Pillar: Education & Training
Baramulla has 66.7 apprentices per lakh youth, behind the typical district. The district's higher-education enrolment rate is 24.6%, better than the typical district. The Government Polytechnic offers a diploma-level technical route between school and a full degree, feeding directly into apprenticeship and industry roles.
70% of registered enterprises are in services while 30% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 48% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 5% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Baramulla, which ranks 12 of 20 in Jammu and Kashmir for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 51.8 out of 100. It trails the national picture on ITI seats per lakh youth at 368.1. The district has 39 colleges.
Mandated services and how to locate the Government Polytechnic in Baramulla are in the Baramulla district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Baramulla youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.