A state-run college offering BA, BSc, BCom and similar undergraduate programmes, affiliated to a state university.
Higher education enrolment in Begusarai runs at 19.9%, close to the typical district. The district has 20 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 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 54% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Begusarai, which ranks 22 of 38 in Bihar for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 41.7 out of 100. It trails the national picture on secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 53.9%, youth unemployment aged 15 to 29 at 17.5% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 33.2%.