Pillar: Agency & Engagement
Higher education enrolment in West Champaran stands at 9.9%, behind the typical district. 21.6% of young men read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. College NSS and NCC units channel this enrolled, civic-aware student body into service and discipline programmes.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 39% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In West Champaran, which ranks 32 of 38 in Bihar for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 39.6 out of 100. It trails the national picture on young men using the internet at 45.5% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 30%.
What the College NSS / NCC is required to do, who runs it and how to find one are in the College NSS / NCC reference. For West Champaran specifically, see the West Champaran district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). The West Champaran youth opportunity scorecard carries the full district picture.