1 year-old and 16-year-old college students can participate in social insurance;

2. College students are not employees of enterprises and cannot participate in the endowment insurance for urban employees;

3. College students can participate in flexible employment or residents' pension insurance;

4. If you want to participate in the endowment insurance for urban workers, you need to sign a labor contract with the unit after graduation, and you can only participate under the conditions of labor relations.

The importance of paying social insurance for students in school;

1. Providing basic security: By paying social insurance, students at school can get basic economic security in case of illness, injury or other specific circumstances;

2. Cultivate a sense of responsibility: participating in social insurance helps students cultivate a sense of personal and family responsibility from an early age;

3. Enjoy preferential policies: some areas may provide preferential policies for students to pay social security to reduce the economic burden;

4. Smooth transition to the workplace: students enter the workplace after graduation, and the existing social security records can provide continuity for their careers;

5. Improve social security coverage: Encouraging students to participate in insurance will help improve social security coverage and improve the social security system.

To sum up, college students aged 16 can participate in social insurance. College students can choose flexible employment or residents' pension insurance. If you want to participate in the endowment insurance for urban workers, you need to sign a labor contract with the unit after graduation. The importance of college students paying social security lies in providing basic security, cultivating a sense of responsibility, enjoying preferential policies, making a smooth transition to the workplace and improving social security coverage.

Legal basis:

People's Republic of China (PRC) social insurance law

Article 25

The state establishes and improves the basic medical insurance system for urban residents. The basic medical insurance for urban residents combines individual contributions with government subsidies. People who enjoy the minimum living guarantee, disabled people who have lost their ability to work, elderly people and minors over 60 years old in low-income families, etc. , subsidized by the government.