A state-run college offering BA, BSc, BCom and similar undergraduate programmes, affiliated to a state university.
Higher education enrolment in Dibrugarh runs at 20.5%, close to the typical district. The district has 29 colleges. The Government Degree College is often the only accessible, affordable option for local students to continue past school.
72% of registered enterprises are in services while 28% 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).
In Dibrugarh, which ranks 2 of 35 in Assam for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 48.7 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 59.3%, while it lags on secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 55.8% and youth unemployment aged 15 to 29 at 12.2%.