A state-run college offering BA, BSc, BCom and similar undergraduate programmes, affiliated to a state university.
Higher education enrolment in Nalanda runs at 32.8%, better than the typical district. The district has 62 colleges. The Government Degree College is often the only accessible, affordable option for local students to continue past school.
75% of registered enterprises are in services while 25% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 55% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Nalanda, which ranks 2 of 38 in Bihar for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 46.5 out of 100. It trails the national picture on secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 54.9%, youth unemployment aged 15 to 29 at 19.2% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 33.9%.