A state-run college offering BA, BSc, BCom and similar undergraduate programmes, affiliated to a state university.
Higher education enrolment in Anantnag runs at 16%, behind the typical district. The district has 14 colleges. The Government Degree College is often the only accessible, affordable option for local students to continue past school.
78% of registered enterprises are in services while 22% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 43% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Anantnag, which ranks 10 of 20 in Jammu and Kashmir for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 51.9 out of 100. It trails the national picture on secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 43%, youth unemployment aged 15 to 29 at 17.7% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 33.1%.