A state-run college offering BA, BSc, BCom and similar undergraduate programmes, affiliated to a state university.
Higher education enrolment in Bilaspur runs at 52%, better than the typical district. The district has 111 colleges. The Government Degree College is often the only accessible, affordable option for local students to continue past school.
81% of registered enterprises are in services while 19% are in manufacturing. Only 7% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 70% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Bilaspur, which ranks 6 of 33 in Chhattisgarh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47.7 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on youth unemployment aged 15 to 29 at 9.3%. On secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 69.8% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 51.3%, it sits close to the national mark.