A state-run college offering BA, BSc, BCom and similar undergraduate programmes, affiliated to a state university.
Higher education enrolment in Ganderbal runs at 22.9%, better than the typical district. The district has 8 colleges. The Government Degree College is often the only accessible, affordable option for local students to continue past school.
57% of registered enterprises are in services while 43% are in manufacturing. Only 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 44% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Ganderbal, which ranks 1 of 20 in Jammu and Kashmir for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 56.9 out of 100. It trails the national picture on secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 44.3%. On youth unemployment aged 15 to 29 at 11% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 48.7%, it sits close to the national mark.