A state-run college offering BA, BSc, BCom and similar undergraduate programmes, affiliated to a state university.
Higher education enrolment in Gaya runs at 21.9%, close to the typical district. The district has 63 colleges. The Government Degree College is often the only accessible, affordable option for local students to continue past school.
71% of registered enterprises are in services while 29% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 43% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Gaya, which ranks 6 of 38 in Bihar for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44.7 out of 100. It trails the national picture on secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 42.8%, youth unemployment aged 15 to 29 at 17% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 35.2%.