split between OBC and SC categories, with no vacancy at the other two levels.

Medical Oncology, the specialty focused on the non-surgical treatment of cancer, has one Associate Professor vacancy under UR, with no Professor or Assistant Professor vacancy shown.

🎓 General Background on Medical Teaching Faculty Eligibility

(This section is general background information about how medical teaching faculty posts are typically structured in India, and is not a restatement of ESIC-specific eligibility criteria — those are governed by the original advertisement for this recruitment, which has not been reproduced here.)

In India, eligibility qualifications for teaching faculty positions such as Professor, Associate Professor, and Assistant Professor in medical colleges are generally governed by the Teachers Eligibility Qualifications framework notified by the National Medical Commission (NMC), which prescribes the recognized postgraduate medical qualification (MD/MS/DNB or equivalent) and a minimum number of years of teaching or research experience at the relevant level for each designation. Institutions typically also require candidates to hold valid registration with the National Medical Commission or a State Medical Council. Senior Resident posts, which are generally entry-level academic and clinical positions in a medical college or hospital, typically require a postgraduate qualification in the relevant specialty, without the extended teaching experience required for higher faculty ranks.

Because this general framework is subject to institution-specific relaxations, category-wise relaxations, and periodic amendments by the National Medical Commission, candidates must not rely on this general description alone. The exact eligibility criteria — including the specific qualification, minimum experience, age limit, and any relaxations applicable at ESIC Medical College & Hospital, Beltola, Guwahati — are as prescribed in the original advertisement for this recruitment, which continues to apply in full except for the vacancy table revised by this corrigendum.

⚙️ General Selection Process for Contractual Teaching Faculty

(This section describes, in general terms, how medical colleges typically process applications for contractual teaching faculty. It is not specific to this ESIC notice.)

1. Application Submission: Interested and eligible candidates submit applications in the format and by the mode specified in the original advertisement (which may be online, by post, or by email, depending on the institution).
2. Screening of Applications: The institution typically screens applications against the eligibility criteria — qualification, experience, and category, where applicable.
3. Interview / Walk-in Interview: Shortlisted candidates are usually called for a personal interview, and in many ESIC and other government medical college recruitments for contractual faculty, this is conducted as a walk-in interview on a specified date.
4. Engagement Offer: Selected candidates are typically offered engagement on a contractual basis for a specified tenure, subject to institutional norms and performance review.

Candidates should note that the exact selection process, mode of interview, and tenure of contractual engagement for this specific recruitment are governed by the original ESIC Medical College & Hospital, Beltola advertisement, not by this general description.

📝 How to Apply — General Guidance

Since the original advertisement (which carries the application format, last date, and mode of submission) has not been supplied in this session, this section provides only general guidance on how such notices are typically accessed and applied to. It does not state ESIC-specific instructions that are not confirmed in the corrigendum.

1. Visit the official ESIC website at www.esic.gov.in and look for the recruitment or careers section.
2. Locate the original advertisement for "Engagement of Teaching Faculty on Contractual Basis for ESIC Medical College & Hospital, Beltola, Guwahati-22" and read it in full, along with this corrigendum (No. 432-A-12/12/692/2025-Estt, dated 04 July 2026).
3. Check the revised vacancy table above against your qualification and department of interest.
4. Follow the exact application mode, format, and last date specified in the original advertisement — this corrigendum does not change any of those details.
5. For any doubts, contact ESIC Medical College & Hospital, Beltola, Guwahati directly using the contact details below.

💳 Application Fee

The application fee, if any, for this recruitment is as specified in the original advertisement. This corrigendum does not mention or revise any fee-related information, so no fee figure is stated in this post.

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💡 Why Consider a Teaching Faculty Role at a Medical College Like This

(General background, not specific to this notice or institution's actual terms.) Contractual teaching faculty positions at government and statutory-body-run medical colleges are, in general, sought after by medical academics and clinicians for a mix of reasons: the opportunity to combine clinical practice with structured academic teaching and mentorship of MBBS and postgraduate students, exposure to a wider case-mix through a hospital's outpatient and inpatient services, and the chance to build a research and publication profile alongside clinical duties. For specialists in fields such as General Surgery, Anaesthesia, or Radiodiagnosis — where this corrigendum shows vacancies across more than one faculty grade — a teaching hospital setting can also offer access to better-equipped departments and a structured referral network compared to some other practice settings.

ESIC Medical College & Hospital, Beltola is located in Guwahati, the largest city in Assam and the principal gateway to India's Northeastern region. In general terms, Guwahati serves as a major administrative, educational, and healthcare hub for the wider Northeast, meaning positions at institutions here can appeal to candidates from the region seeking to work close to home, as well as to candidates from elsewhere in India interested in serving a historically under-served part of the country. As with any contractual engagement, however, candidates should independently verify tenure, renewal terms, remuneration, and other service conditions from the original advertisement and the institution directly, since none of these specifics are stated in this corrigendum.

📖 A Quick Recap of What This Corrigendum Does and Does Not Cover

To avoid any confusion, it is worth summarizing plainly, strictly as per the official corrigendum: this notice revises only the department-wise number of vacancies and their reservation category for Professor, Associate Professor, and Assistant Professor posts at ESIC Medical College & Hospital, Beltola, Guwahati-22. It does not revise, and does not restate, the eligibility qualifications, experience requirements, age limit, application format, mode of submission, last date for applying, interview schedule, application fee, or contractual tenure and remuneration for these posts. All of those aspects continue to be governed entirely by the original advertisement, which candidates must read in full alongside this corrigendum before applying.

❓ Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Q1: What is this ESIC corrigendum about?
It revises the department-wise vacancy and reservation position for Professor, Associate Professor, and Assistant Professor posts under the earlier advertisement for engagement of Teaching Faculty on a contractual basis at ESIC Medical College & Hospital, Beltola, Guwahati-22.

Q2: What is the total number of revised vacancies?
34 vacancies in total — 06 for Professor, 14 for Associate Professor, and 14 for Assistant Professor, as per the official corrigendum.

Q3: Which departments have Professor-level vacancies?
Pharmacology, FMT, Paediatrics, General Surgery, Orthopaedics, and Anaesthesia, one each, as per the corrigendum.

Q4: Which department has vacancies at all three faculty levels?
General Surgery, with one Professor (ST), one Associate Professor (UR), and one Assistant Professor (UR) vacancy.

Q5: Are the eligibility criteria and application dates changed by this corrigendum?
No. As per official notice, only the vacancy table is revised; all other contents of the original advertisement, including eligibility and dates, remain unchanged.

Q6: Is there a vacancy count for Senior Resident posts in this corrigendum?
No, the corrigendum's revised table covers only Professor, Associate Professor, and Assistant Professor posts; no separate Senior Resident vacancy figure is given here.

Q7: What is the basis of engagement for these teaching faculty posts?
Contractual basis, as per the official corrigendum and the original advertisement it amends.

Q8: Who signed this corrigendum?
The Dean, ESIC Medical College & Hospital, Beltola, Guwahati-22.

Q9: How can I contact the institution for queries?
Via phone at (0361) 2364111 or email at dean-guwahati.as@esic.gov.in.

Q10: Where can I find the original advertisement referred to in this corrigendum?
On the official ESIC website, esic.gov.in, under the recruitment or careers section for ESIC Medical College & Hospital, Beltola, Guwahati.

📌 Conclusion

ESIC Medical College & Hospital, Beltola, Guwahati-22 has issued a corrigendum dated 04 July 2026 revising the vacancy and reservation position for Professor, Associate Professor, and Assistant Professor posts under its ongoing contractual Teaching Faculty engagement drive. With 34 revised vacancies spread across 24 departments — from Anatomy and Physiology to General Surgery, Radiodiagnosis, and Medical Oncology — this is a significant opportunity for qualified medical academics and clinicians across specialties, particularly in Northeast India.

Since this corrigendum revises only the vacancy table and expressly states that all other contents of the original advertisement remain unchanged, candidates must read this notice alongside the original advertisement to get the complete picture — including eligibility, application process, fee, and last date, none of which are restated here. Interested candidates are advised to visit the official ESIC website regularly and reach out to the institution directly for any clarification.

Stay updated with Sarkari Nokrii for the latest government job notifications, medical recruitment updates, and corrigenda from ESIC and other central and state bodies. Given how frequently corrigenda are issued to vacancy-based notices like this one, candidates are encouraged to bookmark both the official ESIC website and this page, and to check back periodically in case any further corrigendum or clarification is issued for this same recruitment before the original advertisement's application window closes.