A state-run college offering BA, BSc, BCom and similar undergraduate programmes, affiliated to a state university.
Higher education enrolment in Tinsukia runs at 8.6%, behind the typical district. The district has 17 colleges. The Government Degree College is often the only accessible, affordable option for local students to continue past school.
73% of registered enterprises are in services while 27% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 49% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Tinsukia, which ranks 7 of 35 in Assam for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 46.8 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on youth unemployment aged 15 to 29 at 5.2% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 66.8%, while it lags on secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 49.3%.