Pillar: Education & Training
Bandipore has 356.9 ITI seats per lakh youth, behind the typical district. The district supports 156.2 apprenticeships per lakh youth, behind the typical district. The Government ITI is the main public channel from classroom to trade.
58% of registered enterprises are in services while 42% are in manufacturing. Only 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 37% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Bandipore, which ranks 15 of 20 in Jammu and Kashmir for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49.4 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on ITI seats in government institutes at 100%. On skilling trainees who get certified at 95.2%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Government ITI in Bandipore are in the Bandipore district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Bandipore youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.