College NSS / NCC in Nicobar, Andaman and Nicobar Island

NSS for community service, NCC for military training, MY Bharat for digital volunteering, plus the student union.

Nicobar, Andaman and Nicobar Island · 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.

  • 22.6% India 20.1%
  • 2% India 27%

Youth opportunity in Nicobar

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%.