ESIC Upper Division Clerk (UDC) Syllabus 2026
Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC)
The ESIC Upper Division Clerk (UDC) Examination is conducted by the Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) to recruit Upper Division Clerks. The selection process consists of the Preliminary Examination, Main Examination, and Computer Skill Test. The Preliminary Examination is qualifying in nature, while the marks obtained in the Main Examination are considered for the final merit list. :contentReference[oaicite:0]{index=0}
Duration
Preliminary: 60 Minutes Main: 2 Hours
Marking
* Preliminary Examination: 100 questions carrying 200 marks. * Main Examination: 200 questions carrying 200 marks. * The Preliminary Examination is qualifying in nature, while the Main Examination is considered for the final merit list.
Negative marking
0.25 (one-fourth) of the marks assigned to a question are deducted for every incorrect answer in both the Preliminary and Main examinations.
Exam Pattern
| Subject | Questions | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Stage | Subject | Questions |
| Preliminary | General Intelligence & Reasoning | 25 |
| Preliminary | General Awareness | 25 |
| Preliminary | Quantitative Aptitude | 25 |
| Preliminary | English Comprehension | 25 |
| Main | General Intelligence & Reasoning | 50 |
| Main | General Awareness | 50 |
| Main | Quantitative Aptitude | 50 |
| Main | English Comprehension | 50 |
Subject-wise Syllabus
General Intelligence & Reasoning
Analogies, Classification, Coding-Decoding, Blood Relations, Direction Sense, Number Series, Alphabet Series, Seating Arrangement, Puzzle, Syllogism, Statement & Conclusion, Data Sufficiency, Order & Ranking, Logical Reasoning, Non-Verbal Reasoning
General Awareness
Current Affairs, Indian History, Indian Polity, Indian Economy, Geography, General Science, Static General Knowledge, Important Days, Books & Authors, Awards & Honours, Sports, Government Schemes, ESIC & Labour Welfare, Insurance Awareness
Quantitative Aptitude
Number System, Simplification, Percentage, Ratio & Proportion, Average, Profit & Loss, Simple & Compound Interest, Time & Work, Pipes & Cistern, Time, Speed & Distance, Boats & Streams, Partnership, Mixture & Allegation, Mensuration, Geometry, Algebra, Data Interpretation, Probability
English Comprehension
Reading Comprehension, Cloze Test, Fill in the Blanks, Error Detection, Sentence Improvement, Para Jumbles, Sentence Rearrangement, Vocabulary, Synonyms, Antonyms, Idioms & Phrases, One Word Substitution, Active & Passive Voice, Direct & Indirect Speech
Preparation Tips
- Build strong fundamentals in Reasoning and Quantitative Aptitude.
- Read newspapers daily for Current Affairs and General Awareness.
- Practice English grammar and comprehension regularly.
- Solve previous years' ESIC UDC question papers.
- Attempt full-length mock tests to improve speed and accuracy.
- Prepare basic MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint skills for the Computer Skill Test.