Pillar: Education & Training
Korba has 598 apprentices per lakh youth, better than the typical district. The district's higher-education enrolment rate is 8.7%, behind the typical district. The Government Polytechnic offers a diploma-level technical route between school and a full degree, feeding directly into apprenticeship and industry roles.
85% of registered enterprises are in services while 15% are in manufacturing. Only 7% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 47% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 46% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Korba, which ranks 7 of 33 in Chhattisgarh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47.4 out of 100. It trails the national picture on ITI seats per lakh youth at 346.8. The district has 34 colleges.
Mandated services and how to locate the Government Polytechnic in Korba are in the Korba district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Korba youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.