Pillar: Agency & Engagement
Higher education enrolment in Surat stands at 18.4%, close to the typical district. 31.7% 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.
53% of registered enterprises are in services while 47% 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). Only 31% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Surat, which ranks 6 of 33 in Gujarat for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 53.1 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on young men using the internet at 68.5% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 67.9%.
Mandated services and how to locate the College NSS / NCC in Surat are in the Surat district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Surat youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.