Pillar: Education & Training
Cachar has a youth unemployment rate of 9%, better than the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 61.8%, close to the typical district. The Career Counselling Cell sits at this junction, steering students toward further study or work before they fall out of either.
74% of registered enterprises are in services while 26% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 56% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 12% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Cachar, which ranks 30 of 35 in Assam for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 42.6 out of 100. It trails the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 12.4% and ITI seats per lakh youth at 102.3.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Cachar are in the Cachar district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Cachar youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.