A state-run college offering BA, BSc, BCom and similar undergraduate programmes, affiliated to a state university.
Higher education enrolment in Raipur runs at 27.3%, better than the typical district. The district has 146 colleges. The Government Degree College is often the only accessible, affordable option for local students to continue past school.
83% of registered enterprises are in services while 17% are in manufacturing. Only 15% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 72% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Raipur, which ranks 1 of 33 in Chhattisgarh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 51.4 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on youth unemployment aged 15 to 29 at 8.6% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 53.7%. On secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 72%, it sits close to the national mark.