A state-run college offering BA, BSc, BCom and similar undergraduate programmes, affiliated to a state university.
Higher education enrolment in Nawada runs at 21%, close to the typical district. The district has 23 colleges. The Government Degree College is often the only accessible, affordable option for local students to continue past school.
72% of registered enterprises are in services while 28% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 46% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Nawada, which ranks 21 of 38 in Bihar for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 41.8 out of 100. It trails the national picture on secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 46%, youth unemployment aged 15 to 29 at 18.1% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 30.7%.