A state-run college offering BA, BSc, BCom and similar undergraduate programmes, affiliated to a state university.
Higher education enrolment in Pulwama runs at 24.7%, better than the typical district. The district has 18 colleges. The Government Degree College is often the only accessible, affordable option for local students to continue past school.
70% of registered enterprises are in services while 30% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 50% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Pulwama, which ranks 2 of 20 in Jammu and Kashmir for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 55.4 out of 100. It trails the national picture on secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 50.2%, youth unemployment aged 15 to 29 at 19.8% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 42.3%.