Pillar: Education & Training
Pulwama has 31.5 apprentices per lakh youth, behind the typical district. The district's higher-education enrolment rate is 24.7%, better than the typical district. The Government Polytechnic offers a diploma-level technical route between school and a full degree, feeding directly into apprenticeship and industry roles.
70% of registered enterprises are in services while 30% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 48% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 11% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Pulwama, which ranks 4 of 20 in Jammu and Kashmir for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 55.7 out of 100. It trails the national picture on ITI seats per lakh youth at 501.4. The district has 20 colleges.
Mandated services and how to locate the Government Polytechnic in Pulwama are in the Pulwama district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Pulwama youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.