A state-run college offering BA, BSc, BCom and similar undergraduate programmes, affiliated to a state university.
Higher education enrolment in Banka runs at 11.9%, 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.
74% of registered enterprises are in services while 26% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 54% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Banka, which ranks 29 of 38 in Bihar for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 40.7 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on youth unemployment aged 15 to 29 at 8.8%, while it lags on secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 53.8% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 36.6%.