Pillar: Agency & Engagement
Higher education enrolment in Nicobar stands at 22.6%, better than the typical district. 2% of young men read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. College NSS and NCC units channel this enrolled, civic-aware student body into service and discipline programmes.
70% of registered enterprises are in services while 30% are in manufacturing. Only 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 78% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Nicobar, which ranks 3 of 3 in Andaman and Nicobar Island for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 46.9 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 61.6%, while it lags on young men using the internet at 13.3%.
What the College NSS / NCC is required to do, who runs it and how to find one are in the College NSS / NCC reference. For Nicobar specifically, see the Nicobar district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). The Nicobar youth opportunity scorecard carries the full district picture.