Pillar: Agency & Engagement
Higher education enrolment in Gandhinagar stands at 41.8%, better than the typical district. 54.4% of young men read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. College NSS and NCC units channel this enrolled, civic-aware student body into service and discipline programmes.
76% of registered enterprises are in services while 24% are in manufacturing. Only 10% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 77% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 26% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Gandhinagar, which ranks 10 of 33 in Gujarat for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 51.1 out of 100. On young men using the internet at 52.1% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 50.6%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the College NSS / NCC in Gandhinagar are in the Gandhinagar district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Gandhinagar youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.