A state-run college offering BA, BSc, BCom and similar undergraduate programmes, affiliated to a state university.
Higher education enrolment in Surat runs at 18.4%, close to the typical district. The district has 185 colleges. The Government Degree College is often the only accessible, affordable option for local students to continue past school.
53% of registered enterprises are in services while 47% are in manufacturing. Only 11% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 75% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Surat, which ranks 6 of 33 in Gujarat for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 52.9 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 75.4%, youth unemployment aged 15 to 29 at 2.2% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 67.9%.