A state-run college offering BA, BSc, BCom and similar undergraduate programmes, affiliated to a state university.
Higher education enrolment in Kamrup Metropolitan runs at 79.2%, better than the typical district. The district has 90 colleges. The Government Degree College is often the only accessible, affordable option for local students to continue past school.
81% of registered enterprises are in services while 19% are in manufacturing. Only 14% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 81% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Kamrup Metropolitan, which ranks 1 of 35 in Assam for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 60.6 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 80.9%, while it lags on youth unemployment aged 15 to 29 at 17.2%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 51.8%, it sits close to the national mark.