A coordinator-led cell inside a college, school or career centre that helps you choose courses, exams and careers.
Kathua has a youth unemployment rate of 16.8%, behind the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 69.6%, close to the typical district. The Career Counselling Cell sits at this junction, steering students toward further study or work before they fall out of either.
84% of registered enterprises are in services while 16% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 70% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Kathua, which ranks 7 of 20 in Jammu and Kashmir for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 53.1 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 24%. On ITI seats per lakh youth at 590.1, it sits close to the national mark.