A state-run college offering BA, BSc, BCom and similar undergraduate programmes, affiliated to a state university.
Higher education enrolment in Kathua runs at 24%, better than the typical district. The district has 27 colleges. The Government Degree College is often the only accessible, affordable option for local students to continue past school.
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 trails the national picture on youth unemployment aged 15 to 29 at 16.8%. On secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 69.6% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 50%, it sits close to the national mark.