Pillar: Education & Training
Ambala has a youth unemployment rate of 19.8%, behind the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 79.9%, better than the typical district. The Career Counselling Cell sits at this junction, steering students toward further study or work before they fall out of either.
76% of registered enterprises are in services while 24% are in manufacturing. Only 7% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 61% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 30% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Ambala, which ranks 18 of 22 in Haryana for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 51.7 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 28.3% and ITI seats per lakh youth at 1,393.7.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Ambala are in the Ambala district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Ambala youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.