A state-run college offering BA, BSc, BCom and similar undergraduate programmes, affiliated to a state university.
Higher education enrolment in Kupwara runs at 10.5%, behind the typical district. The district has 10 colleges. The Government Degree College is often the only accessible, affordable option for local students to continue past school.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 48% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Kupwara, which ranks 9 of 20 in Jammu and Kashmir for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 51.9 out of 100. It trails the national picture on secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 48.2% and youth unemployment aged 15 to 29 at 20.7%. On young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 45.8%, it sits close to the national mark.