Pillar: Education & Training
Botad has 508 ITI seats per lakh youth, behind the typical district. Of these, 93.2% sit in government institutes, better than the typical district. The Private ITI fills the remaining share of trade training capacity in the district.
64% of registered enterprises are in services while 36% are in manufacturing. Only 9% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 51% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 20% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Botad, which ranks 13 of 33 in Gujarat for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 48.8 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on apprentices per lakh youth at 1,204.2. On skilling enrolment per lakh youth at 296.4, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Private ITI in Botad are in the Botad district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Botad youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.