A state-run college offering BA, BSc, BCom and similar undergraduate programmes, affiliated to a state university.
Higher education enrolment in Bharuch runs at 15%, behind the typical district. The district has 40 colleges. The Government Degree College is often the only accessible, affordable option for local students to continue past school.
79% of registered enterprises are in services while 21% are in manufacturing. Only 11% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 58% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Bharuch, which ranks 7 of 33 in Gujarat for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 52.5 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on youth unemployment aged 15 to 29 at 3% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 59.8%, while it lags on secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 57.6%.