Pillar: Education & Training
Aurangabad has 57 apprentices per lakh youth, behind the typical district. The district's higher-education enrolment rate is 18.9%, close to the typical district. The Government Polytechnic offers a diploma-level technical route between school and a full degree, feeding directly into apprenticeship and industry roles.
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).
In Aurangabad, which ranks 9 of 38 in Bihar for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44.2 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on ITI seats per lakh youth at 1,178.1. The district has 40 colleges.
Mandated services and how to locate the Government Polytechnic in Aurangabad are in the Aurangabad district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Aurangabad youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.