Pillar: Education & Training
Karnal has a youth unemployment rate of 7.6%, better than the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 79.5%, 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.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 9% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 64% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 28% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Karnal, which ranks 13 of 22 in Haryana for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 52.9 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on ITI seats per lakh youth at 993.7. On higher-education enrolment at 19%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Karnal are in the Karnal district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Karnal youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.