A state-run college offering BA, BSc, BCom and similar undergraduate programmes, affiliated to a state university.
Higher education enrolment in Ahmedabad runs at 41.8%, better than the typical district. The district has 352 colleges. The Government Degree College is often the only accessible, affordable option for local students to continue past school.
70% of registered enterprises are in services while 30% are in manufacturing. Only 13% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 64% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Ahmedabad, which ranks 2 of 33 in Gujarat for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 53.6 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on youth unemployment aged 15 to 29 at 2.7%. On secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 64.2% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 51%, it sits close to the national mark.